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Hi Everyone,

I have created this blog for us all to share recipes, tips and anything that might help you reach your goals in your weight loss journey. Please feel free to add recipes or share ideas that have worked for you.

Cheers,
Karen

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Choc Crisp Rocky Road

Choc Crisp Rocky Road
Serves 15
5 ProPoints Per Serve

Melt together over a very low heat or microwave:-
  • 5 Choc Crisp bars
  • 40g Weight Watchers Spread
  • 2 tbsp Golden syrup
  • 100g dark cooking chocolate
  • few drops of coconut essence
Add:-
  • 2 cups of rice bubbles
  • 100g Mallow Bakes
  • 100g Flaked almonds
Mix well until the chocolate has covered everything.  Press into a lamington pan.  Refrigerate.
When set cut into 15 squares, each has a ProPoint value of 5.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Some More Christmas Recipes

Mango Spritzer
Serves 6 = 3 ProPoints per serve

3 medium mangoes, peeled and cut into cheeks
2/3 cup vodka
1/4 cup lime juice
4 cups soda water
1 sliced lime for garnish

Process mango cheeks, vodka and lime juice in a blender or food processor until smooth.  Pour in a large jug and stir in soda water.  Garnish with slices of lime.  Pour into wine glasses or tumblers to serve


Pineapple, Coconut and Banana Colada
Serves 4 = 2 ProPoints per serve

2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
2 cups fresh pineapple, cut into chunks
1/2 cup light coconut milk
1 banana peeled
2 tbsp mint leaves
1 lime juiced
1 cup crushed ice

Put the pineapple juice, pineapple chunks, coconut milk, banana, mint leaves and juiced lime in a blender.  Add the crushed ice.  Blend until smooth, and then pour into 4 chilled glasses.


Oriental Fried Noodle Salad
Serves 10 = 3 ProPoints per serve

1/2 cup Changs fried noodles
1 wombok (Chinese cabbage) finely shredded
1/2 cup shallots finely chopped
1/3 cup toaster slivered almonds
1/2 cup celery
2 tbsp sesame seeds

Dressing
1/3 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup low fat french dressing
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil (optional but gives the dressing a lovely flavour)

Combine all the dressing ingredients in a jar, shake well and leave until the sugar is dissolved.
In a bowl, combine all the salad ingredients and add enough dressing to suit your taste, (more or less depending how much you like).  Mix well and serve immediately.  If you leave it too long the noodles will go soggy.


Spiced Nuts
Makes 16 serves = 2 ProPoints per serve

1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp curry powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/3 cup raw almonds
1/3 cup raw cashews
1/3 cup raw macadamias

Preheat oven to 180C and line a baking tray with baking paper.  Warm honey in bowl in microwave.  Combine with curry powder and salt.  Add nuts and stir through until well coated.  Spread in a single layer on baking tray and cook in oven for 5-10 mins or until golden.  Leave to cool on tray.  Store in air tight container.


Seafood Salad
Serves 8 = 4 ProPoints per serve

2 tbsp vinegar
300g peeled green prawns
300g calamari rings
500g fish fillets cut into 2cm pieces
1/2 seeded red capsicum
1/2 seeded yellow capsicum
1/2 red onion thinly sliced
Lemon thinly slided
1/2 cup oil-free Italian dressing
1/4 cup fresh dill

Bring 2L of water to the boil and add the vinegar.  Drop the prawns into the boiling water and cook for 2-3 minutes, until cooked through.  Removed with a slotted spoon and place in a mixing bowl.  Repeat with the remaining calamari and fish cooking one type of fish at a time.  Cool and combine with the sliced capsicum, onion, lemon.  Pour dressing over the seafood.  Place in fridge for 4 hours or overnight.  Just before serving scatter with chopped dill.



