Yummy Artichoke Dip

4 oz fat free cream cheese, softened
1/2 C skim milk
1 14oz can artichoke hearts in water, drained
2 1.4 oz envelopes vegetable soup mix
1 garlic clove, pressed
2 T lemon juice
1 8oz container fat free sour cream
grated fresh parmesan cheese optional

Preheat oven to 450*. Whisk cream cheese in bowl until smooth, add milk, whisk again til smooth. Chop artichokes & add them, soup mix & garlic to bowl with cream cheese & mix well. Microwave on high 5-7 minutes or until hot (do not boil). Add in the lemon juice and sour cream and stir well. Pour into an oven safe bowl. If desired grate parmesan cheese over dip & bake for about 13-15 minutes. Serve with warm sourdough or beer bread cubes.

I tried a recipe like this at a friends on saturday, she is a pampered chef consultant and gave me the card to make my own, so of course I changed it to make it lower in fat or "points" for weight watchers. This makes approximately 12 servings of 2T each. I am figuring about 1 point per serving, but I am not a professional weight watchers lady so don't hold me to it. By the way this is incredible and I could never stop eating at just two tablespoons!!!

My Taco Popcorn Snack

1 bag 94% fat free microwave popcorn popped
1/2 pkg taco seasoning
2T parmesan cheese
spray butter

I spray a little spray butter on the popcorn then sprinkle with parmesan cheese and taco seasoning give it a shake and enjoy. It is a quick easy different snack for me. Me and the kids love it!

Cheddar Roasted Red Potatoes

1 pkg baby red potatoes
2 containers molly mcbutter cheese powder
a little garlic powder, oregano, italian seasoning, basil and some dried chives


I halved and then quartered the baby potatoes to make them bite size even for kids. Rinsed them in water. Then added all the dry ingredients to a gallon freezer bag, then added the potatoes gave them a shake and put them on a lightly oiled cookie sheet and baked at 425 for about an hour or until the potatoes start to brown a bit on the edges.

Parmesan Tilapia

1C Mayo(Not miracle whip)

1/2C parmesan cheese

1 1/2T garlic powder

1T black pepper

2T Lemon-Dill Blend

4-6 Tilapia Fillets

Mix all ingredients but the Tilapia. If it appears too thick add a little extra mayo. If it appears too creamy add another few shakes of cheese. The consistency will be thick, but still stirable and slightly creamy. Coat only one side of the fillet and place coating side up in a slightly greased oven dish and bake on lower rack at 350 for 35 minutes. Don't worry if it browns some some browning adds to the flavor. I served this with a side of cornbread stuffing. Recipe #186913 on http://www.recipezaar.com/

I made this for dinner this evening. The tilapia was okay, but I thought the mixture was too thick and it needed to be even creamier I think this could be accomplished by adding a little milk next time. Family enjoyed, I did still notice the "fish" taste in this which I don't mind but some folks might. All in all it was a good recipe although I don't think it will become a regular for us. Anyways here is a pic of dinner tonight. So I'm curious...What did you have for supper this evening?

Cupcakes for the Little Ones

Today my little ones asked mommy for cupcakes. I thought I would write about it. I used a regular box cake for the cakes, but I jazzed up the canned frosting a bit. I used just a cheap can of white frosting and added about a 1/4C of pineapple orange banana juice, a few packets of True Orange for some extra orange flavor, a little bit of vanilla, and some extra buttered crisco and powdered sugar to make it fluffier. I used a freezer bag with the tip snipped off to ice them quickly. My kids went crazy for them.

Rasberry Tilapia

4 4oz Tilapia Fillets

1/4C olive oil

1/4C raspberry vinegar

1/4C honey

1t yellow mustard

1/2t dried dill weed

Preheat oven to 350

Grease an 11x7 inch baking dish

In a mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, raspberry vinegar, honey, mustard and dill weed. Arrange the tilapia fillets in a single layer in the prepared baking dish. Pour mixture over the fish fillets, coating them evenly. Bake in preheated oven uncovered for 20 minutes or until fish is flaky with a fork.

I sauteed these on the stove in a little olive oil so I wouldn't have to heat my kitchen up as hot as the oven would. This tastes incredible!!! I would eat it again and again!!!