Dinner

Apple Cider Campfire Hobo Pockets – 6 Weight Watchers Points Plus

I received a picture today of my husband camping.  Alone.  In our driveway.  Underneath the picture he had captioned “Happy Camper”. While my husband was away at a three day men’s retreat last weekend I may have mentioned that I was ready to run away with him and go camping. […]

Pesto Grilled Cheese – 11 Weight Watchers Smart Points (9PPV)

(updated to Weight Watchers Smart Points 06/17/16) I feel like I go on and on and on about how good all these recipes are.  I will be doing that again.  This was soooo good.  Have you ever been hungry but you just couldn’t put your finger on it?  What do […]

Fiesta Pie – 13 Weight Watchers Points Plus

Public service announcement: If you are reading tonight’s recipe and pondering the simplicity and potential success of it because you just need something quick to make that your entire family will consume happily, please skip to the ingredients and instructions section. If you are reading tonight’s recipe because you are […]

Chicken Pesto Naan Pizza – 9 Weight Watchers Smart Points (9PPV)

I knew I was making the  Vegan Pesto recipe tonight I just didn’t know what was it was going on.  Or with.  I scrolled through a couple of ideas and my taste tester daughter said pizza.  Chicken pizza.  Some kind of chicken pesto pizza.  Lucky for her I had a full […]

Vegan Pesto – 2 Weight Watchers Smart Points (2PPV) per serving

(updated to the new Weight Watchers Smart Points program 03/26/16) Vegan Nana is a vegan (duh), a gardener, an avid reader and a recycler.  A recycler of things.  Lots of things.  Lots of odd things….one of her most favorite recycled items lately is a stray sprig of any kind of […]

Rainforest Kraut – 4 Weight Watchers Points Plus per serving (10 servings)

[amd-yrecipe-recipe:1]If you have followed me for more than a week you know of my Rainforest Slaw obsession.  Once I cracked that recipe I made it, and made it again, and made it for other people so I would have an excuse to have it again.  This week, my employee who […]

Weigh In Day Dinner: Chick’N Nachos 20 Weight Watchers Smart Points (17PPV) (Meatless)

[amd-yrecipe-recipe:2]Tuesdays are weigh in day for me and my family used to celebrate another week survived by having “free for all Tuesday”. For months I treated Tuesday like the savior day “I made it!” now let’s gorge ourselves and start all over again tomorrow!  Only tomorrow turned into next week…next […]

Pretty Jam Good Spicy Crockpot “Meat”balls – 6 Weight Watchers Smart Points (6PPV) per Serving

(Updated to the new Weight Watchers Smart points program 03/25/16) Yeah….my daughter named this one.  When I asked her what I should name this recipe she said “I know you’re gonna get mad at me but I’m willing to risk it.  Pretty Jam Good Spicy Meatballs”.  I fussed.  Then I […]

Vegan Nana’s Pot Pie Cupcakes – 6 Weight Watchers Smart Points (6PPV)

It’s official. Nana has joined the won ton cupcake bandwagon.  Except as usual Nana has thrown in something I’ve either never heard of, never used, or have no clue what to do with it.  May I introduce to you….Arrowroot Starch.  Ok if you already know what this is or how […]

Fried Fish Reuben Cupcakes – 6 Weight Watchers Points Plus per serving

More main dish cupcakes!    We’ve been talking about sauerkraut and my sister, the actual dessert cupcake queen, reminded me how good it is for your gut.  When I eat things like sauerkraut, yogurt, other tummy taming ingredients I sleep better, my tummy complains less, and I am certain the […]