Drizzle Recipe

Yummy on salads or Roast vegetables you can make 4 to 8 times the quantity.  It keeps really well in the fridge

1/4 tsp garlic
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp dijon mustard
2 tsp white wine vinegar



Rum Balls
Serves 80 = 1 ProPoint per serve

10 Weet Bix
1/2 tin skinny condensed milk
100g Nutella
Rum essence
600g mixed fruit
2 tbsp diet chocolate topping
coconut for coating

Combine ingredients, roll into balls.  Coat each ball in coconut.  Makes approximately 80 balls



Creamy Rockmelon Ice Log
Serves 8 = 4 ProPoints per serve

500g fresh rockmelon, chopped
1 cup caster sugar
1 egg white
250ml Weight Watchers sour cream
8 rockmelon wedges to serve

Place the rockmelon, sugar and egg white in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth.  Add sour cream and process until combined.  Pour into a 10cm x 20cm loaf pan.  Cover with aluminium foil and freeze.  Cut into 8 slices and serve with a wedge of rockmelon.



Christmas Pudding
Serves 6 = 4 ProPoints per serve

1 cup soft breadcrumbs
1 cup dried mixed fruit
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 egg

Mix altogether.  Put in bowl sprayed with cooking spray.  Cover and place in steamer.  Steam for 2 hours.  I cook this delicious pudding covered with cling wrap, in the microwave for 6 minutes.



Hazelnut Chocolate Balls
Makes 50 = 2 ProPoints per ball

7 (85g) Italian-style sponge finger biscuits
1/3 cup ground hazelnut meal + 1 tbsp extra
1 1/3 cups skim sweetened condensed milk
300g roughly chopped milk chocolate
1 tbsp cocoa powder

Crumb biscuits place in a large mixing bowl, add the ground hazelnut meal.  Gently heat the condensed milk in a small sacepan add the chocolate and stir until melted and well combined.  Add to the crumb mixture and combine well.  Stand in a cool place for 1.5 hours or until just firm enough to form into balls.  Using your hands roll balls (50 x 15g).  Sprinkle 1/2 the balls with cocoa powder and the other half with extra hazelnut meal.



Thursday, December 16, 2010

Christmas Recipes

Here are some Christmas recipes given to me by another Leader.  Hope you all enjoy them.

WHITE CHRISTMAS SLICE : Serves 24, ProPoints per serve 3

2 cups rice bubbles
1/3 cup desiccated coconut
¾ cup skim milk powder
1 cup mixed fruit
100g glace cherries, chopped
100g white chocolate melted
200g diet vanilla yoghurt
1. Line a 20x30cm tin with foil. Combine rice bubbles, coconut, milk powder,
dried fruit and cherries, mix well.
2. Stir in the yoghurt (first or else the cold yoghurt seizes up the chocolate)
and then the chocolate. Mix well.
3. Press into the tin and freeze until set. Cut into 24 fingers. Store in an
airtight container in the fridge.


XMAS PAVLOVA: Serves 10- ProPoints value 5

6 egg whites
1 ½ cups castor sugar
2 x 200g tub French vanilla Fruche light
1 punnet strawberries, hulled and sliced
410g can WW Fruit Salad, well drained
2 large kiwi fruit, sliced
1. Preheat oven to 150*C
2. Line a flat baking tray with aluminium foil.
3. Mark a 22cm circle on the foil Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form,
gradually add the sugar and beat for several minutes until dissolved.
4. Arrange the Pavlova mixture on the marked circle and bake in the oven for 40
mins. Cool in the oven with the oven door ajar.
5. When cool, place on a serving plate and spread with the Fruche and arrange
the fruit over.


CHRISTMAS MINCE TARTS: Serves 24 - ProPoints value 2

¼ cup reduced fat spread
2 Tbs castor sugar
½ tsp vanilla essence
1 egg yolk
¾ cup SR Flour
200 g fruit mince
1. Use electric beaters to beat the spread and add sugar until light and creamy.
Add the vanilla and the egg yolk and beat until combined.
2. Add the flour and, using a spoon, stir to combine. Shape pastry into a ball,
cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 200*C, coat two 12 patty tins with cooking spray. Between
two sheets of baking paper, roll out pastry to 4mm thickness. Using a 5cm scone
cutter cut this pastry and line the tins.
4. Spoon the fruit mixture into the pastry and bake in the oven for 12 to 15
minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
5. Cool completely in the pans.


