Cream Cheese Pancakes

This sounds interesting and I might make them.  I think I have everything at home tonight to make them.  Hmmmm.

Cream Cheese Pancakes

Yield: Four 6-inch pancakes

Serving Size: 1 pancake

Ingredients

• 2 oz cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 packet stevia (or any) sweetener
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

• Put all ingredients in a blender or magic bullet. Blend until smooth. Let rest for 2 minutes so the bubbles can settle. Pour 1/4 of the batter into a hot pan greased with butter or pam spray. Cook for 2 minutes until golden, flip and cook 1 minute on the other side. Repeat with the rest of the batter. Serve with sugar free syrup (or any syrup of your choice) and fresh berries.

Notes

Approx nutrition info per batch: 344 calories, 29g fat, 2.5g net carbs, 17g protein

If you want to read more about it or check it out for yourself, here is the link.

http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/01/cream-cheese-pancakes.html 

 

Memorial Day weekend results

It's kind of funny.  I wanted to be extra good on following my diet over the holiday because home is the worst part for me and eating.  I did very good and lost another pound but then the day AFTER Memorial Day I gained.  Go figure.

It was rainy here so I didn't want to cook out (never my favorite thing to do anyway) so I got out a pan and some chicken wings and cooked them in my toaster oven.  I love my toaster oven.  I can fit a 9 x 12" pan in it so I can do a lot.

These were dipped in sugar free/carb free ketchup which I had sweetened up a little with Splenda.  Then I added some spice by adding hot sauce.  They should have been zero carbs.  They sure were goooooood.  Next time I will have to use more hot sauce on them or add it before after they are cooked.  I don't like a lot of spice but these could have used some more.

I also made some cole slaw which was carb friendly and I really loved that.  Perhaps I had too much of that.  Actually I have noticed that if I do not write down in my journal how much water I drink or what I ate, I usually gain.  It is easy to forget to drink the water which is essential in this so today it was back to being a bit stricter to test that theory.

I hope everybody had a good weekend.  Until next time....

garlic shrimp

Tried a new recipe last night.  Simple and quick.  It was garlic shrimp.  I might have to make this more often.

Nana Michelle Aloha Recipes & Son, Anthony's Garlic Shrimp

Ingredients:

Shrimp 1-2 lbs.
5 -6 large cloves of garlic finely minced
1 medium onion sliced thin
Fresh cracked Black Pepper to taste (at least a tsp. or two or three)
Garlic Salt to taste (1 tsp. at least to get the flavors going)
Crushed Red Pepper to taste (at least 1 tsp.)

Directions:

1. Sauté the onions and garlic together in 1 tbsp. of canola oil until the onions are translucent.
2. Add the Shrimp, garlic salt, black pepper, red pepper.
3. Sauté the Shrimp until they turn color to the bright red and remove them from the heat.
4. Serve hot

Still losing

A lot of people don't like the low carb diets or way of life but for me it seems to be working.  I started this low carb journey (Atkins) on April 15 and by May 15th I had lost almost 20 pounds.  I'm not hungry and I'm drinking a lot more water.  It's a higher fat, higher protein and lower carb plan.  I'm not saying it's for a lot of people but for me it's working so far so that is what I"ll continue to follow.

So what does one eat?  Lots of meat no fruits and limited veggies.  For lunch I have a small salad and some meat.  Sometimes it will be tuna salad on top.  Sometimes it is a hamburger or chicken or whatever.

Basically I am cutting out starches, sugars (although artificial sugars are allowed in limited quantities and not aspartame) and limited caffeine.  I'm trying to stay around 20 carbs a day.

Today I might make Alice Springs Chicken.

ALICE SPRINGS CHICKEN

4 boneless chicken breasts
8 pieces bacon, coarsely chopped
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon butter
1 clove garlic, minced
4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded

Season the chicken with the seasonings of your choice; grill until just done. Keep thechicken warm. Meanwhile, fry the bacon in a skillet until crisp; drain on paper towels. In the same skillet, sauté the mushrooms and garlic in butter, seasoning with salt to taste. Cook until the juices have evaporated. Place the chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet. Top each piece of chicken with 1/4 of the mushrooms and bacon, then with the shredded cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Makes 4 servings

I think this could be frozen

Per Serving: 356 Calories; 20g Fat; 40g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs