My Six Fix

I recently went out to eat with some friends.  It was Mexican and I ordered the Taco Salad.  When they brought it to me, it was in one of those giant fried tortilla shells.  Blak! I was so offended.  It never said 'served in a giant, fried, tortilla' on the menu.  I dumped the salad out and low and behold half the food was the shell.  I don't like to waste my calories on stuff like fried shells.  Just so not worth the love handles.  Since then, I have designed my own 'healthy' shell!  This has certainly been done before, so I'm no genius here.   Tortilla Cups Ingredients: Low Carb Tortilla (this one is from Trader Joe's at 4 net carbs) butter 1 Tbs granulated  erythritol and 1 tsp cinnamon Fillings  (here I have sweetened with stevia greek yogurt and strawberries) Preheat oven to 350 smooth out a very small amount of butter on tortilla sprinkle with cinnamon mix fold in such a way that is forms a ...

ONE WORD.... Snickers!  Yep!  Makes your mouth and mind BUZZZZZZZZ ! This recipe was graciously shared to me by a trim healthy mama.  I am always skeptical when something says 'healthy' and has a name brand tagged on it.  Like brownies made with cottage cheese.  Or how about 'Doritos' kale chips!  C+C Music Factory comes to mind with "Things that make you go hmmmmmm!"   BUT................. This really has a Snickers-ish flare to it.  And- I love it.   Go all out on your extract.  I have friends that get theirs at Walmart, but quality verses quantity wins me over.  You usually have to use more of the cheap stuff to get that punch of flavor.  My favorite is Bakto .  The other spotlight in this Snickers Shake is Glucomannan.  You can read its wonderful qualities  here. Snickers Smoothie Into your favorite blender add the following:  1 cup of Unsweetened Almond milk (or if you're i...

Tacos with no taco shell!   Trim Healthy Mama is all about not mixing fats and carbs.  In the book the authors go into the importance of not eating corn.  Corn is used heavily to fatten animals.  Can it be fattening humans too?  Of coarse.  I have no problem with eating a Taco Salad.  I've done it for years.  But, there is something about filling a shell and hearing that "Cruuuuunnnnch!"   No recipe here.  Just brain cells flowing in genius way.  I was gonna cut my Romaine lettuce for my usual salad and I saw how firm and big the leaves were.  Insert lightbulb above head.  They were quite messy, but what taco isn't?  My filling is standard: Taco meat with homemade seasoning [always], cheese, avocado, sour cream, salsa, a few tomatoes and chopped orange peppers. Incidentally, a very smart friend of mine makes enchiladas and burritos with collards.  She removes the stem (not cutting all the way up the ...

DOUGHNUTS AND BACON FOR BREAKFAST????  YES, PLEASE!!! This is a fairly quick, easy, {Trim and Healthy} donut recipe. Doughnut?  Donut?  No matter how you spell it... it is yummy! Now, this is a 'cakey' type doughnut, so get the Krispy Kreme taste outta your head! I have tried many recipes and then quickly deleted them all!  This is the only I use and trust it whole heartedly.  If I'm in a hurry or just tired or hungry- I skip the icing and just sprinkle a little  homemade Truvia  on top.  But... the glaze does add a level of sweetness that is to be desired!   Run, don't walk to your kitchen now and make these delicious  DOUGHNUTS!!!! *** I subbed the vanilla with new flavor that arrived yesterday via UPS.  Different types of extracts give a wide range of variety!  I used Yellow Cake Mix in these donuts and you can find it  here!  ***