CHRISTMAS CAKE: SERVES 16, 5 ProPoints

250g mixed fruit
¾ cup brown sugar
1 cup skim milk
1 x 410 g can WW peach slices
60 g reduced fat margarine
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup plain flour
1 cup SR flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
60g glace cherries, halved
1. Preheat oven to 180 *C. Coat a 23sm square tin with cooking spray. Place the
mixed fruit, sugar, milk, peach slices and margarine in the large saucepan. Bring
the to the boil, lower heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for 5
minutes.
2. Remove from the heat and stir in the bicarbonate soda. Allow to cool for 5
minutes.
3. Stir in the eggs, and then fold in the combined flours and cinnamon. Place in
the prepared tin and arrange the cherries over the top of the cake.
4. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes to 40 minutes or until cake is cooked when
tested with a skewer.
Use Weight Watchers chocolate mousse as a dip with fruit around it or as a
filling for Brandy Snap Baskets with chopped up Strawberries and diet Choc
topping over the top.


ICE-CREAM CHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH ORANGE LIQUEUR
CUSTARD SERVES 10 - ProPoints VALUE OF 8 including the custard

1 x 950ml tub low fat chocolate ice cream
60g glace cherries, chopped
60 g glace pineapple, chopped
100g sultanas
100 g raisins
2 Tbs rum essence
1. Combine the ice cream, fruit and essence in a large bowl. Mix well.
2. Line a six cup pudding basin with plastic wrap. Spoon the ice cream into the
basin. Cover with foil and freeze for 3 hours. Tip pudding onto a serving plate
and serve with the orange liqueur custard.


ORANGE LIQUEUR CUSTARD
: 2ProPoints per serve

2 Tbs custard powder
¼ cup sugar
1 x 375ml can Light Evaporated Milk
1 tsp orange rind, grated
1 Tbs grand Marnier
Combine the custard powder and sugar in a small saucepan. Pour in the Carnation
Milk and stir until the sauce thickens and boils. Stir in the rind and Grand
Marnier.


CHERRY BRANDY TRUFFLES Makes 25 - EACH SERVE HAS A
ProPoints VALUE OF 2

60g dark chocolate, chopped
¼ cup reduced fat spread
1 egg yolk
90g flaked almonds, toasted and chopped
125g chocolate melt buds, finely crushed
30g glace pineapple, chopped
30g glace cherries, chopped
1 tbs Cherry Brandy essence
1. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate. Cool slightly
2. Beat the spread and egg yolk until light and fluffy. Stir in a quarter of the
almonds, chocolate melt buds, pineapple, cherries and essence. Mix to combine.
3. Shape tablespoons of the mixture into balls, roll in the remaining almonds,
cover and refrigerate.


PUDDING TRUFFLES: Makes 24: WW points: 2 ProPoints each

120g mixed fruit
100g light cream cheese
1 Tbsp Splenda
1 cup wholemeal breadcrumbs
1 ½ tsp Brandy
120g dark chocolate, melted
3 tsp vegetable oil
40g white choc, melted
30g glace cherries chopped
1. Cover mixed fruit with boiling water and soak for 15 minutes, drain well.
2. Beat cream cheese and sweetener until smooth. Stir in fruit, breadcrumbs
and brandy. With wet hands shape mixture into 24 balls. Refrigerate for 30
minutes or until firm.
3. Melt dark choc with oil until smooth (in double boiler or microwave). Coat the
pudding balls in the chocolate and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
4. Refrigerate until set.
5. Melt the white chocolate. Spoon over pudding balls and allow to run down
sides a little. Garnish with small pieces of cherry, to look like miniature
puddings. Keep cool in the fridge.


