Meal Planning with Connie

  Hot Shrimp Dip and Homemade Pita Chips Hot Shrimp Dip I used low-fat cream cheese, mayo and cheese.  8 oz. cream cheese, softened (I zap mine for about 30 seconds in the microwave.) 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 teaspoon horseradish sauce (optional) 1 (6 ½ oz.) can tiny shrimp, drained and flaked with a fork dash of garlic powder dash of onion powder or 2 chopped green onions Paprika (for garnish) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the first seven ingredients and place in a small baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, or until bubbly. Serve with crackers. I made pita chips to eat with ours. We use the whole wheat variety, so that adds some good fiber to our diet.  They are also fat free.  Pita Chips Cut pitas into triangles. I use kitchen shears, but you can cut them with a knife on a cutting board, too.  Cut the edges apart, so that pita chips are one “layer” thick. Place on a cookie tr...

Menu Plan for October 19th - 25th  All recipes HERE! My mother's menu consisted of two choices:  Take it or leave it. ~ Buddy Hackett Table Blessing O God, we ask you for what we want, And in your divine extravagance,  You give us what we need.   Thank you, Lord. Amen. Monday - Baked Potato Soup and Low-fat Corn Muffins Tuesday - White Pizza Wednesday - Leftovers Buffet Thursday - Ham and Egg Pie and Low-fat Hash Brown Casserole Saturday - Lightened-up Tamale Pie and Ranch-y Frito Corn Salad More Meal Plans at Motivation Station !

Drawing for our October Giveaways is  this Thursday, October 22!   Don't forget to register!! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! For the past 25 years, the National Breast Cancer Awareness Organization has brought attention to breast cancer during the month of October. Be sure to visit their website for more information! This month's prizes are in celebration of the strides that have been made in preventing and defeating breast cancer. I ask that anyone entering this month's drawing either be a breast cancer survivor or that you present the prize to a breast cancer survivor in your life. The prizes are also in memory of my dear mother-in-law, who bravely battled this horrific disease. Please give generously to the breast cancer research center of your choice. We are giving away two sets of kitchen-oriented items with the famous pink ribbon emblem. Each set includes: 1 set (2) of Pink Ribbon Chip Clips 1 Pampered Chef Special Edition Pink Rib...

My Homemade Egg, Bacon, and Cheese English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich = 3 grams of fat  McDonald's Egg McMuffin = 12 grams of fat English Muffins are a great way to cut fat from your diet and still have a bit of bread.  The brand I buy, Wonder, only has 1 gram of fat per muffin. They are available in white or wheat. It is very easy to make your own low-fat Egg, Bacon and English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich at home. Most pre-cooked bacon has 1 -1.5 grams of fat per slice.  Blot it with a paper towel after zapping it in the microwave to remove as much fat as possible.  I use fat free cheese and Egg Beaters. Toast your English muffin while you cook your Egg Beaters in a small skillet.  Pour a thin layer of Egg Beaters into warm skillet.  Once set, sprinkle with fat-free cheese and  fold "burrito-like" and then fold in half to make a neat square. Put the egg square on top of toast muffin.Top with 1 slice of heated precooked bacon. Top with other half o...