Homemade Soy Yogurt

 

For best results use a soy milk that is higher in protein and fat.  The Westsoy milk that I use has 5g of fat and 9g of protein and works well for me.  I buy the yogurt starter at Amazon:  Yogurt Starter

 

Have milk at room temperature

 

Mix half a jar of soy milk with 1 pkg of starter.  Shake well.

 

Divide the mixture into 3 - 1 qt jars.

 

Top each jar with soy milk, shake well.

 

Place into Instant Pot on Yogurt setting for 12 hours.

Cowboy Caviar

 

Dressing:

 

2 T olive oil

1/4 c red wine vinegar

1-2 t hot sauce - optional

1 t salt

1/2 t pepper

 

Caviar:

 

1 can black eyed peas

2 c tomatoes finely chopped

2 c fresh corn kernels or thawed frozen corn

1 avocado, peeled and diced

1/4 c red onion finely chopped

1/2 c fresh cilantro chopped

 

Wisk dressing in a large bowl.  Add "caviar" ingredients and mix gently.  Cool in fridge for 20 minutes to let flavors blend.  Serve as a salad

Butter Lettuce Taco Wraps with Dill Topping

 

#1 - Start with fresh butter lettuce (AKA Bibb Lettuce or Butterhead) rinsed and patted dry

 

#2 - Taco Meat

1 lb of lean ground beef or substitute lean turkey meat

½ purple/red onion chopped

1 medium zucchini chopped fine

1 pkg of sliced fresh mushrooms

Garlic

Taco seasoning (We used NO MSG taco seasoning by TONES) about 2-3 heaping tablespoons or to a taste

1 can of diced tomatoes (no sugar added)

Simmer

 

#3 - Dill Topping

1 bunch of fresh baby dill chopped

1 yellow pepper chopped (could also use a variety of colored peppers but yellow is what we had on hand tonight)

Other ½ of the purple/red onion chopped

Mrs Dash garlic and herb

 

Begin by portioning your meat so you know your Weight Watcher’s Points Plus on the meat into a serving bowl.  The 1 lb mixture easily makes 4 servings and depending on the leanness of the meet can be anywhere from 4-6 points.  Determine this number and your set!  The rest is zero points plus!

 

#4 - Prepare the wrap:  Take a piece of lettuce and lay it on your plate, spoon on some meat from your portioned bowl.  Now add the dill topping.  Garnish with Green Verde sauce or your favorite salsa, and grape tomatoes

Roasted Vegetables

 

Examples:

Peppers

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Carrots

Sweet Potatoes

Yams

Sliced onions

Portabella mushrooms

Butternut Squash

Rutabaga

 

Pre-heat my oven as hot as it will go!  500 degrees.  Use a large cookie sheet type roasting pan that I spray with cooking spray.  Lay the veggies on the tray and spray again with cooking spray.  Then sprinkle Mrs Dash Garlic and Herb, sea salt, and pepper on all the veggies.  Bake for about 15 min or until they are brown and tender

Whipped Cauliflower

 

2 - heads of cauliflower

Cook the cauliflower until tender then drain well.

 

Add to the cauliflower:

1/2 teaspoon of chicken or vegetable paste (Better Than Bouillon)

black pepper

minced garlic

optional: 1/2 C dehydrated potatoes flakes to make a thicker recipe

 

Use an electric hand blender or hand mixer to puree the cauliflower.

 

Once the cauliflower is mixed into a mash I stir in 1/2 to 1 cup of potatoes flakes depending on how thick you want the cauliflower as an end result.

Cucumber Salad

 

English cucumbers

Tomatoes

Mushrooms

Green onion

Radishes

Carrots

Jalapenos

Fat free feta cheese

Mrs Dash, black pepper, sea salt, fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice: to taste.

 

Optional:

Green, red, yellow or orange peppers

Chicken or tuna.

Canned or cooked chick peas

Lentils 

Maureen's Cauliflower Salad

 

Steam cauliflower until slightly tender.  Don't over steam, you don't want mushy.

 

Drain

 

Add:

1/4 C chopped baby dill

2-4 T fat-free or reduced fat sour cream

salt & pepper to taste

Enchilada Vegetable Soup

 

In a non-stick pan, spray pan with cooking spray and sauté until chili and peppers have softened:

 

1 onion

1 poblano chili

1 green pepper

1 jalapeno

1 T minced garlic

1 c carrots

1 c sliced mushrooms

 

ADD:

1 8oz can green chili enchilada sauce

1 c cooked brown rice

salt/pepper

 

Alternately add:

corn

beans

celery

zucchini

more sauce

more rice

more veggies

make it how you like it!

 

Cook covered until carrots are tender.

Yogurt & Frozen Berries

 

A favorite at my house is unsweetened homemade soy yogurt, stevia, and frozen berries.  It is a perfect replacement when I crave ice cream!

 

Alterations:

Use Vanilla yogurt add berries

Use unsweetened yogurt add honey and berries

Use Greek yogurt sweeten to taste with favorite sweetener and add fruit

Frozen Pumpkin for Smoothies

 

Freeze pumpkin in ice cube trays to be used for smoothies.

 

I like to use 6 frozen pumpkin ice cubes, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and stevia in a blender.  Blend until smooth.