Showing posts with label Appetizers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Appetizers. Show all posts

Red (Strawberry), White (Chocolate), and Blue (Blueberry) Nachos


These wonderful and beautiful snack is not gonna last long at your next BBQ!
Fresh flour tortillas are quick to cook up in a pan and produce unbelievably flaky chips when baked. This exquisitely flavored Italian cream cheese is worth the money. Slather it on cinnamon-sugar, baked flour tortilla chips. Then top with fresh fruit and white chocolate shavings for a snack or dessert that will start a celebration in your mouth. If you can’t find Mascarpone, substitute softened and sweetened cream cheese, or whipped cream cheese. For us calorie watchers we can use yogurt cheese or a low-fat Swiss cheese.

Triple-Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Poppers


 Fill your wrappers with pizza toppings, bake, and chew -- you'll never go back to those frozen things from Totino's... 

Wonton Taquitos


Mexican finger food at its finest -- crunchy, perfectly sized, and with an ideal calorie count at only 202 calories for 4 of these bad boys!! So good and SO easy to make! 

Mediterranean Cucumber Cups


So, I was cruising the completely addicting site Pinterest and came across these mouthwatering Mediterranean Cucumber Cups and I could NOT resist putting these on my blog to share with you! These would be a fantastic appetizer for your casual summer BBQ's or your fancy schmancy parties!! While these are filled with a Mediterranean mix, the combinations are endless.  You could try some Hummus, Crab Salad, Potato Salad, Chicken Salad, a Roasted Red Pepper of some Spinach Dip!! yummmmm Now I want to go and make them right now! 

Fruity Salsa


Your kids will love this fruity combination of tomatoes, cantaloupe, apples, and a hint of lime. If you want to tone down the heat, use just one seeded jalapeno or none at all. Packed with lycopene from the tomato, vitamins A and C from the melon, and fiber from the apple, this healthy and delicious snack is a big winner.  

Rueben Potato Skins


okay..okay... I know...I know...this is SUPPOSED to be a blog about HEALTHY foods BUT....I saw these fabulous looking little things sitting on a web page and they looked so lonely and I thought I just HAD to share it with you guys! Besides....ONE little tater skin never killed anyone right?? 
(yes, that's my excuse to eat one!) 

Healthy Boardwalk Chili Corndogs



Rachel Ray's Healthy Boardwalk Chili Corndogs

This is a great video from Food Network's Rachael Ray.  Like she says in the video, what else could make a corndog any yummier than a Chili Corndog!! 



Open Faced Meatball Sandwich


YES.......THIS IS UNDER 300 CALORIES!! WHOOO HOOOOO!! GO MEAT! 

Healthy Sweet Potato Skins


These Sweet Potato Skins are like combining ALL the Super foods and putting them into one big cozy bed of yumminess! You can also top these with some crumpled Turkey Bacon! 

Cucumber Feta Rolls


These fun and easy little cucumber rolls are a sinch to whip up. These would be great little appetizers or just eat a few for a healthy lunch! You could even use the filling for a great veggie dip! 

Baked Parmesan Tomatoes


If you can't tell, I've been on a Parmesan Cheese kick lately..I can't help it, I'm a HUGE cheese fan and being on a diet, it isn't easy giving it up. I've noticed that when I use the parmesan cheese, a little goes a long way. I just need to be able to taste it!! 

Lasagna Cupcakes


These lasagna cupcakes are a big hit with the kids and they are great for parties! 

The Coolest Sandwich Cake





ok This might not be in our Diet Repertoire, but I'm posting it anyway! I saw this on Pinterest and HAD to share! It just looks awesome and I'm sure if you want to make a healthy version of this, it wouldn't be very hard. But this comes from Panini Happy's Website - Great stuff there! Check it out! 

Avocado Spinach Egg Salad Sandwiches


If you like egg salad and avocado, there’s no reason you won’t like this! In fact, you might even decide that you never want to make egg salad the “normal” way again. Because what’s the point? You might even want to serve this with Healthy Homeade Baked Tortilla Chips and eat it like it’s an eggy guacamole. With the spinach added, you get an extra nutritional boost.

Ingredients:

  • 7 eggs, hardboiled 
  • 4 oz. plain fat free greek yogurt 
  • 2 avocados 1 stalk celery, chopped 
  • 1 C baby spinach 
  • Hot pepper flakes to taste 
  • Good bread, toasted if you want 
Directions:
Start by hard boiling your eggs. If you’re never sure how to tell when your eggs are done boiling, follow Simply Recipe’s amazing guide! Once your eggs are ready, obviously you need to peel them. The shells are not the kind of crunch you like!! \mash them up with the Greek yogurt. Sprinkle some salt and pepper on top, too. Now, peel and pit your avocados. And mash those up, too. Just like a guacamole. Add a little salt and pepper to this, too, if you’d like. Now, all you do is combine the egg with the guac! And mix in the cup of spinach and the celery, too. Add a few hot pepper flakes to kick it up. Makes about 5-6 sandwiches. 

Source: We are not Martha

The Perfect Valentines Day Egg!

Who wouldn't want to wake up with breakfast in bed in the shape of a heart!!  You could follow up the idea with Toast and some fruit cut in the heart shape using a cookie cutter! You could always Pickle the egg, (soak it in beet juice) for a bright pink take on this!!

Black Bean Salad with Corn, Red Peppers, Avocado & Lime-Cilantro Vinaigrette

If you like to show off your knife skills or like to use your handy dandy food processor, this is the recipe for you! With all these flavor combinations, it's like having a Mexican Fiesta in your mouth!! This goes great with Healthy Homeade Baked Tortilla Chips! 

Healthy Homeade Baked Tortilla Chips

These Homeade chips are the best!! Before I started with this healthy kick, I used to cut up the tortillas and throw them in a boiling hot tub of grease. Now, I bake them and they taste even better! With all the different spices, there is no end to the combinations that you can come up with! These go great with the Black Bean Salad with Corn, Red Peppers, Avocado & Lime-Cilantro Vinaigrette!

All you need are corn tortillas (Mission brand is Gluten Free) and salt If you want to use additional spices to give them some more kick, there are a few suggestions below.

Baked Sweet Potato Chips


If your anything like me, being on this stupid diet means giving up my regular potato chips and that's been pretty difficult because I love the crunch!  So, I've decided to switch to these and they are fantastic!!!! Listed below is a spicy combination of spices but I love spicy foods, but some of you might not, so experiment with you favorite spices till you find the perfect combination for you.

Roasted Edaname with Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper



Ingredients: 
  • 16 ounces frozen shelled edaname 
  •  2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 
  •  1 teaspoon sea salt 
  •  1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper (or 1-2 teaspoons alternate seasoning) 
Directions:
If you have time, thaw the edaname for an hour or so in a strainer over a bowl (to catch the melting liquid) before baking. This will reduce the roasting time. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Pour the edaname in a strainer and run under warm water for a few seconds to melt any ice crystals.

Yummy Veggie Dip

  • 3/4 cup 1% fat cottage cheese
  • 3 T low fat mayo
  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and grated
  • 3 small dill pickles, finely chopped
  • 1 T caraway seed
  • 1/4 tsp. Pepper
  • 1/2/ tsp. salt free Mrs. Dash Fine Ground
  • 1 tsp. parsley flakes
In a blender, combine cottage cheese and mayo, process until smooth.  In a bowl, mix with remaining ingredients.  (Do not process again in blender.)   Chill overnight.

You can serve with raw veggies, especially broccoli, cauliflower and carrots.

Makes 1 1/4 cups 

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