Whilst shopping at Wegmans… which is a topic worthy of its own post… I came across some bacon cheddar slider burgers made with 80% lean ground beef and ready to cook. Before this, I had never thought to make my own sliders before. This is probably because I had never seen the new Pepperidge Farm [...]
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Ode to the Slider
Posted by Vicky on October 19th, 2009
Posted in VickyCooks 
Tags: Beef, Low Carb, Low Sugar, Protein, Sugar Free, Under 10 Carbs, Under 15 Carbs 
1 Comment »Chocolate Chip Banana Cream Bread
Posted by Vicky on October 16th, 2009
My husband adores banana bread, so I am constantly honing my recipe to be more wholesome and nutritious. That’s not to say this is a health food, but it sure is a delicious compromise. As flax has been proven to help lower cholesterol, at least in this house, I’ve managed to work it into the [...]
Autumn Gold Pumpkin Butter No Sugar Added
Posted by Vicky on October 13th, 2009
What could be better than a spoonful of creamy pumpkin butter sprinkled with chopped pecans? The answer is, slow cooked pumpkin butter with no sugar added.
Once again, my slow cooker brings me great joy. I usually make pumpkin butter in a pan on the stove. This year I decided to give the slow cooker a [...]
Posted in VickyCooks Tags: Autumn, Crock-Pot, Fall, Low Sugar, Pumpkin, Slow Cooker, Thanksgiving, Under 10 Carbs, Under 15 Carbs 16 Comments »Strawberry Mascarpone Dip
Posted by Vicky on October 8th, 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 [...]
At long last…
Posted by Vicky on September 26th, 2009
Welcome to my cooking blog. Cooking is one of my first loves these days. I am always looking for and sharing useful recipes. I use SparkPeople to track my nutritional goals. I joined RecipeZaar as part of my ongoing endeavor to make my cooking and grocery shopping more organized and efficient. I [...]
