Thursday, November 22, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Low Carb Whipped Cauliflower
Whipped Cauliflower Recipe (great low carb substitute for mashed potatoes.)
4 ounces heavy cream or Carb Countdown (2 percent if you want to cut some calories)
3 Tablespoons butter
Dash salt and pepper
2 or 3 strips bacon (nitrate free, if possible per Atkins, mine never are. I buy Hormel pre-cooked bacon at Costco.)
4 cups cooked cauliflower (I steam the largest head I can find in one inch of water for 20 minutes. I cut off the bottom leaves but use the rest of it. I steam it stem side down and score the bottom of the stem. Or, if you are using frozen cauliflower (nice to have some on hand for a quick sidedish when needed) just steam it the same way, but it takes less time because it isn't one whole head but lots of florets.
2 tablespoons sour cream
6 ounces gruyere or Monteray Jack cheese, shredded (I use whatever cheese I have on hand)
Mash the cauliflower. Then place it in a mixing bowl with the cream, butter, sour cream, salt and pepper to taste. With an electric hand mixer, puree all ingredients until there is a thick consistency or use the "pulse" option in a Cuisinart. Cook the bacon until crisp. Break the bacon into small pieces and mix through the pureed mixture. Spread into a casserole dish, and top with the cheese. Place in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and browned slightly.
My mom is driving down tomorrow to spend Thanksgiving with me.(My dad is already here.) Anyway, I will be fixing the traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving this year, so I was looking for low carb options and ran across this. I actually had this awhile back at a Chamber function and it was a delicious so I'm going to give it a try. I'd love to know how you like it!
4 ounces heavy cream or Carb Countdown (2 percent if you want to cut some calories)
3 Tablespoons butter
Dash salt and pepper
2 or 3 strips bacon (nitrate free, if possible per Atkins, mine never are. I buy Hormel pre-cooked bacon at Costco.)
4 cups cooked cauliflower (I steam the largest head I can find in one inch of water for 20 minutes. I cut off the bottom leaves but use the rest of it. I steam it stem side down and score the bottom of the stem. Or, if you are using frozen cauliflower (nice to have some on hand for a quick sidedish when needed) just steam it the same way, but it takes less time because it isn't one whole head but lots of florets.
2 tablespoons sour cream
6 ounces gruyere or Monteray Jack cheese, shredded (I use whatever cheese I have on hand)
Mash the cauliflower. Then place it in a mixing bowl with the cream, butter, sour cream, salt and pepper to taste. With an electric hand mixer, puree all ingredients until there is a thick consistency or use the "pulse" option in a Cuisinart. Cook the bacon until crisp. Break the bacon into small pieces and mix through the pureed mixture. Spread into a casserole dish, and top with the cheese. Place in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and browned slightly.
My mom is driving down tomorrow to spend Thanksgiving with me.(My dad is already here.) Anyway, I will be fixing the traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving this year, so I was looking for low carb options and ran across this. I actually had this awhile back at a Chamber function and it was a delicious so I'm going to give it a try. I'd love to know how you like it!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Join My Community Today for a Chance To Win $100.00
Ok, I'm serious about growing MyBlogLog Community, so I'm going to change things around a little. Earlier in the week I posted a contest on one of my other blogs about a contest where you can earn chances to win 10,000 credits at Trafficwell.com. Well, I have now decided to add a cash jackpot of $100.00 to the winner of this contest. The winner of the contest will be randomly chosen by a member of my front desk on December 1st, and they will receive $100.00 by Paypal + 10,000 credits on Trafficwell.com. Remember, you don't have to win to benefit from this. You will still receive credits on Trafficwell.com just for entering.
Here is more information on the contest.
How to Enter
Make sure you’re logged into your MyBlogLog account (or create one if you don’t have one yet). Then head to my member page at http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/sunegrl/. Click on each of my communities and join each one. For each one you join, you will get 1500 credits on Trafficwell.com + 1 entry into the contest. Trafficwell.com is one of my best performing sites and is advertised on google adwords, so this is a great opportunity to gain some exposure for your websites. Simply register at Trafficwell.com and then post about my contest in your blog, (linking to this page), and I’ll give you 3000 more credits on trafficwell.com(your blog must be established to the extent that I can tell you didn’t just create it to get more credits). You will get 1 more entry into the contest if you link to this page. If you post about my contest on your blog, post a comment here to let me know and I will deposit your credits into your account and put your entries into the drawing..
How to win
This contest runs from right this second until November 30th, 2007. On December 1st, a member of my front desk will choose a winner at random and I will announce that winner here (so subscribe to my RSS feed, too). One lucky person will be randomly chosen to receive an additional 10,000 credits on Trafficwell.com plus the $100.00 jackpot via Paypal.
Other info
If anyone tries to cheat in any way, they forfeit any entries.
Here is more information on the contest.
How to Enter
Make sure you’re logged into your MyBlogLog account (or create one if you don’t have one yet). Then head to my member page at http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/sunegrl/. Click on each of my communities and join each one. For each one you join, you will get 1500 credits on Trafficwell.com + 1 entry into the contest. Trafficwell.com is one of my best performing sites and is advertised on google adwords, so this is a great opportunity to gain some exposure for your websites. Simply register at Trafficwell.com and then post about my contest in your blog, (linking to this page), and I’ll give you 3000 more credits on trafficwell.com(your blog must be established to the extent that I can tell you didn’t just create it to get more credits). You will get 1 more entry into the contest if you link to this page. If you post about my contest on your blog, post a comment here to let me know and I will deposit your credits into your account and put your entries into the drawing..
How to win
This contest runs from right this second until November 30th, 2007. On December 1st, a member of my front desk will choose a winner at random and I will announce that winner here (so subscribe to my RSS feed, too). One lucky person will be randomly chosen to receive an additional 10,000 credits on Trafficwell.com plus the $100.00 jackpot via Paypal.
Other info
If anyone tries to cheat in any way, they forfeit any entries.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Anyone interested in doing a link exchange
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone is interested in doing a link exchange with me.
Some of my sites that are available for link exchange are:
http://sunegrl72.blogspot.com
http://counting-carbs.blogspot.com
http://hotrealestate-auctions.blogspot.com
If you are interested, please leave a comment for me once you have added my link to your page and I will link to your site in my Interesting Links Section.
Thanks.
Some of my sites that are available for link exchange are:
http://sunegrl72.blogspot.com
http://counting-carbs.blogspot.com
http://hotrealestate-auctions.blogspot.com
If you are interested, please leave a comment for me once you have added my link to your page and I will link to your site in my Interesting Links Section.
Thanks.
I'm back...
It's been a few days since my last low carb post, but I have been sick with a terrible cold and I just can't seem to get rid of it. Anyway, just to update everyone. My dad is in town helping to do some repairs on my house. He will be here until after Thanksgiving, and then my mom and brother will be driving down this Friday to spend next week with me. Thanksgiving is coming up quick, so Christmas is just flying up on us. When I was on Kimkins, I had a goal of losing 100 pounds by Christmas but that went out the window with all of the health concerns. My new goal is to lose 20 pounds by Christmas. I think that I can do this, if I dedicate at least 30 minutes a day to exercise. The weather in Florida is beautiful right now so I have no excuse to get out and walk. Til next time...
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