Vicky | November 17, 2009

Well… Thanksgiving fast approaches!  I knew it was coming up quick, but I didn’t realize just how quick.  Do we ever?  I guess if I wait until I have photos, to share some of my favorites, it will be too late for anyone to get any use out of them this year.   So, allow me [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Fall, Sides, Sweet Potatoes, Thanksgiving, Vegetables, Veggies

Vicky | November 9, 2009

For both Thanksgiving 2007 and Thanksgiving 2008, I made the following sweet potato recipe without too much thought.
Ingredients
3 cups sweet potatoes (fresh or canned)
4 eggs
1 cup Splenda granular
1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup Splenda brown sugar blend
1/2 cup flour
Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Blend first 3 ingredients, 1 [...]

Category: General, Recipes | 4 Comments »
Tags: Autumn, Low Sugar, Sides, Thanksgiving, Veggies

Vicky | October 31, 2009

Wegmans… how I adore you!  You have a cooking station where you tantalize me with your fine smells.  Then you tease me with a taste.  Then you tempt me by putting all of the ingredients right there in front of me… along with the recipe.  You had me at “Roasted Acorn Squash with Pumpkin Seed [...]

Category: General, Recipes | 8 Comments »
Tags: Autumn, Fall, Fiber, Low Sugar, Sides, Squash, Thanksgiving, Under 15 Carbs, Vegetables, Veggies

Vicky | October 27, 2009

There is a fairly new brunchery in Annapolis called Eggcellence. We’ve been curious when walking past it a time or two, but we’re never in town early enough to go inside.  I will now make a point of going in the near future.
As I was flipping through What’s Up? Annapolis magazine, I ran across [...]

Category: General, Protein Recipes, Recipes | 3 Comments »
Tags: Breakfast, Eggs, Low Carb, Low Sugar, Poultry, Under 10 Carbs, Vegetables, Veggies

Vicky | October 4, 2009

This was so easy and had an awesome touch of sweetness to it that I’m not used to in bean soup. I think it was choosing a honey ham and using baby carrots that made the difference. The liquid smoke was also a nice touch.  Throwing something in the slow cooker and forgetting [...]

Category: General, Protein Recipes, Recipes, Slow Cooker | 3 Comments »
Tags: Beans, Crock-Pot, Low Carb, Low Sugar, Protein, Slow Cooker, Soup, Under 15 Carbs, Veggies