WW PLUM PUDDING: Serves 8. 5 ProPoints per serve (without
custard or ice-cream)

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 cup skim milk
2 small, very ripe bananas, mashed
120g (1 1/2 c) fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs
140g (1 c) sultanas
140g (1c) raisins
½ tsp mixed spice
1. Coat a 4 cup capacity pudding bowl with cooking spray.
2. Dissolve bicarbonate of soda in milk. Stir in mashed bananas, breadcrumbs,
fruit & spice. Mix until well combined.
3. Spoon into prepared bowl & smooth surface of pudding. Cover tightly with
greased paper. Place on inverted saucer in a large saucepan & fill saucepan with
boiling water till water comes halfway up the side of the bowl.
4. Cover saucepan & simmer for 2 hours, topping up water as necessary.
5. Serve with WW custard or WW vanilla ice-cream


DIABETIC CHRISTMAS PUDDING: Servings 12, Points value per
serving 5

Ingredients
120 g currants
100 g sultanas
100 g raisins
½ cup orange juice
½ tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp Mixed Spice
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
grated rind of 1 lemon
¼ cup brandy
½ cup plain wholemeal flour
¼ tsp baking soda
1 ½ cup wholemeal breadcrumbs
2 medium bananas, mashed
1 large carrot
1 egg, beaten
1 medium green apple, grated
3 tbsp evaporated skim milk
2 tbsp light margarine, melted
1. Place dried fruit, juice, spices, and rind in a large saucepan & simmer gently
until fruit is soft & plump. Cool, add brandy then leave to stand overnight.
2. Sift together flour & soda. Return bran husks from sifter to bowl, then stir
into fruit mixture with breadcrumbs, bananas, carrot, egg apple milk and melted
margarine.
3. Pour mixture into a lightly greased pudding basin, then steam for 3 hours
Serve with custard flavoured with a little brandy or whiskey


RUM BALLS: Makes 25 Balls, 3 propoints each

1 can skim condensed milk
10 Vita Brits or Weet Bix, crushed
1 cup desiccated coconut
2 tsp cocoa
¼ cup rum
¼ cup chocolate sprinkles, for coating
1. combine all ingredients in a bowl and roll teaspoonfuls of the mixture into balls
2. Roll each ball in sprinkles and refrigerate until firm.


 

Monday, December 13, 2010

Sang Choy Bow

This recipe comes from a member (Michelle) at my Belmont meeting.  Thanks for sharing.

Sang Choy Bow
Serves 4
ProPoints Per Serve: 8

Ingredients

1 tsp of olive oil
400g pork mince
1 medium onion diced
1/2 red capsicum chopped and diced
1 medium carrot chopped and diced
1/2 cup frozen peas
3 green shallots chopped
1 packet of chicken 2 minute noodles (include flavour sachet)
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp minced ginger
2 tblsp. soy sauce
1 tblsp. oyster sauce
lettuce (iceberg)

Methond

Brown mince in oil, add diced onion, capsicum, carrot, along with garlic and ginger.  Cook until softened slightly.  Add peas, noodles, sliced shallots and sauces to pan.  Add a little water and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes on a medium heat until noodles are softened and separated.  Water should have evapourated also.  Serve on either lettuce cups or on top of a shredded lettuce as desired.

Note:  Chilli can be added if desired.  Water chestnuts chopped through are great also (1 cup added would add 1 ProPoint per serve)

Enjoy and thanks Michelle

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Next book - Cooking for EveryOne

Hi Everyone,

I have to apologize I have been incredibly slack this week.  Needed a break from the recipe builder.  I was starting to see ProPoints in my sleep.  I however have started to work out the ProPoints for Cooking for EveryOne.  And if goes well it should be posted on here by the end of the weekend. 

