Patience girl scout group is having a healthy cooking class to teach the girls about nutrition and the importance of excerise. YAY!!!!! I am all for that.
But you will never guess where they are going to lunch on the way back...
Yep...The Golden Arches? - McDonalds. - Patience knows how to pick the healthier of the choices, Like i said half the news is good.
March 2011
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Mini Chicken Pot Pie... a lower in fat comfort food.
I really do not take measurements on this because its so simple
2 celery stalks
1 cup of frozen carrots
1/3 cup of onions
Diced up chicken
1/2 cup of heavy cream
Seasonings such as salt,pepper, any other
1 teaspoon of unbleached all purpose flour
And any other veggies mushrooms, broccoli,
1 sheet of phyollo dough
Saute the onions and celery. Cook the chicken and dice. Cook carrots. I use frozen.
In a pan i heat the cream and season. Before the cream is heated i put in the flour.
Let me say this it sounds so fattening...But it is so much better for you than soup in a can such as Campbell's cream of mushroom. You do not need the sodium and sugar.
Spray a muffin tin and put the dough in. Let cook about 6 minutes watch it, It cooks quickly. And then assemble by putting your cream, veggies and chicken.
I have made vegetarian also with tons of veggies.
Like I said We would serve this for lunch with a pretty salad. Replacing Patience's bread for the day. I just would never want to go back to buying the sodium filled boxed chicken pot pie. When you can make your own healthier version. Honestly making it yourself is so much cheaper. And a healthier you. I had bought the boxed kind for my older children in the past but they did not have a health problem. Now that we are cooking healthier even My daughter Simplicity doesnt like the box.
Patience has went down a dress size...recently :) Yay Patience And she is starting to have a collection of jeans. If you can remember for two years she could not wear jeans. Because she had to wear ladies clothing. My sweetie has come far. :)
2 celery stalks
1 cup of frozen carrots
1/3 cup of onions
Diced up chicken
1/2 cup of heavy cream
Seasonings such as salt,pepper, any other
1 teaspoon of unbleached all purpose flour
And any other veggies mushrooms, broccoli,
1 sheet of phyollo dough
Saute the onions and celery. Cook the chicken and dice. Cook carrots. I use frozen.
In a pan i heat the cream and season. Before the cream is heated i put in the flour.
Let me say this it sounds so fattening...But it is so much better for you than soup in a can such as Campbell's cream of mushroom. You do not need the sodium and sugar.
Spray a muffin tin and put the dough in. Let cook about 6 minutes watch it, It cooks quickly. And then assemble by putting your cream, veggies and chicken.
I have made vegetarian also with tons of veggies.
Like I said We would serve this for lunch with a pretty salad. Replacing Patience's bread for the day. I just would never want to go back to buying the sodium filled boxed chicken pot pie. When you can make your own healthier version. Honestly making it yourself is so much cheaper. And a healthier you. I had bought the boxed kind for my older children in the past but they did not have a health problem. Now that we are cooking healthier even My daughter Simplicity doesnt like the box.
Patience has went down a dress size...recently :) Yay Patience And she is starting to have a collection of jeans. If you can remember for two years she could not wear jeans. Because she had to wear ladies clothing. My sweetie has come far. :)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Only 6 carbs cheat....( Pyhllo dough is amazing)
The best ever pastry…
(phyllo dough)
The awesome thing about phyllo dough is you can do so many things. And it is low in fat and one huge sheet is only 6 carbs. With one sheet you can fold it in half and make many things. Instead of bread you could make mini chicken pot pie, mini lasagna, mini taco salad, or go vegetarian .These are just to name a few things. I just lightly spray a muffin tin and make little phyollo cups.
They make wonderful fruit filled cups also for dessert.
Such as a mini blue berry cobbler. We came up with this so Patience doesn’t feel totally deprived.
In this photo we have made two phyllo shells and filled with tuna salad. Yes they look huge but in real life they are muffin tin size..lol only 6 carbs for the dough when a whole wheat bun is 24 carbs. We still serve the whole wheat bun but phyllo dough is a really awesome option. And Patience feels like she is getting a treat. This works because Patience continues to have loose fitting clothes.
And the scales is going down as she growing taller.
So “cheat” a little. - its ok. ;)
(phyllo dough)
The awesome thing about phyllo dough is you can do so many things. And it is low in fat and one huge sheet is only 6 carbs. With one sheet you can fold it in half and make many things. Instead of bread you could make mini chicken pot pie, mini lasagna, mini taco salad, or go vegetarian .These are just to name a few things. I just lightly spray a muffin tin and make little phyollo cups.
They make wonderful fruit filled cups also for dessert.
Such as a mini blue berry cobbler. We came up with this so Patience doesn’t feel totally deprived.
In this photo we have made two phyllo shells and filled with tuna salad. Yes they look huge but in real life they are muffin tin size..lol only 6 carbs for the dough when a whole wheat bun is 24 carbs. We still serve the whole wheat bun but phyllo dough is a really awesome option. And Patience feels like she is getting a treat. This works because Patience continues to have loose fitting clothes.
And the scales is going down as she growing taller.
So “cheat” a little. - its ok. ;)
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