Apple Crisp

Hi ya'll...

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend. I am loving mine. Just spending time in the kitchen when it's cold and gray outside is really a joy to me. Managed to do a few loads of laundry (why can't the dryer go as fast as the washer), baked apple crisp twice (the first time the crumble was dough-y) and now am here. I found this recipe here and with a few modifications, it can be very points friendly. I made the recipe without straying and it turned out pretty darn good. I added up the calories, fat and fiber for each ingredient. Serves 6 (I made 7 because I put some in a mini loaf). The point value is based on serving 7. (250 cal/10 fat/4 fiber) = 5 points

The next time I make this I will use Promise Fat Free margarine (which I just found is not too bad). This will knock about 100 calories from a serving and 6 fat grams. So you'll be looking at about 2.5 points for each serving! Now that's a treat!

Martha Madness

So the fall/winter time brings out this side in me... a cooking, baking, domestic side. I have this friend that I call "Martha" because she is always making things like Chicken Bruchetta and then says "it's easy"... you just... and then rambles off 19 ingredients I've never even heard of, let alone would I be able to find them in my local grocery store.

Well anyway, today I had a Martha moment. Some of you know that I have a fond taste for Indian food. Well, last week Melissa's nanny (who is Indian) made some Chicken Tikka Masala and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since. Indian food is usually really high in points and since I'm in a dedicated frame of mind (to WW) I wanted to see if I could find a lower point alternative. So I scoured the good ol' interweb for a recipe and found one here.. I made some adjustments to the recipe, eliminating the salt, replacing the heavy cream with light cream and using Promise Fat Free butter instead of real butter... I also replaced the yogurt with nonfat yogurt and voila.. you have a Chicken Tikka dish with a little bit of a kick but less points but great taste. Oh, I also used one less chicken boob and kept the serving size to 4.



This is 7 pts per serving and with a half cup of brown rice.. you have a 9 point indulgence.