Strawberries and cream stuffed French toast

Strawberries and cream stuffed French toast 4pp or simply filling

2 slices of light bread
1/3c egg substitute
1 tbsp skim milk
I used 1/3c frozen strawberries that I thawed overnight in the fridge
2 Tbsp cream cheese I use 95% fat free
sweetener to taste
cinnamon I use Saigon cinnamon as it has a fantastic taste

In a small bowl mix the cream cheese with sweetener I used 1/2 packet.
Spread it evenly between the 2 slices of bread.
Make a layer of strawberries on top of the cream cheese on 1 slice of bread. Put the other slice of bread cream cheese down on top of the strawberries.

Now mix the egg, cinnamon and some sweetener in a container or bowl where the bread can lay flat.

Put the bread with the cream cheese and strawberries in to soak up some of the egg then carefully turn over and let the other side soak some up. This only takes a minute.

Spray your pan with non stick and when heated carefully lay the bread in it. Wait for that side to get nice and brown then carefully flip over and brown the other side.

Serve with a Tbsp of sf pancake syrup 0pp or real syrup 1pp

Crockpot beef vegetable and barley soup

Found this fantastic recipe at Skinny Kitchen! Simply Filling or 4 points plus

I did tweak it a little as I don't really like zucchini in soup and used extra lean ground beef and less broth but other than that it was fantastic!

1 lb extra lean ground beef
3/4c dried barley
2 tetra packs of low sodium fat free beef broth (not quite 2 as it didn't fit in my crockpot)
1 15oz can of diced tomatoes I bought the one with garlic and black pepper
1 big carrot sliced thinly on my mandoline
1 onion shredded thinly
2 big handfuls of baby spinach which I forgot to put in :(
2 stalks of celery
2 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried sage
pepper

Brown the ground beef and strain to get rid of the excess fat. Add the beef and all the rest of the ingredients to your crockpot. Turn on low for 7-8 hours.

One serving is 1 1/2 cups :) 4pp or simply filling

Blueberry smoothie

Made a berry smoothie this morning that was so good!

1c skim milk
1c frozen mixed berries
1 banana frozen in chunks
1 package Weight Watchers French Vanilla smoothie mix

I put all in my nutribullet and it came out so nice and thick i could eat it with a spoon :)
100% simply filling or 4pp

Banana stuffed French toast

Banana stuffed French toast Simply filling plus 2pp for the cream cheese or if you're doing regular points plus it would be 5pp

2 slices light bread
2 tbsp of light cream cheese 2pp
1 packet of stevia/sweetener
banana sliced
2 egg whites
splash of skim milk
cinnamon

Mix the light cream cheese, a pinch of stevia/sweetener and some cinnamon
Spread mixture on 2 slices light bread
Place some banana slices on one of the slices on top of the cream cheese the rest of the banana can be put on the side
Put the 2 slices of bread together with the cream cheese on the inside

In a square container mix the egg whites, splash of milk, little stevia/sweetener and a 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Whisk together.

Dip the sandwich first one side then carefully turn over and the other side.

Cook in non stick sprayed pan. If doing Simply Filling you could use one of the oils. Today I've planned for my oils later.

Cook one side till brown then carefully flip and brown the other side.

I served this with 1 tsp maple syrup (0pp)

If you want to step this up a notch you could put a few chocolate chips on the inside which would be amazing. I don't trust myself around chocolate chips though and this is awesome even without them :)

Update: made this today with Ezekiel bread which I count as Simply Filling, 2 tbsp organic light cream cheese which was 1pp, sprinkled 1 tsp pure maple flakes (0pp) on the cream cheese and topped with 1 tsp pure maple syrup (0pp)

Pumpkin pie breakfast parfait

Pumpkin pie breakfast parfait 100% Simply Filling or 4pp

1/3c oats
1/3c water
1/2 banana mashed
1/4c pure pumpkin
1/4c light vanilla yogurt or you could use Greek yogurt
1 tsp maple syrup (0pp) or sweetener of your choice
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
I used a spoonful of sugar free home made cranberry sauce on top I just used splenda instead of sugar too make it.

put the oats and the water in the microwave until softened approximately 1-11/2 minutes. Stir in mashed banana. Add a tsp of maple syrup or sweetener depending upon your taste.

