Cindy’s Sautéed Mint Salmon

Cindy’s Sautéed Mint Salmon
Sale Price: $0.99 Original Price: $1.99

This is a great recipe with lots of flavor for you salmon lovers!

 

Ingredients:

  • 4 Salmon Filets with no skin
  • 1 shallot finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh mint chopped
  • 1/3 cup of olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp of fresh ground pepper
  • 1 tsp of sea salt
  • 1 packet of stevia

Directions:

  1.  In a small bowl pour 1/3 cup of olive oil
  2. 1 tsp of lemon zest
  3. 2 tbsp of lemon juice
  4. Add the mint, pepper, sea salt, stevia and set to the side
  5. On med-high heat use remaining olive oil and Sautee the shallots
  6. On a plate salt and pepper both sides of the salmon filets
  7. Add the filets to the pan and cook 4-5 min on each side, then top with sauce
  8. Enjoy!

Nut Berry Rice Cake Crunch

(Cindy’s favorite snack)

Healthy Cooking: Rice Cakes
Sale Price: $0.99 Original Price: $1.99

This snack is yummy, fast, and will kill your sweet craving! Its healthy, high in protein and big on taste!

Ingredients:

  • 1 Caramel Corn Rice Cake
  • 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt
  • 2 strawberries sliced
  • 10-12 Almonds
  • A pinch of mozzarella cheese
  • A dash of cinnamon
  • 1 packet of stevia

Directions:

  1. Spread the yogurt on top of the rice cake
  2. Layer with sliced strawberries
  3. Top with Mozzarella cheese, almonds, cinnamon, and stevia
  4. No baking required!
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Healthy Cooking: Cookies
Sale Price: $0.99 Original Price: $1.99

Go ahead indulge and have two- 88 calories per serving! We made these this past holiday season to show gratitude to small businesses in Mobile that allow us to set our business cards out and every Christmas we deliver cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 10 ounces) 
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup granulated stevia
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened (smart balance)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large egg whites 
  • 3/4 cup semisweet dark chocolate chips
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
  3. Combine stevia and brown sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add vanilla and egg whites; beat 1 minute. Add flour mixture and chips; beat until blended.
  4. Drop dough by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans for 2 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.

 

Peanut Butter Pie

As we get closer and closer to Thanksgiving, many of you are preparing to enjoy a slice of pumpkin or even sweet potato pie. But it's time to broaden your dessert horizons.   We are showing you how three ingredients and less than ten minutes may transform how you do dessert. Did we mention its no bake?

 Ingredients:

  • 1 (8 ounce) package low fat cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups baking stevia
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 (16 ounce) package sugar free frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 (9 inch) prepared reduced fat graham cracker crusts

Directions:

  1. Beat together cream cheese and stevia. Mix in peanut butter and almond milk. Beat until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
  2. Spoon into two 9 inch graham cracker pie shells; cover, and freeze until firm 

CINDY'S BANANA CREAM CHEESE BREAD

CINDY'S BANANA CREAM CHEESE BREAD

FILLING:

  • 1 CUP GREEK YOGURT
  • 1/4 CUP STEVIA 
  • 4 OUNCES GREEK YOGURT CREAM CHEESE, SOFTENED
  • 1 EGG

BREAD:

  • 3 CUPS WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
  • 2 TSPS BAKING SODA
  • 1/2 TSP SALT
  • 2 CUPS BAKING STEVIA
  • 1 CUP SMART BALANCE BUTTER, MELTED
  • 1/3 CUP BUTTERMILK SUBSTITUTE 

(It only takes five minutes to prepare. 1 cup of milk, 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice. Place the tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup. Add the milk into the measuring cup to the one cup line. You will then need to let it stand five minutes. Then use as much that the recipe 

calls for)

(15 OUNCE ) MASHED BANANAS ( ABOUT 4 AVERAGE BANANAS)

4 EGGS

DIRECTIONS:

HEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES. GREASE AND FLOUR 2 ( 9X5 INCH ) LOAF PANS. SET ASIDE.

COMBINE ALL FILLING INGREDIENTS IN SMALL BOWL. BEAT AT MEDIUM SPEED, SCRAPING BOWL OFTEN, UNTIL WELL MIXED. SET ASIDE.

COMBINE FLOUR, BAKING SODA, AND SALT IN MEDIUM BOWL. COMBINE 2 CUPS STEVIA , MELTED BUTTER, BUTTERMILK SUBSTITUTE, BANANAS AND 4 EGGS IN LARGE BOWL. BEAT AT LOW SPEED, SCRAPING BOWL OFTEN, UNTIL SMOOTH. CONTINUE BEATING, GRADUALLY ADDING FLOUR MIXTURE AND SCRAPING BOWL OFTEN, UNTIL WELL MIXED. SPOON 1/4 ( ABOUT 2 CUPS ) BANANA BATTER INTO EACH LOAF PAN. CAREFULLY SPREAD 1/2 OF FILLING MIXTURE OVER BATTER IN EACH PAN. TOP EACH WITH REMAINING BATTER. CAREFULLY SPREAD BANANA BATTER TO EDGE OF PANS. BAKE 65 TO 70 MINUTES OR UNTIL TOOTHPICK INSERTED IN CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN. COOL 10 MINUTES; REMOVE FROM PAN. COOL COMPLETELY


Squash Pie :) YUMMY!