Bye for now.
Karen

Friday, December 3, 2010

Strawberry Christmas Trees

For a great centerpiece on your Christmas Dining Table why not give this a go.  All you need is 200g of White Chocolate Melts and 5 punnets of Strawberries a polystyrene cone and toothpicks.  Rinse and pat dry gently the strawberries leaving the green bit in tack.  Place a toothpick in the strawberry then attach it to the cone working from the bottom up.  Once all your strawberries are in place melt your chocolate and decorate.   I have allocated mine to serve 20 people so the ProPoints are 2 per person.  The chocolate total is 30 ProPoints so just divide that by the number of people you wish to serve.

Enjoy.  Very easy and cant wait now to eat!

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Hot & Spicy Recipe

Bought myself a new wok and wanted to try it out.  Hunted through old cookbooks for a stir-fry dish that I thought might be nice to try out my new toy.  Well it was delicious!  Kids didn't like it as it is quite hot.  More leftovers for me and my hubby.

Garlic and Chilli Chicken with Basil

Preparation time: 10 min (plus marinating time)
Cooking time: 15 min
Serves 4   
5 ProPoints per serve

600g chicken breast fillets, sliced thickly
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 small fresh red chilli, sliced thinly
1 small fresh green chilli, sliced thinly
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup (60ml) oyster sauce
2 tsp olive oil
2 medium white onions, sliced thickly
1 large red capsicum, chopped coarsley
2 large carrots sliced thinly
2 teaspoons cornflour
1 cup (250ml) chicken stock
1/4 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves
4 green onions, sliced thinly

  1. Combine chicken, garlic, chillies, juice and sauce in medium bowl.  Cover, refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
  2. Heat half of the oil in wok or large frying pan.  Stir fry chicken mixture, in batches, until chicken is browned, remove from wok.
  3. Heat remaining oil in wok, stir fry white onion, capsicum and carrot until onion is just soft.
  4. Return chicken mixture to wok with blended cornflour and stock, stir until mixture boils and thickens slightly.  Stir in basil and green onion.
VERY YUMMY!  We had it on its own but if you wanted to you could add some rice.  You would just need to allow extra ProPoints for that.  Dish was very filling without rice, so it was a bargain for only 5 ProPoints.

Enjoy

Everyday Cooking 2009


Breakfast

Omelette breakfast wraps 8 ProPoints per serve
Fruit with cinnamon yoghurt & pistachios 2 ProPoints per serve
Fruit bread with spiced ricotta 5 ProPoints per serve
Fruit with muesli crumb 4 ProPoints per serve (have not included psyllium husks in as could not find in eTools)
Ricotta piklets with fruit 6 ProPoints per serve
Bircher muesli with apples & blueberries 5 ProPoints per serve
Rhubard & apple compote 7 ProPoints per serve
Banana Weet-Bix smoothie 2 ProPoints per serve
Family breakfast in a tray 5 ProPoints per serve
Baked hash browns with poached eggs 4 ProPoints per serve

Lunch

Hearty lentil & carrot soup 4 ProPoints per serve
Beef & vegetable wraps 6 ProPoints per serve
Asian mushroom omelette 4 ProPoints per serve
Salmon & noodle salad 9 ProPoints per serve
Salad sandwich with lemon mayonnaise 8 ProPoints per serve
Chilli chicken rice paper rolls  9 ProPoints per serve
Mezze platter 10 ProPoints per serve
Apple & blue cheese salad 6 ProPoints per serve
Ham & egg pies 5 ProPoints per serve
Parsnip soup with bacon 8 ProPoints per serve
Curried pumpkin & split pea soup 8 ProPoints per serve
Tuna & white bean salad 9 ProPoints per serve
Chicken Caesar lavash wraps 9 ProPoints per serve
Lentil & tomato soup with Turkish fingers 7 ProPoints per serve
More-ish salmon rolls 11 ProPoints per serve
Guacamole bean salad 8 ProPoints per serve
Tofu & udon miso soup 6 ProPoints per serve (used the plain miso soup in eTools)
Asparagus & salmon frittata 5 ProPoints per serve
Pizza pita toasted sandwiches 8 ProPoints per serve (used white pita as couldn't find rye on eTools)
Turkey, cranberry & spinach melt 5 ProPoints per serve

