Healthified Crock Pot Beef & Broccoli

May 20, 2016 Amanda Plott

So, as you can see I'm busy blowing the dust off of some of my older and more popular dishes. I've been making minor changes and updating pictures along the way as I've needed to. Of course, Beef and broccoli is one of those things that is always a crowd pleaser. It's certainly one of my favorite asian dishes!

That being said, it's likely that a serving of it at your favorite local restaurant will cost you a good 600+ calories, a lot of sugar, and even more sodium. Yikes! No thanks...

It's take-out fake-out time...

Skinny Chicken Lettuce Wraps

April 2, 2016 Amanda Plott

It's Take-Out Fake-Out time again!

Anyone who has ever been to any asian inspired restaurant will know what these are. It's something that I will always order from one of my favorite asian eateries. Chicken lettuce wraps have become a staple at such restaurants and for good reason too! These perfectly crisp and tasty lettuce cups are light enough to be served as an appetizer and yet filling enough that you could eat them as a meal.

They are rather versatile too! If you're wanting more heat, add some chili sauce or Sriracha. Need some more salt? Add in a touch more soy sauce.

I have to admit, I was a little apprehensive at trying my hand at these. My dad had made these a handful of times several years back, and to my recollection it took almost an hour of him dicing and slicing ingredients. Yikes! These though? Nothing like that!...

Skinny Chocolate Ginger Bat Cookies

October 16, 2015 Amanda Plott

I've made these particular cookies for a few years now. It all started when we first moved to Austin and my mom made us all take the trek down to the famous Congress Street bridge around Halloween to watch the millions of bats fly out from under it once it was dark. It's a pretty cool thing to watch, especially when leading up to my favorite holiday, Halloween!

When we go to see the bats, and we usually do every year, I always like to take some wine and a snack. We always take the guided bat boat tours which can last a good hour or two while we wait for it to get dark enough for the bats to surface.

I had seen ginger-bread skeletons before, so one year I got smart and thought it would be super cute to make these cookies over in a healthy way while also packing them up for a 'bat night' treat...

Skinny Chicken Wonton Soup

June 4, 2015 Amanda Plott

It's time for another take-out fake-out!

I'm pretty obsessed with wonton soup. There's this place just a few blocks away from my house that has a killer one, and thankfully it's a chicken wonton soup. Oddly enough, I've found that it's sort of hard to find a chicken wonton soup as most wontons out there are stuffed with some sort of seafood or another, which just isn't my... cup of soup. Hah!

The thing is, over the past few years I've become increasingly skeptical of take-out and fast food. I tend to have a hard time eating things of which I'm not sure 100% what's it in or who's prepared it. This fear was ever more prevalent after our recent 6+ hour power outage which got me thinking... Do those places of through their refrigeration units like I do to toss out perishables in that situation? I sort of doubt it.

Either way, I wanted some chicken wonton soup this week and I'm not about to brave the take-out ventures for a good while yet. So what's a girl to do?...