It is that time of year to enjoy potato salad. We have dusted off our outdoor table and we can't wait for a warm evening to eat outdoors. In Washington, when we are off of work, we like to take advantage of summer weather. I am big sucker for potatoes and potato salad. So when I saw a recipe from Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil this week for Pesto Potato Salad, I could not resist making it. Only 7 simple ingredients and so yummy, Pesto Potato Salad is sure to please your family … [Read more...]
Tex Mex Brown Rice Salad
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Success® Rice. This week we enjoyed sunshine in Western Washington. I mean real, summertime, warm sunshine! It was great. So when you hit 75 degrees at my home, no one wants a heavy meal or hot food. A Tex-Mex Brown Rice Salad is a perfect summer evening meal. In fact, my 5 year old even loved it and my husband wants it again next week. Since I am on Weight Watchers, I am always on the look out for low points plus recipes ideas that … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Broccoli and Rice Casserole
We like quick, easy and tasty meals when we are travel from city to city across North America. Since we are only in one location for about 5 weeks at a time, I do plan a lot of our meals. I don't want to have a lot of left overs when we are leaving so I like to buy simple food with little ingredients. We also have potluck at church most weeks we are traveling and a vegetarian easy casserole is a important recipe to have under your belt. I am thankful for Minute Rice brown rice. It enables our … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Meatballs Recipe
Making vegetarian meatballs is so easy. This last week, I pulled out my recipe book and decided to make something fun with my Princess. It is so easy to get stuck in a food rut. So making new foods and getting my Princess to help in the kitchen {which she loves to do} is a fun family time. Vegetarian meatballs is quick and simple. My 4 year old did most of it. I measured the ingredients and she poured and mixed. Rolling the gooey mixture is fun even for mommy. I had to help my Princess with the … [Read more...]
Skinny Pesto Pasta: An Easy WW Recipe
I am still tracking my points with Weight Watchers. I love it. Really, despite the complaints I might have on any given day - I really love it. I am losing weight. I am close to my 10% weight loss which will get me a key chain! Have you tried Weight Watchers before? If so, how did you do on it? One recipe I love to make is a Skinny Pesto Pasta. I make this recipe pretty regularly. It's easy, fast, and delicious. That's my favorite kind of recipe. I don't have time to make two difficult meals … [Read more...]
Points Plus Vegetarian Recipe
Tuesdays are the day I weigh in at my local Weight Watcher's meeting. I was worried this week since the last week and half I was on a Canoe Journey. Though I wasn't pigging out, I definitely was not counting my points while camping. Thankfully, at weigh in on Tuesday morning I had lost 3.4 pounds in two weeks. I was very happy indeed. So now I have lost a total of 11.6 lbs since June 12 when I began this weight loss journey. (Enough pounds lost this week to get my clapper - a plastic hand … [Read more...]
