Look What I Cooked Up.....Roses!

Cake pops are all the rave right now. I tried one the other day and well they are pretty but a little to sweet for me. They are made by mixing icing and cake crumbs them forming the shape and decorating. I wanted to make my version which is healthier. I don't use crumbs and icing. I used my flourless chocolate cake that is a bit gooey so it is moldable. Then decorated it! Reduced sugar, fat, cholesterol and sodium.

Berry Shortcake

The perfect day for all the fresh berries!

Perfect Summer Dinner


My oldest daughter rode her bike to the farmer's market with a friend. She came back with a beautiful giant summer sqaush and fresh okra. I never have liked okra but she had me try a slice of raw fresh okra and it was delicious. It has a mellow taste with a big  crunch. I believe it will be my new snack.



She sauteed the sqaush, okra and shallots.

She also made spinach and parmesean cheese stuffed mushroom. I made Broschetta with olive oil that I have been steeping herbs from my garden in for about a week now. I used goat cheese with pinon nuts and fresh basil from my garden and sun dried tomatoes.

We sat out under our big tree for dinner.

Nutritional Facts and Comparision of Chocolate Banana and PB cookie pudding

Nutritional comparision. Mine versus traditional recipe what you might find in a store or resteraunt.

theirs calories 495            Mine calories 237
Total fat 20g                    t fat 6g
 sat fat 12g                      sat fat 1.2g
chol 14g "                        chol 2.8g
sodium 260g "                  sod 195mg
carb 60g "                        carb 20g
fiber 2g "                          fiber 6g
sugar 39g "                      sugar 20g
protien 6g "                      protien 18g

Chocolate, Banana pudding with PB cookies

I have been thinking about banana pudding the last few days. You know vanilla wafers, vanilla pudding and sliced bananas. Well I decided that if you changed the cookie to PB cookies and the pudding to chocolate that it would taste really good. Guess what it does.