These came out really good!! I don't know why they came out so dark-but I don't care--they're really good. Thanks to Carolyn for posting the recipe on Low Carb Friends.

Here's where I got the recipe....

It was so exciting to see one of my favorite bloggers on the morning news!! She was being interviewed about her book and her weight loss. I've read her blog pretty religiously for over a year. She is truly an inspiration to me. Here's her website.....http://www.pastaqueen.com/halfofme/

 

Yesterday, I got a great surprise from my darlin Dan..............He bought me a new HD Digital Video Camera!! He said it was for helping him put up his golf net!!I feel bad about getting frustrated now. Hopefully my next YouTube will look and sound better! I have some great equipment now, thanks to my darlin!

I made this recipe for sugar free Blueberry Cheesecake Bars (http://healthyindulgences.blogspot.com/2008/07/taste-of-summer-pt-2-sugar-free.html )

  last night and these bars are sooooooooo gooooooooooood!! I'min them.

I got around to making another YouTube today.......I look pretty raggedy in it---but  these chips with dip!! 

Nothing better than some grilled steak!! Danny threw some nice ones on the grill. I made a cool veggie salad with greek salad dressing. We finished it up with roasted brussel sprouts!!

 

 

Ever tried to assemble something where the instructions make no sense? Well we did just that yesterday afternoon, in the almost 100 degree weather. However, we were successful!! My hubby got this net to use when practicing his golf swing. He wanted to put it in the backyard and I was elected as his helper. He stayed calm and collected (this is the same man who sits in front of the computer cussing people out while playing poker) while I was getting very frustrated with the useless instructions. (I'm the patient, quiet one while playing poker on the computer ;) )

We were both overheated and thirsty by the time we got this sucker put together. We did high 5's and felt like Team Martinez did it again!

Made some PB fudge today. Very easy recipe. Got it here

 Just 5 ingredients:

unsalted butter

peanut butter

cream cheese

splenda

vanilla protein powder

 

 

I made these brownies and they are terrific.........Thanks to Lauren at Healthy Indulgences. Here's where to find the recipe

I made this recipe using splenda.

 

I Lauren's recipes. Recently, I have made her Mock Pay Day Peanut Treats and blogged about it.  They are to die for.

 

I planted some basil this year and it was getting a little out of hand. It was time to trim the plants and freeze some for later use. I discovered this technique las year, when I had my first basil plant. Kalyn's Kitchen has a post about this and it really works. I was able to cook with fresh (frozen) basil during the winter.

My plants were getting too tall, so I clipped them.I got quite a few basil leaves and I put them in the food processor with some olive oil.I put the processed basil leaves in some plastic bags and put them in the freezer.

 

Here's where I got the technique

 

Hubby asked for Shrimp Ceviche. This stuff is seriously good and pretty low carb. Here's the recipe:

I stumbled on a recipe using Joseph's Lavash Bread on the Low Carb Friends Site. This is a great idea. I made a batch of cereal in the oven and in the microwave. The batch from the oven REALLY looks like cereal!! Here's where I got the technique--

 

 

 

Here's the oven cereal...this is 1/2 a serving  Here's the microwaved cereal...For the microwaved version, I just cut the pita up, separated the layers, lightly sprayed with PAM, and sprinkled with Splenda and cinnamon. I crumbled up the pieces a little bit after it cooled.

 

 

I made some microwave chips to go with some turkey salad-----I'm so happy! Each pita is 4 net carbs--depending on how you cut the pita, you can get 16-20 chips!!

They are crispy and crunchy-just 1 minute in the microwave!

I cut the pita with a pizza cutter-into pie slices and then I separated the layers to get the triangle pieces. I put however many triangles that would fit on a paper plate and sprayed them lightly with Pam. I lightly salted or added other seasonings. I microwaved them for 1 minute and let them sit for a minute or so and then I start munching away.  They do taste better as a chip for dipping and just not by themselves.

I grilled some delicious beef kabobs today....I actually used cubed roast meat that I marinated in the Beef in a Bag recipe here.   http://www.eatinglow.com/ep52beefinbag.htm

I marinated the beef for 24 hours and then skewered it with veggies.

They came out great--Danny gave them 2 thumbs up. The grilled asparagus was SO good. I toasted them a bit too much, but we like them like that. I made an Almond Pound cake using my new bundt pan.Didn't it come out pretty? Here's where I got the recipe--     http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/pound_cake.html  ....

I'm serving it with some homemade Almond Cherry Ice Cream! 

Not bad for Low Carb!

I went back to Tim's with a list......Now I'm ready to make more low carb stir fries and Lo Mein.

The gals went to see Mamma Mia today--We Loved It! We are Meryl Streep and Abba fans, so of course we would this movie. We ate a yummy lunch at La Madeline's and caught the 2:40 show. We laughed, we cried, we sang, and we danced in our chairs.

I just finished off some delicious Lo Mein I made with House Tofu Shirataki Noodles. I've tried these noodle in the past and just didn't care for them. When I went to Tim's Oriental Market recently, I decided to pick up a couple of packages and try them again. I'm so glad I did. I ate this whole plate and it was approximately 6 carbs and about 320 calories. It was really tasty and guilt-free.............I'm working on the recipe-to be continued.......

OMG-I shopped at HEB plus yesterday and almost screamed and fainted at the same time.............they have FAGE yogurt!!! I FAGE yogurt.  I don't care how much it costs, I can now buy it at a store that I frequently shop!! I was close to skipping down the aisles. (That would've looked very ridiculous.) This morning I had a bit of FAGE yogurt with sweetzfree drops and Capella's flavoring (Dulce de Leche). I threw in a few pecan bits and WOW........I topped it off with a South Beach bar (net carbs-4!). This is a good example of my breakfasts on the go. I ate this at the nursing home between patients. I had already had my yummy coffee in the car.

I made these yummy treats today.....They are so good!!The ingredients...

Here's the recipe---from Healthy Indulgences.......http://healthyindulgences.blogspot.com/ (GREAT BLOG)

1/4 cup peanut butter

2 tbsp coconut oil (or unsalted butter)

2 teaspoons sugar free honey

1 tbsp heavy whipping cream (or coconut milk)

1/4 tsp vanilla

4-5 drops sweetzfree (or preferred sweetener)

pinch of salt

1/2 cup roasted nuts

 

Add peanut butter, honey and oil to microwave safe bowl-mic on high for 1 minute.

Remove and whisk in vanilla and cream.

Stir in sweetzfree and salt

Fold in nuts and drop on pan lined with wax paper.

Chill in freezer until set.

Store in fridge.This is how my version came out of the mini cake pan.

This recipe got 2 thumbs up!!

 

 I heard on Sirius Radio  today that there is a new bird!! Martha Stewart channel was talking about this bird and I had to come home and look it up---Inquiring minds want to know...............