June 2011 ~ Colie's Kitchen

Jun 29, 2011

Wordless Wednesday - Farmer's Market

One of my favorite things to do is go to the famers market. I love fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, and I love to save money! For the most part you can do all of those things at a farmers market. I love just walking around in hopes of finding a great deal! Kevin and I went on Friday and had a lot of success! We ended with a lot of vegetables and fruit spending only $23!...

Wordless Wednesday - Shopping Cart Makeover!

Here is just one of my recent shopping trips to the grocery store. It’s amazing how healthy you’re shopping cart looks when you are eating better. Low calorie bread, turkey this or that, sugar free, fat free. It takes me forever in the grocery store now because I read each label before I put an item in my cart. My husband even reads every label now. He told me yesterday...

I have been occasionally consuming a 100 calorie pre packed snack pack here and there throughout my diet the last 2+ weeks. My cousin aptly pointed out to me that there are many other snacks out there that you can have that are 100 calories or less and also a lot more satisfying and better for you. With that being said I took her advice and conjured up this...

No Bake "Cheesecake" (Low Calorie Options) 75 Calories Each!

Who says you can’t have something decadent on a diet! These little cheesecakes are fantastic especially when you haven’t had any good desserts on your diet! Kevin and I were both shocked at how good these are. I made them for his Birthday this past Saturday because we didn’t want to spoil our diet even though it was his special day. You truly didn’t know you were NOT...

Barbecue Pulled Chicken (Low Calorie Options)

This was so simple after dinner the other night I threw everything in the crockpot but the chicken. Once everything was in I used the whisk to mix everything together then I stuck the chicken in and covered the chicken with the sauce. 5 hours later it was ready! I let it cool, then stuck it in the refrigerator and heated it up the next day for dinner. Simple and great!...

Chopped Greek Salad with Chicken (343 Calories)

I liked the salad but I was not a fan of the dressing. If you are a huge fan of red wine vinegar then you will love the dressing. It was a little too overwhelming for me. Next time I make this I will just make the salad and use some bottled vinaigrette. Over all the salad is excellent and it's low in calories you get 3 cups for 343 calories! Ingredients: 1/3...

Loaded Twice-Baked Potatoes (Low Calorie Options)

We really enjoyed this meal. It was very filling and the taste was great. I left out the ground beef because I didn’t think it would add anything to the recipe, and it would save on the calories. It’s super easy and would be really easy to make ahead for a quick dinner. I would bet you could even make extras and freeze them for a quick meal. I ended up serving a 1/2...

Berry Blasted Chicken Salad (Low Calorie Options)

Kevin and I were in the mood for a light meal after a very hot day last week. I racked my brain for something I thought we would both like and was light and healthy at the same time. I decided to recreate a salad I recently had when we were out for lunch one day. I could have just gone and bought one, but I didn’t want to leave the house to do so. I made a few changes...

Vegetarian Taco Salad (Low Calorie Options)

This is an excellent recipe! It’s filling and full of flavor! I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it, but I didn’t… I LOVED it! I was so impressed by the amount of flavor that this recipe has! It’s just so good! The only change I made was that I added a few teaspoons of Tabasco Sauce to give it a little kick and some added flavor. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ...

Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Cream Sauce (Low Calorie Options)

I fell in love with this recipe. Before I made it I had had little to no expectations. I mean seriously how good and filling could low calorie “healthy” meals be? To my surprise this recipe exceeded my expectations it’s easy to make, filling, and excellent! 2 5-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and tenders removed (see Tip) 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1/4...

Pollo Rojo Street Tacos (Healthy Options) (217 Calories)

I knew I needed to find something low calorie for lunch, but I also wanted to make something that I had all the ingredients for (because I was starving), and I wanted something that would be quick and easy, and give me the most bang for my calories. I also wanted to avoid adding cheese to anything because I have recently learned that cheese is loaded full of calories!...

Wordless Wednesday - Snack Foods Runneth Over

Monday morning I decided if I was going to start my summer slim down I had to do it right. By doing it right I decided that I have to clean out the cabinets and rid them of anything that might have tempted me to eat it. I threw an entire large garbage bag full of cookies, chips, and so on away. I really didn’t feel like I was losing much because most of it I didn’t even realizes...

Because of a really great sale I ended up with about 30 cans of Pillsbury Grand’s Biscuits. I ended up giving most of them away, but I still have a few cans I wanted to do something with. I decided to make Super Simple Cinnamon Sugar Donuts. These are definitely not for your calorie conscious or anyone on the Summer Slim Down Challenge, but they are REALLY good especially...

NOT Panda Express Orange Chicken

The original recipe for this says that it's the copy cat recipe for Panda Express's Orange Chicken. Being that Panda Express's Orange Chicken is my very favorite item on their menu I beg to differ! Don't get me wrong this is a great recipe we all really enjoyed it, but it's not even close to the Panda Express recipe. What I like about this recipe is that it's really...

Cheesy Chili Enchiladas (Convection Oven Recipe)

One thing I love about this recipe is that it's super simple, but messy. If you like chili this will be a keeper for you. It's very chili enchiladas. Most everything in the recipe is something that I keep on hand at all times. You can use any chili you like you could probably even use a hot dog sauce and it would be good. Beautiful ... NO.... Yummy...YES! I used my convection...

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