Vegetarian/Meatless

Homemade Fat-Free Cream Cheese

Jump to Recipe If you’re like me (or many others) you’re probably struggling to find fat-free cream cheese on your grocery store’s shelves. It’s such a critical ingredient in a lot of my favorite WW-friendly recipes, that not being able to find it has really limited the recipes I can […]

Vegan Loaded Mashed Potatoes

Jump to Recipe For all my vegan friends, this is going to be a new favorite in your lunch and dinner rotation! Personally, I’m not vegan or vegetarian but I do love a good meatless meal and these vegan loaded mashed potatoes are a perfect fit for me. Even though […]

Watergate Salad Overnight Oats

Jump to Recipe If you enjoyed my Watergate Salad (known around here as a Weight Watchergate Salad) you’re going to lover this variation on the original recipe! In the extra credit portion of Chat #215 we used the ingredients from a traditional Watergate Salad for a new creation – Watergate Salad […]

Ciabatta Croutons

Jump to Recipe After my Trader Joe’s trip last week (be sure to check out the extra credit portion of Chat #211 to see the full haul!) I’ve got lots of new and delicious ideas. You all know I’ve been working hard to make sure I eat lunch during workdays, […]

Ranch Deviled Eggs

Jump to Recipe Deviled eggs are a staple at holiday gatherings in my family. Everyone has their own way of making them, but one way or another they always find their way onto the table. To make sure I can make smart eating decisions this year without sacrificing the foods […]

Skinny Waldorf Salad

Jump to Recipe This week has been a crazy one for me. My father-in-law has been hospitalized, suffered two heart attacks, and undergone quadruple bypass surgery. My family and I have become caregivers for him as well as for his wife who suffers from Alzheimer’s.  As a caregiver, you have […]

Plant Based Pasta e Fagioli

Jump to Recipe Who doesn’t love a good copycat recipe? If you love Olive Garden’s pasta e fagioli but need a point-friendly alternative, this is the recipe for you! As many of you know, I’ve spent the last 14 days stepping away from my usual WW My Way Green and […]

Plant Based Taco Soup

Jump to Recipe If you stuck around for the extra credit portion of Chat #190 you know that I’m challenging myself to go Purple for 7 days!  As part of this transition I’m focusing more on eating unprocessed, whole foods and shift to more plant-based foods. And because my life […]

Air Fryer Nachos

Jump to Recipe If you’re anything like me, you love finding new and inventive ways to use your air fryer. In our extra credit portion of Chat #179, we looked at all of the different kitchen appliances that a Simple Living Products air fryer could replace. (Spoiler: It’s most of […]

Taco Tuesday Power Bowl

Jump to Recipe We spent Chat #184 discussing foods with benefits – meaning, foods that do something for us as we eat them. So, for all of those days where you feel like you might not be incredibly in control of what you’re eating it’s important to have good, beneficial […]