Dinner

Chilli lamb with Asian greens 8 ProPoints per serve
Roast chicken & vegetables 9 ProPoints per serve
Peri-Peri chicken & wedges 8 ProPoints per serve (have used plain breadcrumbs couldn't find multigrain on eTools)
Grilled vegetable & haloumi stack 6 ProPoints per serve
Teriyaki salmon skewers 9 ProPoints per serve
Fish with spiced chickpeas 7 ProPoints per serve
Beef & winter vegetable casserole 6 ProPoints per serve
Tandoori chicken skewers with pilaf 10 ProPoints per serve (tandoori paste I have calculated it on a 15g serving)
Grilled salmon with pineapple salsa 9 ProPoints per serve (salmon worked out on being skinless)
Honey glazed pork with udon noodles 8 ProPoints per serve
Spiced pork fillet with apple coleslaw 7 ProPoints per serve
Pappardelle with ricotta & vegetables 8 ProPoints per serve
Marinated tofu steak with stir-fried vegetables 6 ProPoints per serve
Miso beef with sugar snap peas and spinach 8 ProPoints per serve
Thai poached chicken 5 ProPoints per serve
Lamb with spicy tomato relish 7 ProPoints per serve
Rack of veal with lemon & thyme 7 ProPoints per serve

Sides

Honey carrots with almonds 1 ProPoint per serve
Green beans with lemon & parsley 1 ProPoint per serve
Shaved radish & fennel salad 1 ProPoint per serve
Green & yellow couscous 3 ProPoints per serve
Wilted spinach with blue cheese & walnuts 3 ProPoints per serve
Roasted sweet potato salad 3 ProPoints per serve
Mixed rice with caramelised onions 4 ProPoints per serve
Vegie stir-fry with oyster sauce 1 ProPoint per serve
Sauteed cabbage with garlic 1 ProPoint per serve
Roasted tomato salad 2 ProPoints per serve
Baked spiced cauliflower 0 ProPoints per serve
Spice-roasted kipflers 2 ProPoints per serve
Maple roasted baby carrots & pumpkin 1 ProPoint per serve
Broccoline with lemon, chilli & parsley 1 ProPoint per serve
Roasted garlic & parsley pasta 4 ProPoints per serve

Snacks

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

5 Ingredients Cookbook


Breakfast

Baked eggs with feta & semi-dried tomatoes 5 ProPoints per serve
French toast with berries 6 ProPoints per serve
Tomato, cheese & prosciutto bruschetta 8 ProPoints per serve
Corn fritters 4 ProPoints per serve
Fruit skewers 0 ProPoints per serve
Lemon hotcakes 6 ProPoints per serve
Boston beans & eggs 4 ProPoints per serve
Almond & berry bircher muesli 5 ProPoints per serve
Fruit toast with honeyed ricotta & pear 4 ProPoints per serve
Rice pudding with orange-infused raisins 9 ProPoints per serve

Lunch

Smoked salmon open sandwiches 8 ProPoints per serve
Sausage & spinach soup 15 ProPoints per serve (this is according to eTools will check values)
Pesto chicken toasties 8 ProPoints per serve
Quick spiced lentil soup 2 ProPoints per serve
Kumara & roasted onion frittatas 4 ProPoints per serve
Asparagus with cherry tomatoes & feta 1 ProPoint per serve
Spicy chicken noodle soup 9 ProPoints per serve
Curried egg on toasted ciabatta 10 ProPoints per serve

Pasta & Salads

Caprese salad 9 ProPoints per serve
Pumpkin cannelloni 6 ProPoints per serve
Creamy mushroom & leek pasta 7 ProPoints per serve
Linguine with crab & chilli 11 ProPoints per serve (have worked sourdough breadcrumbs on 1 piece of sour dough bread. If you use more you will need to adjust value)
Salmon & potato salad 5 ProPoints per serve
Penne with wilter cherry tomatoes, broccoli & olives 7 ProPoints per serve
Brown rice & broccolini salad 9 ProPoints per serve
Asian chicken salad 7 ProPoints per serve
Zucchini, lemon & ricotta orecchiette 10 ProPoints per serve

