August 2012 ~ Colie's Kitchen

Aug 30, 2012

Breakfast Ham-let (190 Calories)

I have so much trouble finding low calorie on the go food to eat in the morning. I thought I was doing OK the other morning when I stopped for a breakfast sandwich and that night realized that the breakfast sandwich I had chosen was over 400 calories. OMG! I was so upset. I set out to make sure we were not going to be eating breakfast that was too high in calories...

(Not So) Wordless Wednesday -My New Love

I have fallen head over heels in love with the Dannon Light and Fit Pina Colada Yogurt. It’s only 80 calories and the taste is incredibly amazing. If you stick it in the freezer for just a few minutes you it’s an 80 calorie dessert. Divine! Check Out Our Online Recipe Book: www.CafeChatterbox.com...

Jalapeno Popper Pie

If you like quiche and you like jalapeno poppers you will love this pie. It’s a great combination of the two. I whipped this up a few nights ago for a quick and easy dinner. In the morning I took the pie crust and the cream cheese out of the freezer and let it warm up throughout the day. I threw it all together in the mixer and it was all done in under an hour. Quick, and...

(Not So...) Wordless Wednesday: Pound For Pound Challenge!

My husband and I have decided to donate 1 pound of food for every pound we lose to a food pantry here in Houston. So far here is what we are up too! 40.4 pounds of food!! Check Out Our Online Recipe Book: www.CafeChatterbox.com...

Chocolate Fudge Syrup (65 Calories for 2 tablespoons)

Last night after dinner I decided I wanted to do something creative while I cleaned the kitchen up. I have no idea where the drive came from, but when it happens you have to run with it. I was looking for something simple and quick that wouldn’t leave me in the kitchen longer than it was going to take for me to clean dinner up. I decided to make a recipe I have wanted...

Semi-Homemade Bacon Italian Dressing

The directions for this recipe certainly can’t get any easier. Place in a blender and blend. We were looking for a quick and easy salad dressing to have on our salads last night. I have gotten a little tired of the same old stuff so I decided to add a few ingredients together and see what I came up with. This dressing turned out great! It has a nice tangy flavor and it has...

Homemade Laundry Detergent WOW!

A few weeks ago I stumbled across a blog called Why Not Sew? Erin had a recipe listed for making your own laundry detergent. I was really excited to see her recipe because it was for a small amount only 2 gallons of homemade detergent. Most blogs have you making 5 gallons. I only had enough bottles saved to make 3-4 gallons. I was able to take her recipe for...

Poblano Cheesy Chicken And Rice

After perusing the Southern Plate I came across a recipe that caught my eye. I ended up bookmarking it for future use. A few days ago I decided I was going to make it but I forgot to put it in the crockpot and I forgot to pull the chicken breast out of the freezer. Needless to say I wasn’t going to make it… At the last minute I decided to make an adapted version with the...

Rice Paper Salad Wraps

I always have my eyes open for new and inventive low calorie ways of reinventing the wheel. Meaning how can I serve the same old salad (or whatever) and make it more exciting. The last thing I want to happen in my low calorie eating is to get bored. Boredom can lead to failure! A few days ago I was in our international grocery store in the Asian section and...

Italian Layer Bake

I was really excited to try this recipe it looked so good in the picture and seemed easy enough that I new I had to give it a try. I changed the meat up based on what I had on hand. Basically you can use any lunch meat you have I actually used deli chicken verse turkey and I used pepperoni verses the hard salami. We all really enjoyed this recipe. It's very interesting!...