Two Two-Point Wonders
Work is driving me insane... but when I stop to think about it, the same exact thing happened at the same time last year. Which means... yay, I'll enjoy being stressed straight through 12/17, whereupon I'll be bored. At least I'm taking the week between Christmas and New Year's off. So that's something. Very far away it seems at the moment.
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Okay, so in the past 24 hours I've had some yummilicious things that I will share. Both were 2 points and (in the opinion of my taste buds) amazing. I did not come up with either of these things!
1- Hungry Girl's Super-Cheesy Crazy-EZ Shepherd's Pie. I read about this at her web site last week, thinking it has the air of Sandra Lee about it (cooking with pre-prepped ingredients), but I know I've used 2 of the 3 ingredients in other applications and thought it may be nice to try in this particular combination. Not that I normal seek out Shepherd's Pie, but I've been in some need of comfort, and this has it in spades.
The dish is truly super easy to make and... wow, delicious! I was kind of shocked at how good it was. I mean, from the standpoint alone amount of effort put in versus flavor coming out, it was great but... I really truly enjoyed it very much. Of course, not to leave anything alone even the first time I cooked it, I did happen to mod. Between the veggie and potato layer was a layer of me spicing. A little salt, pepper, garlic salt (really not too much salt, I promise) and a teeny-tiny pinch of cayenne because it seems I want everything to be on fire when I eat it these days. After the potato later, I put on a tiny bit more salt, but paprika for color. because I feel I never actually taste paprika. Who knows. In any case, it was amazing and I'll make it over and over again. 2 points per serving!
2 - Broccoli, Egg, Cheese and Sausage soufflé type apparatus! This one I did not come up with... maybe Hungry Girl or some adventurous weight watchers member. It's basis is simple: Take a 0-point Green Giant Just For One Broccoli and Cheese tray. Nuke for a little bit to defrost/cook a little (I cooked for 1.5 min). Pour in some egg beaters (I measured out a 1/4 cup serving) for 1 point. Mix, nuke for another 1.5 min or so, and then BAM! soufflé. Tasty.
This has been around forever, and I've always wanted to try it but a) I learned early on that while I can tolerate egg beaters, I don't really like them in most eggular applications and b) I was so crazy about the Green Giant trays that I burned myself out quickly on them, so I hadn't used them in a long while (though they did make a brief return as baked potato topping, but still were not persued greatly). I was watching someone at work make one last week and decided to take the plunge. Here's where my mod comes in... the morning I went shopping for the ingredients, I saw on Hungry Girl (God Bless Her!) a tip about Jimmy Deans Turkey Sausage Crumbles. I picked some of those up too. I threw in half a serving of those into my soufflé prior to the 2nd heating and... OMG! Gorgeous flavor! I enjoyed every bite (so delicious) and was sad when it was gone. The best thing though (BEST thing) is that it kept me satisfied straight through lunch. I forgot all about my mid morning snack! 2 points per serving!
Yes, I know... all preprocessed junk, full of sodium (and shame on me for adding salt to anything...) but I tell you what: as a woman pressed for time, these are a God send. Because most of the time I find the quick and easies taste like crap. At least not this time around!
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Okay, so in the past 24 hours I've had some yummilicious things that I will share. Both were 2 points and (in the opinion of my taste buds) amazing. I did not come up with either of these things!
1- Hungry Girl's Super-Cheesy Crazy-EZ Shepherd's Pie. I read about this at her web site last week, thinking it has the air of Sandra Lee about it (cooking with pre-prepped ingredients), but I know I've used 2 of the 3 ingredients in other applications and thought it may be nice to try in this particular combination. Not that I normal seek out Shepherd's Pie, but I've been in some need of comfort, and this has it in spades.
The dish is truly super easy to make and... wow, delicious! I was kind of shocked at how good it was. I mean, from the standpoint alone amount of effort put in versus flavor coming out, it was great but... I really truly enjoyed it very much. Of course, not to leave anything alone even the first time I cooked it, I did happen to mod. Between the veggie and potato layer was a layer of me spicing. A little salt, pepper, garlic salt (really not too much salt, I promise) and a teeny-tiny pinch of cayenne because it seems I want everything to be on fire when I eat it these days. After the potato later, I put on a tiny bit more salt, but paprika for color. because I feel I never actually taste paprika. Who knows. In any case, it was amazing and I'll make it over and over again. 2 points per serving!
2 - Broccoli, Egg, Cheese and Sausage soufflé type apparatus! This one I did not come up with... maybe Hungry Girl or some adventurous weight watchers member. It's basis is simple: Take a 0-point Green Giant Just For One Broccoli and Cheese tray. Nuke for a little bit to defrost/cook a little (I cooked for 1.5 min). Pour in some egg beaters (I measured out a 1/4 cup serving) for 1 point. Mix, nuke for another 1.5 min or so, and then BAM! soufflé. Tasty.
This has been around forever, and I've always wanted to try it but a) I learned early on that while I can tolerate egg beaters, I don't really like them in most eggular applications and b) I was so crazy about the Green Giant trays that I burned myself out quickly on them, so I hadn't used them in a long while (though they did make a brief return as baked potato topping, but still were not persued greatly). I was watching someone at work make one last week and decided to take the plunge. Here's where my mod comes in... the morning I went shopping for the ingredients, I saw on Hungry Girl (God Bless Her!) a tip about Jimmy Deans Turkey Sausage Crumbles. I picked some of those up too. I threw in half a serving of those into my soufflé prior to the 2nd heating and... OMG! Gorgeous flavor! I enjoyed every bite (so delicious) and was sad when it was gone. The best thing though (BEST thing) is that it kept me satisfied straight through lunch. I forgot all about my mid morning snack! 2 points per serving!
Yes, I know... all preprocessed junk, full of sodium (and shame on me for adding salt to anything...) but I tell you what: as a woman pressed for time, these are a God send. Because most of the time I find the quick and easies taste like crap. At least not this time around!