Meat

Lamb with Moroccan chickpeas 9 ProPoints per serve
Peppered steak with beetroot relish 5 ProPoints per serve
Lamb backstrap with quince glaze 5 ProPoints per serve
Roasted pork fillet with plum sauce 4 ProPoints per serve
Lamb mini roast with couscous & tomato chilli sauce 9 ProPoints per serve
Veal & tomato braise with gremolata 6 ProPoints per serve
Veal pizziola 5 ProPoints per serve
Hoisin pork skewers with shredded coleslaw 4 ProPoints per serve
Minty rack of lamb & potatoes 8 ProPoints per serve
Veal cutlets with olive-caper salsa 5 ProPoints per serve
Grilled pork with apricot salsa 4 ProPoints per serve
Spiced beef & pumpkin curry 6 ProPoints per serve

Chicken, turkey, seafood & vegetarian

Portuguese-style chicken with orange couscous 12 ProPoints per serve
Easy Chicken Pie 9 ProPoints per serve
Turkey burgers 10 ProPoints per serve.  Have based this recipe on fruit chutney as other chutney was not on eTools food list
Turkey stead with raspberry sauce 4 ProPoints per serve
Herb-crusted fish 4 ProPoints per serve
Indian chicken with rice & yoghurt 7 ProPoints per serve
Soy & ginger tofu with vegies 4 ProPoints per serve
Lentil ratatouille 4 ProPoints per serve
Fisherman's platter 6 ProPoints per serve
Fragrant fish parcels 4 ProPoints per serve
Tandoori prawns with yoghurt pilaf 9 ProPoints per serve.  This recipe is based on 30g of Tandoori paste
Pumpkin & chickpea curry 6 ProPoints per serve. This recipe is based on 1 serve of Tikka Masala Curry Paste

Deserts & baking

Dried cranberry scones 3 ProPoints per serve
Macerated berries with balsamic vinegar 2 ProPoints per serve
Mars Bar slice 3 ProPoints per serve
Florentines 3 ProPoints per serve
Blueberry & apple crumble slice 6 ProPoints per serve
Choc-Cherry trifles 8 ProPoints per serve
Lemongrass & star-anise poached pears 3 ProPoints per serve
Mini berry pies 4 ProPoints per serve

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Mocha Fruitcake

Mocha Fruitcake
serves 20
ProPoints per serve 6
Prep: 10 minutes (plus overnight soaking time)
Cooking: 40 minutes

Ingredients

dried mixed fruit 1kg
strong coffee 2 cups (500ml)
self-raising flour 2 cups (300g) sifted
fruit and nut chocolate 150g, chopped

  1. Place fruit and hot coffee in a large heatproof bowl, cover and set aside to soak overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 160C, line the base and two long sides of a 18cm x 28cm lamington tin with non-stick baking paper.
  3. Add flour and chocolate to fruit mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined.  Spread evenly into prepared tin, place in preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes or until skewer inserted into the centre comes out cleanly.
  4. Remove and set aside in the tin on a wire rack to cool completely.
This is out of the Secrets of Success cookbook.  It is one of the easiest and yummiest fruit cakes you will ever make.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Banana Sundae Treat - 2 ProPoints YUMMY!

I found this one on the message boards and had to try and yes the lady who posted is correct its yummy!

Banana Sundae

ProPoints Per Serve - 2
Serves - 1

Cut a banana in half lengthwise and chop a weight watchers rich toffee bar and arrange on banana.  Pop in the microwave for 30 seconds, then bon appetitie.  Very Yummy!!!

