Category Archives: WW points
Carba-nada fettuccine with mushrooms and kale. 1/5/22
I am so loving this carba-nada pasta. We have been eating the fusilli and have now tried the fettuccine. It cooks in about three minutes and you can have quite a bit since it has lower calories and carbs. In … Continue reading
Fusilli with cannellini beans, mushrooms, broccoli. 12/11/21
Oh no, the chicken did not thaw!! Chicken parmesan is definitely not happening tonight. Quickly we came up with a Plan B. I had used some cannellini beans in my lunch salad so they were at the ready, the refrigerator … Continue reading
Carba nada fusilli with mushrooms and kale 12/7/21
Having gotten a tip from a WW forum member that Carba Nada pasta was lower in PP points and a reduced carb product, I decided to try it. I bought it at a local store and it was $6.99 for … Continue reading
Chicken breast with rutabagas and B. sprouts 12/1/21 (GBTG Day 57)
This is what I call my classic chicken dinner. It consists of chicken breast meat, gravy, rutabagas or squash, and a green vegetable. It fits in well to my countdown to Getting Back To Goal (GBTG). Only about 4 PP … Continue reading
Orecchiette with broccolini and mushrooms. 11/29/21 (Day 59 Getting Back to Goal)
I am about to give up on these whole grain orecchiette imported from Italy that I bought through Amazon. There are no directions on how long to cook them and even at 16 minutes they still seemed doughy! Anyway, here … Continue reading
🍤 Shrimp, rice, and a new vegetable. 1/29/30
For some reason I had convinced myself that I did not like bok choy. So I never eat it. I was searching for a vegetable to go with our shrimp and rice dinner and could not face broccoli again! I … Continue reading
🥬 Instant Pot split chickpea stew. 1/28/20
This is such an easy and delicious vegan dinner. A cup of split chickpeas, that I found at the WalMart grocery store amongst the Indian foods, are soaked for 30 minutes. While this is going on I sauteed some cumin … Continue reading
🥬 Vegan/vegetarian tacos. 1/27/20
It was Taco Monday at our house! Lots of toppings—-onions, pepitas, salsa, cilantro, crema, lime, guacamole spread, and a cabbage-y mix—-make our pinto bean tacos tasty and interesting. (Note: for a vegan version omit crema.) The rice was enhanced with … Continue reading
🥬 Veg fried rice/mujadara crossover. 1/24/20
Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be vegetarian fried rice with tofu. But the grocery store we went to was out of extra-firm tofu! So I had to figure out a different protein. I considered beans but decided on quick cooking … Continue reading
🐓 Chicken dinner. 1/23/20
I am back from my long weekend in San Antonio. While there I ate fish and shrimp tacos, salad with shrimp, shrimp with rice, and two dishes of fish filet with vegetables and rice. It is very hard to eat … Continue reading
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