Vicky | November 11, 2009

Alrighty!  We started this journey with some homemade sweet potato puree.   Then we ventured onward to make this sweet potato souffle recipe.  Here are the photos of the first recipe…
Yes, that topping tastes as decadent as it looks.  Recall that I swapped out the Splenda brown for some Joseph’s maple flavored maltitol syrup.  This [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Dessert, Low Sugar, Sweet Potatoes, Thanksgiving

Vicky | October 26, 2009

On Sunday my father came over for a lovely prime rib dinner with my wonderful husband and I. We ate heartily, and then we settled in to switch between the baseball playoffs and the late football game. It was a pleasant evening.
I have several recipes from that meal to blog about, but I’m [...]

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Tags: Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Reduced Sugar

Vicky | October 23, 2009

A few weeks ago, I saw a recipe for Carrot Curd on Anatomy of a Dinner Party .  Never heard of it… didn’t really know what the hell a curd was apart from a cheese by-product… but it looked darn good, and I have been dying to make a “lighter” version of it ever since. [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Dessert, Dip, Eggs, Fall, Sauce, Thanksgiving, Vegetables

Vicky | October 8, 2009

Awhile back, I ran across a really tasty Mascarpone dip at Whole Foods. I’ve been wanting to take a stab at my own Mascarpone dip ever since, and tonight I finally did.
Ingredients
4 oz Neufchatel cheese
4 oz Mascarpone cheese
2 tbsp skim milk
4 tbsp Splenda
6 oz low fat Greek yogurt (2%)
1/2 c pureed fresh strawberries
1 tsp [...]

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Tags: Dessert, Dip, Low Carb, Low Sugar, Under 10 Carbs

Vicky | October 3, 2009

I won’t be blogging a recipe today. Mostly because I got started late on my Slow Cooker Navy Bean Soup, and it won’t be ready until late tonight. But also because there is a very serious topic I feel obligated to talk about.
Chocolate… CHOCOLATE… CHOCOLATE !!!
As I started cleaning out my kitchen and [...]

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Tags: Chocolate, Dessert, Low Carb, Sugar Free, Under 10 Carbs