Ingredients:

6 medium yellow squash, sliced

1 stick smart balance butter

1/2 cup all-purpose wheat flour

1 cup baking stevia

1 tablespoon lemon extract

3 eggs

Three 9-inch prepared frozen pie shells, defrosted

Directions:

Put the squash in a large pot and fill with water. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until tender, 20 minutes. Drain and press the squash with a spoon to remove any excess water.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Transfer the squash to a blender. Add the smart balance butter and wheat flour and blend until pureed. 

Add the stevia, lemon extract and eggs and blend until smooth. Evenly divide the filling among the pie shells.

Bake until the filling is set, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let the pies cool to room temperature before slicing and serving.


Greek Yogurt Crumb Cake

This crumb cake will definitely be a crowd pleaser! I made this last night for a dinner party and my husband begged our guests to take some with them so he wouldn't be tempted to eat the whole pan :)

Ingredients:

  • 4 1/2 cups of flour ( I used almond flour for a gluten free dessert)
  • 2 cups of baking stevia
  • 1 cup of dark brown sugar ( I used stevia brown sugar mixture)
  • 1 tsp of sea salt
  • 1 tsp of ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp of allspice
  • 4 cups of smart balance butter spread
  • 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp of baking soda
  • 1 cup of plain greek yogurt
  • 3 Eggs
  • Confection Sugar or baking Stevia for a light dusting

Directions:

1. In a large bowl mix together 2 cups of flour, 1/4 cup of baking Stevia, the brown sugar, 1/2 tsp of sea salt,  the cinnamon, and allspice. Mix well. Using a fork, mix in 2 cups of melted smart balance butter spread until crumbly and set aside. 

2. Preheat oven 350 degrees. Spray with cooking oil a 11x15 glass cooking dish. 

Using an electric mixer, cream the remaining 2 cups of melted smart balance butter spread at high speed. Gradually blend in the remaining 2 cups of baking Stevia. Beat until fluffy. Increase the mixer and blend in 1 egg at a time. Beat in the vanilla, 1/2 tsp of sea salt, and baking soda.

3. Lower the mixture speed to low; gradually beat in 1 1/4 cups of flour. Mix in 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt until blended together. Mix in remaining 1 1/4 cups of flour and 1/2 cup of greek yogurt.

4. Pour in to prepared glass baking dish. Spread evenly and then top with Crumble evenly over the batter. Bake until cake feels spongy and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Approx. 40 minutes

5. Let cool, dust with Confection sugar or Baking Stevia. Cut into squares and ENJOY!

Cindy's Homemade Gluten Free Pancakes with Spanish Egg White Omelete

Cindy's Homemade Gluten Free Pancakes with a Spanish Egg White Omelet 

Gluten Free Blueberry Pancakes

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cup of Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Flour Mixture
  • 2 1/4 tsp of baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons of baking stevia
  • 2 Eggs separated
  • 1 cup of almond milk
  • 1 cup of blueberries
  • 3/4 tsp of sea salt
  • 3 tablespoons of melted Smart Balance butter spread
  • Side of honey or pure maple syrup

 

Directions:

In a small bowl, beat egg whites; set aside

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, stevia, and salt. Beat egg yolks in a medium mixing bowl: add milk and melted butter. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients: mix until batter is smooth and stir in blueberries. Fold in Beaten egg whites. Bake on hot greased griddle over medium heat.

Makes 8-10 Pancakes

Spanish Egg White Omelet

3-4 Egg whites

1/4 cup of mushrooms

1/4 cup of spinach

1/4 cup of cherry tomatoes

2 Tablespoons purple onion

1/4 cup of sharp cheddar cheese

Topped with hot sauce of your choice! :) 

Cindy's Chocolate Chip & Walnut Cookies

Ingredients:

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (smart balance)

3/4 cup granulated stevia

3/4 cup packed stevia/brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Dark Chocolate Morsels

1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

COMBINE flour, baking soda and sea salt in small bowl. Beat butter, stevia, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. 

Cindy's Homemade Bread Pudding

Cindy's Healthy Bread Pudding

Ingredients

6 slices of 1 day old Whole Grain Bread or Wheat Bread

2 cups of Skim Milk

2 Tablespoons of Butter or Margarine (melted)

4 Eggs (Beaten)

3/4 cup of baking Stevia

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup of raisins (optional)

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Break bread into small pieces into an 8" square glass baking dish

Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over break, and lightly push down with a fork until all the bread is submerged

Bake in oven for 45 minutes

Enjoy and share with others!

Cindy's Fat Free Sugar Free Cheesecake

Cindy's Fat Free Sugar Free Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1 block of fat free cream cheese

½ tub fat free cool whip

½ tbsp. vanilla extract

1 reduced fat graham cracker crust

12 packets of splenda or stevia

Directions:

Mix ingredients together and pour into pie crust. Chill and ENJOY!