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Secrets of Success 2009


Starters and Light Meals

Mulligatawny (Curried chicken soup)  4 ProPoints per serve
Combination Long Soup 5 ProPoints per serve
Lavosh with goat's cheese & prosciutto 4 ProPoints per serve
Vegetable & Barley soup 3 ProPoints per serve
Spinach & tuna rice cake 4 ProPoints per serve
Bacon quiche 3 ProPoints per serve
Potato, leek & bacon soup 4 ProPoints per serve
Savoury pita crisps 1 ProPoint per serve
Baked potatoes with smoked salmon 4 ProPoints per serve
Tom yum soup 3 ProPoints per serve
Beetroot, roast pumpkin & rocket salad 4 ProPoints per serve
Rainbow salad 2 ProPoints per serve
Mexican beef soup 8 ProPoints per serve
Pea Soup 4 ProPoints per serve
Stuffed capsicums 4 ProPoints per serve
Hummus 3 ProPoints per serve
Spanish Omelette 4 ProPoints per serve
Spinach & cheese frittata 4 ProPoints per serve
Prawn & scallop dumplings 1 ProPoint per serve
Curried pumpkin & spinach soup 1 ProPoint per serve
Sweet Chilli & Garlic calamari with vegies 4 ProPoints per serve
Warm potato & fennel salad 4 ProPoints per serve
Mexican cannelloni 10 ProPoints per serve
Ricotta & chilli spread 1 ProPoint per serve

Main Meals


Beef Pie  ProPoints 12 per serve
Braised beef with prunes 13 ProPoints per serve
Veal campagnola  8 ProPoints per serve
Curried beef filo parcels  8 ProPoints per serve
Red curry lamb shanks  16 ProPoints per serve
Spice-roasted lamb shanks  11 ProPoints per serve
Rosemary & lemon-infused lamb  8 ProPoints per serve
Easy lamb curry  7 ProPoints per serve
Chicken & snow pea stir-fry  7 ProPoints per serve
Butter Chicken  5 ProPoints per serve
Chicken satay skewers  9 ProPoints per serve
Tandoori chicken with cucumber & tomato salad  8 ProPoints per serve
Chicken & asparagus strudel  6 ProPoints per serve
Quick cheese & ham quiche  5 ProPoints per serve
Port stroganoff  9 ProPoints per serve
Warm pork, pumpkin & spinach salad  6 ProPoints per serve
Salmon with balsamic glaze  13 ProPoints per serve
Smoked salmon pasta  11 ProPoints per serve
Easy Thai seafood curry  8 ProPoints per serve
Linguine marinara  6 ProPoints per serve
Chickpea curry  8 ProPoints per serve
Curried lentil vegetables  7 ProPoints per serve
Vegetable lasagne  11 ProPoints per serve
Cottage cheese loaf  6 ProPoints per serve
Haloumi & roasted vegetable salad  6 ProPoints per serve
Mushroom risotto  10 ProPoints per serve
Broccolini & feta spaghetti  4 ProPoints per serve
Vegetable firttata  4 ProPoints per serve

Sweet Things

Moist banana cake 7 ProPoints per serve
Berry sponge pudding 4 ProPoints per serve
Rhubard & apple crumble 5 ProPoints per serve
Blueberry bran loaf 6 ProPoints per serve
Chocolate banana parcels 4 ProPoints per serve
Berry mousse 1 ProPoint per serve
Chocolate cherry pots 3 ProPoints per serve
Apple & oat crumble 7 ProPoints per serve
Carrot cake 5 ProPoints per serve
Hazelnut mousse cake 7 ProPoints per serve
Fruit kebabs with cardamom syrup 5 ProPoints per serve
Amaretti biscuits 1 ProPoint per serve
Banana & raspberry fruit loaf 6 ProPoints per serve
Maltesers fudge slice 5 ProPoints per serve
Lemon poppy seed muffins 6 ProPoints per serve
Hazelnut macaroons 1 ProPoint per serve
Peppermint chocolate meringues 3 ProPoints per serve
Honey pistachio biscotti 2 ProPoints per serve
Double chocolate muffins 4 ProPoints per serve
Mango passionfruit cheesecake 3 ProPoints per serve