Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Peanut butter cookies

Ingredients
1 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder


Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together until well-blended.
3. Roll the peanut butter mixture into tablespoon-sized balls.
4. Bake for 12 minutes (if you want chewy cookies) or 15 minutes (if you want crisp cookies).

Servings: 24 cookies

2 ww points

Recipe from ww-recipes.net

Monday, February 21, 2011

Low-Fat Peppered Pork Chops

4 boneless pork loin chops, 3/4-inch thick
2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
 
Coat chops with pepper and thyme. Heat oil in large skillet over
medium-high heat. Add chops, cook to brown on side (2 - 3 minutes); turn
to brown other side. Remove chops from pan; keep warm. To deglaze
skillet, add Worcestershire sauce to hot pan, stir constantly to remove
pan juices cooked to bottom of skillet. Pour accumulated juices over
chops and serve immediately


Makes 4 servings.

4 ww points

Recipe from Peggy Di Sera

Ranch-Seasoned Chicken

Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (thawed)
1 envelope ranch dressing mix
1/4 cup breadcrumbs

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375

Combine dressing mix and breadcrumbs in a large ziplock bag. Add chicken to bag and shake until coated.
Place chicken in a greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 25-30 min, or until chicken is done.

7 ww points

Caramel Topping

This is an evolving recipe through the efforts of my cousin and me to replicate Leatherby's Caramel. We haven't succeeded yet...but we are getting close.


1 1/2 c. Brown Sugar
3/4 c. light corn syrup
2/3 c. Heavy Cream and another 1/3 c. for later.
1/4 c. Real Butter
1 t. Vanilla

Mix the sugar, syrup, and cream and boil for 2-3 minutes. Add vanilla and the rest of the cream.

Devour.

Turtle Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 (20.5-ounce) package low fat fudge brownie mix
2/3 cup water
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
8 small soft caramel candies, each cut in half.

Directions:

1. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions, using 2/3 cup water. Stir in pecans.
2. Place paper baking cups in muffin pans. Reserve 1/2 cup batter.
Spoon remaining batter evenly into 16 muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
Place a caramel half in the center of each cup. Top evenly with remaining 1/2 cup batter,
using about 1/2 tablespoon batter per cup.
Bake at 350 for 25 min. Let cool 5 min in pan.
Carefully remove from pans, let cool completely on wire racks.
Yield: 16 cupcakes

5 ww points per cupcake

Recipe from Cooking Light Low-Fat Low-Calorie quick and easy cookbook.

Simple Salisbury Steak

Ingredients:

1lb ground beef
2 tablespoons water
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1 small onion, finely chopped (about 1/4 cup)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 can (10 1/4 ounces) Campbell's Beef Gravy


Directions:

1.Throughly mix the beef, water, bread crumbs, egg and onion in a medium bowl.
Shape the mixture into 4 (1/2 inch thick) burgers
2. Heat the oil in a 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the burgers and cook until well browned on both sides.
Pour off any fat.
3. Add the gravy to the skillet. Heat to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 10 min or until burgers are cooked through.

8 ww points per burger.

Recipe from Campbell's Kitchen Recipe Collection

Chicken Tacos

Ingredients:

1lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
3/4 cup water
8 taco or tortilla shells
1 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
1 medium tomato, chopped

Directions:

Spray large skillet with cooking spray.
Add chicken; cook and stir on medium heat until cooked through.
Stir in seasoning mix and water.
Cook 10 min or until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
Spoon 2 Tbsp. chicken mixture into each taco shell; sprinkle with cheese.
Top evenly with lettuce and tomato.

Makes 4 servings
Total time: 25 min