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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Veggies’
Ginger Peach Sweet Potatoes
Posted by Vicky on November 17th, 2009
Posted in VickyCooks 
Tags: Autumn, Fall, Sides, Sweet Potatoes, Thanksgiving, Vegetables, Veggies 
1 Comment »Sweet Potato Souffle Saga, Part I
Posted by Vicky on November 9th, 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 [...]
Roasted Acorn Squash with Pumpkin Seed Oil
Posted by Vicky on October 31st, 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 [...]
Posted in Recipes Tags: Autumn, Fall, Fiber, Low Sugar, Sides, Squash, Thanksgiving, Under 15 Carbs, Vegetables, Veggies 8 Comments »Baked Eggs Florentine
Posted by Vicky on October 27th, 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 [...]
Posted in Protein Recipes, Recipes Tags: Breakfast, Eggs, Low Carb, Low Sugar, Poultry, Under 10 Carbs, Vegetables, Veggies 3 Comments »Easy Ham and Navy Bean Soup
Posted by Vicky on October 4th, 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 [...]
Posted in Protein Recipes, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tags: Beans, Crock-Pot, Low Carb, Low Sugar, Protein, Slow Cooker, Soup, Under 15 Carbs, Veggies 3 Comments »
