Have you tried this?

I picked up a new salad dressing a few weeks backs called Bolthouse Farms Chunky Blue Cheese Creamy Yogurt Dressing. I must say I was a little hesitant steering away from my usual Bob's or Marie's blue cheese dressing but I wasn't disappointed! This dressing has a great flavor and chunks of blue cheese in it PLUS it's only 70 calories per 2 Tbs!!

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 2 tbsp
Amount Per Serving
Calories 60
Total Fat 6.5g
Saturated Fat 2.5g

Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg
Sodium 150mg

Total Carbohydrate 2g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 0g
Protein 2g
Iron 0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

BBQ Garlic Chicken

Hi Y'all! I am sorry the recipes aren't coming as fast as they use to, now that summer is here I am finding a lot less time to putz around the kitchen. I do have some recipes comin though!

This marinade/sauce is a quick, healthy and very garlicky cilantro blend. Easy for a hot summer

night when you've just come home super sweaty from a great outdoor activity, but you do need to let it marinade for at least 1 hour so plan ahead!

BBQ GARLIC CHICKEN

Ingredients

1 1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breast/thighs or whatever you want

5-8 garlic cloves roughly chopped

1-2 cups cilantro, roughly chopped
Juice of 1 lime

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Add all ingredients but the chicken in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. You may need to add a Tbs of water to get your desired consistency.

Rub the mixture all over the chicken pieces and let marinade for at least 1 hour to overnight!

Grill chicken over high heat until cooked through, crispy and you just can't stand waiting any longer!

Enjoy

Curried Tilapia with Mango Salsa

I came across this recipe while looking for a curried lentils dish. It looked so simple and straightforward so I decided to give it a whirl. It turned out delish and was even better the next day for lunch!!

Curried Tilapia with Mango Salsa

Mango Salsa Ingredients

1 mango diced
1/4 cup red onion chopped
1 Serrano minced
1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped
Dash of garlic salt

Squeeze of lime juice if you like!

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Curried Tilapia Ingredients

4 tilapia fillets
1 Tbs curry powder
1 Tbs garlic powder
½ tsp cayenne pepper

1 Tbs olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Heat grill or broiler to high heat

Combine the curry powder, garlic powder, cayenne and olive oil in a small bowl to make a paste.

Spread the mixture over one side of the fish and season with salt and pepper. Flip fish over and do the same to the other side.

Cook fish for about 3-4 minutes on each side or until flakes easy with a fork.Serve with mango salsa on top!
Yummy!

my fourth of July cupcakes

I decided to go with the flag cupcakes and I think they turned out cute and it was fun making them with friends. I used a dark chocolate boxed cake mix and then made a vanilla buttercream frosting. http://www.recipezaar.com/Vanilla-Buttercream-Frosting-From-Sprinkles-Cupcakes-222188

The only thing with the recipe is it says it makes frosting for 12 cupcakes so I doubled it because I made 24 cupcakes and now I have a TON of frosting left over. My opinion is that the recipe makes enough for 24 cupcakes, if you are making more than that then double it!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!

4th of July dessert ideas

I have been searching for some fun patriotic dessert ideas for our 4th of July BBQ and I just wanted to share some of the ideas I came across!

flag cupcake

cream cheese and pecan stuffed strawberries

berry flag cake

corn on the cob cupcake

patriotic cookie pizza