My Six Fix

Week of Meals ~ 2 (From Top Left) My Everything Salad ~ FP Chicken and Dumplings in the Crock Pot ~ S Cereal ~ E Sweet and Sour Chicken ~ S  Swirled Brownie Cheese Cake ~ S Pepperoni Pizza Salad ~ S French Toast with Gwen's Bread and Cinnamon Egg Whites ~ E Pizza Casserole (from the book) ~ S Rockin' Roll Cake ~ FP Smoothie of the Week ~ Rockin' Berry

The base of a good chicken and dumpling is the thick sauce.  I destest cream of anything in a can.  In my previous food life, it was easy to make a homemade roux with flour, butter and milk.  Now being a Trim Healthy Mama you'd think it'd be difficult...but it's not! Introducing the magic of Glucomannan and Xanthan Gum.  Together, they make a fabulous roux.... Chicken part: 4 boneless chicken breasts frozen (no need to thaw) Roux: 1 tbs coconut oil 1 tbs butter 1 tsp xthangum 1 carton of chicken stock  1/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 onion chopped vegetables Celery is good  Salt and Pepper Garlic Salt Poultry Seasoning dried parsley In your crock pot, add your chicken.  Salt and Pepper it.   To your sauce pot, add oil and butter on medium heat.  Once it's melted, add the xthangum.  Stir constantly until it browns slightly. Then slowly add the chicken stock and heavy cream.  I love my silicone whisk for making roux.

Most of my adult life I was a vegetarian and dabbled in raw and vegan.  I have a true, intimate love for salads as they were a huge part of my eating life for a long time.  Now that I am a  Trim Healthy Mama , salads take on a new meaning.  They are chocked full of protein and healthy fats that really trim my waistline and keep me full.  In my veggie days, there's no wonder I (a) wasn't loosing any weight and (b) always felt hungry. Salad with Pizza Sauce??? No wait... It's good, I promise! A great way to have this salad is to make sure when you make your Super Speedy Crust Pizza or Fooled Ya Pizza, you save 2 Tablespoons of pizza sauce..... way back in the frig so no one thinks is a mystery food and throws it out!  Into my salad went all the things that I love on a pizza: pepperoni orange peppers mozzarella onions (lettuce of coarse) Not pictured but would work: crumbled sausage green peppers olives (yuck, I hate olives) fresh herbs li

Week of Meals ~ 1 I'm hoping to create more of these!  I just had a baby (number six), sold my home, moving to a rental and building my dream home!  Yah- there's a few things on my plate.  But, one always has to eat, right?! This is to give some ideas for all meals (B-L-D), some snacks, desserts and something in the crock pot.  It won't always be the same, but hopefully, it will be inspiring.   (Starting from top left) (1) Strawberry Parfait  with  Crunchy Granola  ~ E (2) Pimento Portobellos with Bacon Cabbage Noodles  ~ S (3) Garlic Cheese Bread in a Mug ~ S (4) Sesame Chicken  over Zucchini Noodles ~ S (5) Bean Burger (from the book), 1/3 of a baked sweet potatoes and a slice of  Gwen's Easy Bread  ~ E (6) Hamburger on a Bread in a Mug with Zucchini Fries ~ S (7) Egg Roll in a Bowl with Duck Sauce  ~ S or E (8)  No-bake Key Lime Cheesecake  with Gwen's  Coconut Crunch  ~ S (9)  Taco Chicken Bowl  ~ S or E Smoothie of the Week ~ S

Darn that Chinese take out!  It calls my name some nights!  You too?  I just love all the sauces like with Cashew Chicken, Sweet and Sour, General Tso's and yes... Sesame Chicken!!! Glucci to the rescue... I adapted my recipe from Tyler Florence's  Sesame Chicken Recipe.   You can go there and follow along but I will just give you, below my full *substituted* version as well) Ahead of time combine in a large ziplock bag: 3 boneless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 pounds total), cut up into big mouth bites 6 tablespoons Braggs 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 4 tablespoons almond flour 4 tablespoons oat fiber- THAT'S FIBER, NOT FLOUR 4 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon baking powder Give it a good squoosh and leave in frig for 30 min to 8 hours.   For the sauce: 3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon ginger, minced 1 clove garlic, minced(or 1/2 tsp garlic powder) 1 teaspoon chili paste  2 cups low-sodium c

I love going out to eat, devouring something fabulous and then...recreating it at home!  Yes - I'm a Food Nerd!  Went out to eat with some super, amazing gals at Nonnah's!  We ordered an appetizer that was portobellos filled with creamy feta and roasted red peppers.   Let the recreating begin... I start out by scooping out the inside of two organic portobello mushrooms.  Put them in a pan and roast at 425 for about 10-ish minutes.  You just want them to soften.  While that goodness is happening, whip up a batch of pimento cheese (Shredded cheese of choice, a giant dollop of cream cheese, mayo, pimentos and S & P) When your mushrooms are soft, scoop some of that yummy, creamy pimento cheese inside.  Bake until the cheese begins to bubbly and ooze.   While that is happening, fry you up some good 'ole fatty bacon!  (I have to cook a whole pack, because when my family gets a whiff- they all come in for a piece.)   Save your bacon grease.   Out

Every time I say the word Parfait, I simply must recite the lines from Donkey on Shriek... "Everybody likes Parfaits!" This is wonderful as a breakfast or dessert, or snack.  Just alter how much granola you use.  I start by a couple large dollops of greek yogurt.  To that I'll had a half of scoop of Swanson's Protein powder, a teaspoon of vanilla and sweetener of choice.  (Mine is a couple Tablespoons of ground up erythritol and a dash of stevia.)  Give it a good stir.  It should be just barely sweet, because your Slim Belly Jelly will give it the sweetness you'll need to complete it. My secret to making Slim Belly Jelly (from the THM book): When I grind my Erythritol in my Vitamix, there is always a nice, heavy, residue of powdered sweetness.  I can't get it all into my container.  So here's what I do to harvest every last drop.  I leave a bag of frozen strawberries in the frig to defrost.  (Usually over night) After grinding my erythritol, and