June 2013 ~ Colie's Kitchen

Jun 22, 2013

Sauteed Corn and Bacon with Green Onions (Martha Stewart)

This is one of those recipes that comes with bragging rights. It’s so delicious that you can literally take a bow in honor of this great accomplishment. This dish is easy, delicious, colorful, makes a beautiful presentation, has bacon in it (enough said), and it just downright the best! I can’t encourage you enough to try this wonderful dish! Ingredients: 4...

Roasted Summer Zucchini

When I was a kid my Mom would always make zucchini and tomatoes and I hated it. I mean I hated it with a passion. It never occurred to me as an adult there would be other ways to prepare it that I might actually like. I found zucchini on sale at Sprouts a few days ago and decided that I was going to give zucchini a chance just cooked in a way I might enjoy. I was...

Cool Berry Pops (76 Calories)

Ingredients: 6 ounces frozen berries (I used blueberries, blackberries, raspberries) 16 ounces container lite cool whip 2 packets of stevia (optional) 14-3 ounce Dixie Cups 14-sticks or plastic spoons Directions: If your berries are frozen defrost them in a microwave for 30 seconds then add stevia to the berries. Using a fork smash the berries just...

Trail Mix Cookies (66 Calories Each)

There are a plethora of these recipes floating around the web. My cousin posted a version of this recipe online but the directions were lacking… direction. I decided to take the concept and change them up a bit but not much. More than anything I just game them directions. These cookies are really good. She said they had a weird texture and boy was she right. They...

Triple Berry "Ice Cream" Sandwiches (102 Calories)

If you are looking for a wonderful low calorie cool snack for the summer this recipe is for you. These are delicious and they are only 102 calories each. They are super easy to make. For me it was just taking the time to sit down and actually make them. To say they were a big hit is an understatement. We all loved them and I have no doubt we will be having them over...

Wordless Wednesday: Salad Perfection

Low Calorie (Mock) Butterbeer (30 Calories)

This past weekend we decided to take a box set of Harry Potter movies we had purchased over the Christmas holiday and have a Harry Potter movie night. In honor of Harry Potter I decided to make butterbeer to go along with our popcorn. Unfortunately butterbeer is super high in calories and loaded full of sugar. When I am not as concerned about watching my calories...

Bacon and Brussels Sprouts

This recipe is so good, no really so SO good! I had some Brussels sprouts that needed to be used up, but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with them. I had a feeling they would taste great with bacon, but I had no idea just how great. This is a super easy and fast recipe to prepare and considering its simi-homemade with the premade bacon bits it’s ready in no time....

Brownie Batter Hummus

This is a really fun recipe to serve as a fruit dip at any type of event. I served this at a ladies social and everyone freaked over it. It’s not very sweet so it works great with fruit. It’s even great with wafers and pretzels. I got so many compliments on this recipe. No one even had a clue it was made from chickpeas. You would never know. In all honesty one...

Wordless Wednesday: What Eggs-actly Happened?

Buffalo Hummus Dip

I am in love with this recipe. I didn’t have any idea I would care a thing in the world for it but it’s so delicious. It’s spicy, tangy, creamy and simple the best. Not only is it good with chips but it’s also great on a wrap. It’s a great dip for a party or just for a simple snack. I can’t say it enough, but this is awesome! Ingredients: 3 cups canned chickpeas, drained...