Saturday, July 31, 2010

No bake super quick chocolate pie (totally NOT VEGAN FRIENDLY)

1 Graham Cracker crust (we used chocolate)
2 cups Cookies and cream Ice Cream (I always use the low to no fat varieties)
3 cups instant make or premade Pudding (we use chocolate but you could use vanilla)
some home made whip cream or Fat free whip topping to your tastes

This should be self explanatory however: If using instant pudding Make the pudding first if not skip to -> Take crust place ice cream in bottom. Place pudding on top of that and whipped cream/whipped topping over that. Use chocolate bar and a microplane to pretty up the top. DONE!

Calories: Depends on what crusts/Ice Cream/Pudding/Toppings you use. Ours came away only being 200 calories and 1 gram of saturated fat but your mileage may vary.
Can and likely is Vegetarian friendly but is in NO WAY Vegan friendly.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Spinach pasta soup

Ingredients
2 lbs spinach
4 cups fat free vegetable broth
1 small onion
2 cloves garlic
3 tbs of olive oil
1/2 cup Angel Hair pasta cooked
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
Directions
Soften the onions and garlic in the olive oil and wilt the spinach. Pour the Broth over softened veggies. Bring To Boil reduce to simmer then add Pasta. Stir at low heat for 5 minutes serve with shredded mozzarella on top.
one set serves 6 people 171 calories and 3 grams of sat fat if you add the cheese
120 calories and 1 gram sat fat without

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

homemade pasta sauce

6 roma tomatoes (if you have more than 4 people I would suggest going up to 10 of those)Chopped tiny
1/4 green pepper also chopped tiny
1/6 normal sized red onion chopped tiny (to your taste if you like onion add more if not you don't need soo much)
Spices (oregeno and Basil are your two big ones rosemary and thyme to Just keep adding these through out the process till it tastes right)
Garlic 2 cloves finely chopped or pressed into the sauce
2 pureed tomatoes you could also use a can of tomato paste for this a splash or two of table wine if so desired(it will cook down so don't worry about kids and the wine)
  On medium heat combine the wine (or grape juice will work too) with the tomatoes  Add in the Onions peppers garlic and some of the spices.  heat till tomatoes will smish easily with utensils. Add in more spices and Tomato puree and taste add spices till it tastes right and continue to smish the veggies till the Sauce looks to be right.  Once it tastes and looks right pour on noodles add toppings and ENJOY!