tzatziki dip

tzatziki dip . .

1 cup 1% sour cream (160cal)
1 tbs olive oil (120cal)
1/2 tbs red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced (4cal)
1/4 tsp salt
dash white pepper
1 mini cucumber (10cal)

Total: 294 calories


Take your container or bowl, Mix olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper.

Stir in the sour cream.

Stir in the cucumber. The cucumber can be diced and squeeze out all the water first.

Chill, serve cold with pita bread or fresh veggies.

Okay, so your supposed to add dill .. but I didn't have any .. so yah .

chilli

mmm .. chilli ..

3oz sirloin (175cal)
1/2 clove garlic (2cal)
1 shallot (5cal)
1 tbs chilli powder
1/3 tsp oregano
1/3 tsp cumin
1/3 hot pepper sauce
10 - 15 grape tomatoes (4cal each)
1.5 tbs red wine vinegar

Total: 234 calories


You can buy ground beef of any sort, I grounded up my sirloin steak myself.

Crumble beef into pot, use medium - high heat.

Add shallot, garlic (minced), stir with beef until beef browns.

Remove pot from heat.

Add the chilli powder, oregan, cumin and hot pepper sauce.

Put back on heat, stir in the tomatoes (blended but a little bit chunky still) and the red wine vinegar.

Bring to a boil while stirring, reduce heat to low.

Simmer for a bit, stir to prevent burning .. until just enough sauce is left but not too watery.

It's my first attempt, and that's the actual picture. I'm surprised it turned out so good.

Serve over a bed of pasta or if you're like me and don't eat gluten .. have a side salad.

a quick side

lettuce egg slaw

1 egg (80cal)
2 or 3 tsp green onion
1 tsp red bell pepper (6.25cal)
1 tsp yellow bell pepper (6.25cal)
1/2 cup iceberg lettuce (4cal)
1 tbs fat free mayo (15cal)
1/2 tsp dijon mustard (2.5cal)
1/2 tsp wasabi
seasoning salt
pepper
fresh basil (optional)

Total: 114 calories


Okay first hard boil the egg. If you don't know how, google it. And Mush it up with a fork.
I microwaved the egg cuz I'm lazy, you can google instructions on how to do that too.

Wash and chop green onions, lettuce and bell peppers into tiny little pieces.

Take a salad bowl, put the lettuce in, now add the mayo, dijon, wasabi on the center atop of the lettuce. Shake some seasoning salt to the dressing.

Next, put the peppers on top of the center pile of dressing, then the eggs, and then the green onion.

Now toss and mix well with fork and spoon. Taste it and see if you need more salt or dijon depending on how you like it.

Dash pepper to taste.

Chill in fridge until cold.

This recipe makes one serving.

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korean potato side dish

korean potato side dish

1 medium - large white potato (200cal)
1/2 clove garlic (2cal)
1 tsp honey (20cal)
1 tsp sugar (16cal)
50 ml water
1 tbs soy sauce (10cal)
1/2 a shallot (2.5cal)
1 tsp sesame oil (40cal)
1 tsp olive oil (40cal)
green onions (optional)

Total: 330.5 calories


Dice potatoes into 3/4 inch cubes. Rinse with water to remove starch.

Cut shallot and mince the garlic.

Heat skillet with olive oil, add potato and garlic .. saute until translucent looking.

Add shallot and stir it up. Add water, soy sauce, sugar and honey. Keep strring, lower to medium heat.

Cook for about 10 minutes or until liquid is gone. Constantly stirring, if it looks like it's burning .. add soem more water.

Once potatoes are cooked, drizzle sesame oil and green onions.

You can eat it now, or cool it down .. chill in fridge and serve cold.

Definitely a great side dish.

a little piece of heaven ..

frozen grapes

i love cold fruit

frozen fruit even better

especially grapes ! and raspberries !

tastes like candy .. but much more healthier

each grape only has 4 calories

<3

healthy as it gets for ..

a 7 layer dip .

1/3 cup kraft's fat free mayo (80cal)
1/4 yellow bell pepper (25cal)
1/4 red bell pepper (25cal)
1/3 cup 1% sour cream (53.33cal)
1/3 cup home made guacamole (161cal)
1/2 cup mild salsa (40cal)
5 organic cherry tomatoes (20cal)
1 jalepeno pepper (4cal)
cilantro
green onions
seasoning salt

Total: 408.33 calories


I would say serves about 3 - 4 people depending.

So I'm using a clear plastic container that holds about 2.25 cups. I like to see the layers.
Also, I'm not layering from bottom to top, instead I'm layering it sideways so you see all 7 layers at the same time .. looks pretty.

Tilt it sideways, and start with the mayo .. spread it nice and smooth with a butter knife, then sprinkle the entire side with seasoning salt.

Add the chopped up red and yellow pepper for it's second layer. Pat it down but not so that it's mixed with the mayo, you want separate layers.

Next, load on the sour cream, again .. smooth it nicely with butter knife.

The home made guacamole (mmm soo good, look at the recipe before this) .. scoop that on and even it out.

Fifth layer is salsa, scoop it on then add the chopped up tomatoes (6th layer), smooth it out .. it'll probably sink into the salsa a bit but not to worry, it tastes great !

The last layer is the jalepeno pepper, cilantro and green onion chopped up. I took out the seeds of the pepper but that's optional.

Now the container should be mostly filled, tilt it the other way to even out the weight shift.
It should look pretty good, put it down on a flat surface and see which layer might need more stuff, then just add it on neatly with a spoon.

Sprinkle the top of the mayo with seasoning salt, before it was only on the inner surface.

Chill in fridge until cold .. then serve with chips or veggies.

I like cucumber slices, carrots and cauliflower.

When eating it, I noticed the cilantro green onion layer was hard to scoop, so dip into one of the sauces first and the leaves will stick on .. lol

This was my first attempt in making this and I didn't follow any recipes, it was an experiment.

Turned out great though =)

I wonder how it'd be with wasabi mayo or taco seasoning flavored mayo .. I skipped the cheese because I didn't have any, also saves calories .

guacamole

guacamole .

1/2 avocado (161cal)
1/2 tbs lemon juice
1 tbs chopped onion or shallot
1/4 tsp salt


So halve the avocado, remove seed, scoop meat into a bowl. Mash with a fork. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Stick it in the fridge for awhile and serve cold.

This recipe makes one serving. It's super simple and quick to make.

a quick and simple sauce

lemon butter ..

1/3 cup 67% less fat becel margarine (200cal)
2 tbs lemon juice or juice of one lemon
3.28 ml lemon zest
1/2 garlic clove minced
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 tsp corn starch (20cal)
cilantro

Total: 220 calories


Over medium heat, place ingredients except corn starch into a saucepan. Cook until the butter melts.

Bring the mixture to a low boil and cook for 2 minutes. Add cornstarch to thicken sauce.

Add the fresh chopped cilantro and serve at once.

Apparently it goes well with seafood .. I'm not sure what I'm gonna use it for, I don't feel like eating seafood .. I just wanted to try this sauce.

It's not bad.