Weight Watchers Friendly Recipes + 3 SmartPts

Healthier Egg Nog Recipe

A healthy eggnog recipe? Can it be done?...

A "No Peel" Apple Recipe To Make You Swoon

The apple season is in full swing here in New England and I can't stop buying them. The taste of fresh apples is one of life's great joys....

Chocolate Drizzle Popcorn For an Easy Gift

I am sure you have plenty of time on your hands right now. I can tell because so many of you are taking the time to read Snack Girl.....

Butternut Squash Coconut Soup

This soup is HUGE on flavor, low in calories, and incredibly healthy. Win, win, win....

Chocolate Banana Cake Mug

This is fun. With four ingredients that you probably have in your pantry right now – you can make cake!....

Homemade Granola: A Small Cupful of Goodness

I make this granola often because I love it. I developed the recipe for my book because I wanted to give readers an alternative to boxed cereal.

Introducing the Banana Bite

I am always looking for a way to have a little fun with my snack....

Chia Seed Chocolate Pudding

About a year ago, I wondered why anyone would use Chia seeds for anything....

Freeze it For a Fast Summer Breakfast

Are you hot? How would you like some steaming oatmeal?

Light and Impressively Tasty: Jerk Shrimp with Pineapple

My grill is fired up and I have started poking things with sticks....

Bring These To Your Next Picnic or BBQ

How about some dessert eye candy before the big BBQ?...

Slow Cooker Roast Chicken

There seem to be a never-ending source of recipes that use “cooked chicken”....

Stop Buying Salad Dressing

It is time to talk about a very dull subject, salad. Ho hum....

An Easy Dessert that is Almost Blueberry Pie

If someone rang my doorbell and said, “Hey could you make me dessert?” this blueberry pancake would be the one I would make....

The Right Kind of Fast Food: Roasted Shrimp

Can you cook a delicious meal in five minutes? Well, I can almost do it (if my oven didn’t take 10 minutes to heat up)....

Hello Asparagus! Celebrate Spring With Cream of Asparagus Soup

The asparagus has started rolling in even though the snow is stilled piled up around town....

Stovetop Granola in Minutes

I am a big fan of granola. It is my “cookie replacement” and my breakfast instead of sugary cereal....

In a Hurry? Try a Coffee Smoothie for Breakfast

A good friend of mine does not like to eat breakfast, but she does like to drink coffee....

A Valentine’s Day Treat For 120 Calories

I was recently asked on a radio program if I had any good ideas for Valentine’s Day. I found myself flummoxed....

Steel-Cut Oats Faster Than Instant

It is winter and I have the desire for a hot breakfast. Actually, I have a desire for trip to the Bahamas but that isn’t going to happen....