In a separate small bowl mix the pumpkin, yogurt and pumpkin pie spice. Add a tsp of maple syrup or sweetener to taste.

Layer the oatmeal mixture and the pumpkin mixture.

Sprinkle a little extra pumpkin pie spice on top.

Optional add a little cranberry sauce :)

Pumpkin cupcake/muffins

I tend to be careful the first time I try recipes. I'm glad I did this time because the size of the cake mix box I bought was less than the one in the recipe and because of that I used just barely over 1/2c of water. I still used 1 cup of pure pumpkin.

Pumpkin cupcake/muffins I only got 12 out of this so I put it in the recipe builder and they came out to 4pp and well worth every point :)

I used one box of Betty Crocker French Vanilla cake mix
1 cup of pure pumpkin
1/2 cup of water plus a drizzle :) Just till it's the right consistency

Mix well and pour into muffin tins that have been sprayed with non stick. I baked them in my toaster oven at 325 for 20-25 minutes.

Today I added "icing" made with fat free plain Greek yogurt mixed with 1 tsp maple syrup (0pp), sweetener and pumpkin pie spices :)

Cherry Oatmeal Parfait

Decided I just had to have this today :)

Cherry Oatmeal Breakfast Parfait 100% simplyfilling

1/3c oatmeal
1/3c water
1/2-1 banana mashed depending on the size
pinch of salt
sweetener to taste I didn't need any with my very ripe banana

1/2c fat free Greek yogurt plus sweetener to taste and a tsp of vanilla extract

Cherries (I used frozen which I had thawed)

Cook the oatmeal and the water on the stove or in the microwave for 1.3-1.5 minutes or until oatmeal is softened. Add mashed banana and sweetener. I let it cool a bit before I continued on.

Layer the oatmeal, yogurt and cherries.

100% Simply Filling
or 4pp (depending upon what brand of yogurt you use)

Banana Egg Pancakes

This is a very simple recipe and very tasty!

Banana Egg Pancakes 100% simply filling or this is where it gets a little crazy. The e-tools when I added this in came to 7 pp or if you add it in as separate ingredients it comes to 4pp. (bacon not included :) I added 2 pts for the bacon)

1 banana mashed
2 eggs beaten

Add both together. That's it!

Spray your pan with non stick and cook up like regular pancakes. They are  a bit delicate so make sure it's browned before you try to flip them.

Feel free to choose a topping or eat them as is.

For this recipe I made a blueberry topping. I put 1/4c of frozen blueberries in a microwave safe measuring cup, added 1/2 tbsp water and 1/2 tsp corn starch, 1 pkg of truvia as my blueberries weren't very sweet. Microwave for a minute stir and microwave again for 30 seconds or until bubbly and thickened. 100% simply filling and 0pp

Green Beans with Mushrooms and Olives

This is one of those recipes that I come across that just sounds plain weird. Take my word though that if you like green beans, mushrooms and olives you're going to love this!

Original recipe found here: http://www.familyfreshcooking.com/2013/04/24/green-beans-with-beech-mushrooms-olives-recipe/

I make this the day before I'm going to have it because the longer it marinates the better it  is.

I don't use beech mushrooms just because I couldn't find them so I just use whatever ones I can find.

Green beans with Mushrooms and olives serves 4     4pp or SF +1pp

1 lb fresh green beans with ends trimmed
1 pkg 8oz of mushrooms I chop them in half depending on the size
2 tbsp of good quality olive oil
garlic (original recipe calls for garlic salt but I like less salt so I use chopped garlic)
Black pepper and salt to taste
1/2c sliced green olives with pimento (keep about 1 tbsp of the olive juice)
1/4c green onions sliced thin

Heat olive oil in pan. Add green beans, garlic, sea salt and pepper and cook 5-6 minutes or until softened and bright green.  Add mushrooms and olives and olive juice. Toss. Cook for another 2 minutes.  Serve hot or cold ( I love it cold) and top with green onions.

You could make it less points with less oil but it really is worth every point :)

*Simply Filling +1pp for the olives (calculating the olive oil as part of the GHG) per serving or

*4pp per serving