GG's Turkey Meat Loaf

I like to use the Dave's Killer Light Bread instead of the Sandwich Thins because I like the grains.  2 slices of the "Light" are the same PPV as the Sandwich Thin.

 

GG's Turkey Meat Loaf                          

5 PointsPlus Value

Serves: 7

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Ingredients 1/2 cup fat free skim milk 20 oz uncooked 99% fat-free ground turkey breast 1 serving(s) McCormick Meat Loaf Seasoning Mix 1 item(s) Arnold Select 100% whole wheat sandwich thins, Break into small pieces 3/4 cup(s) barbecue sauce, Reserve 1/4 cup BBQ sauce on the side 2 large egg(s), Slightly beaten Instructions PreHeat Oven 375.  Spray 9x5 loaf pan with PAM. Mix all ingredients (reserving 1/4 BBQ sauce for top) in large bowl until well blended. Shape meat mixture into a loaf and place in loaf pan.  Top with reserved 1/4 cup BBQ sauce.   Bake 1 hour at 375 or until cooked through.

GG's Easy Turkey Lasagna... fast and easy

This is a super quick and easy recipe because I use jar sauce and buy mushrooms presliced. To give this recipe a little spice, I have used the spicy marinara. Don't be afraid. It just keeps it from being bland. You can use your favorite, just be sure to calculate the points and a jar (26 oz) should be 10 points. Don't skimp on the cheese (see Tip below). You don't have to use Jennie-O turkey but be sure it is Ground LEAN Turkey Breast.

GG's Easy Turkey Lasagna

Adapted from Weight Watchers cookbook, Everyone Loves Chicken

5 PointsPlus Value

Serves: 12lose

Ingredients

1/2 pound(s) fresh mushroom(s), thinly sliced

16 oz fat-free ricotta cheese

2 item(s) (large) egg white(s), lightly beaten

1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 8 oz can tomato sauce (low-sodium good choice)

9 oz whole wheat lasagna noodles

1/4 cup(s) shredded Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, or grated

1.5 Jars or 26 oz, Classico Spicy Tomato & Basil

1 lb Jennie-O Turkey Store Ground Turkey Breast, Extra Lean

Instructions 1. Preheat the oven 375 degrees F. You can use the no-cook lasagna noodles but I have trouble finding them. I love the whole wheat so cook these as the box instructs while you are doing steps 2 and 3. Don't overcook the noodles, just get them limp. 2. Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium heat. Add the turkey and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and cook until they give off their liquid and it reduces by half, about 4 minutes. Stir in marinara sauce and bring the mixture to a simmer. Remove the skillet from the heat and set aside. 3. Combine the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, egg whites and nutmeg in a medium bowl. 4. Spread the tomato sauce evenly across the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Place 5 of the lasagna noodles over the sauce in one layer. Top with 1/3 of the turkey mixture, then spread 1./2 the cheese mixture over the turkey mixture. Repeat the layering one more time, then top with the remaining 5 noodles and the remaining 1/3 turkey mixture. Sprinkle the Parmigiano-Reggiano over the top. 5. Cover and bake the lasagna 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until bubbling and lightly browned on top, about 10 minutes longer. Let stand about 5 minutes before serving. Tip: Parmigiano-Reggiano is a long-aged cheese from northern Italy, famed for its rich, savory flavor and unique texture. Look for chunks of the cheese at markets with the rind intact and stamped with the name Parmigiano-Reggiano. It is spendy but it is definitely worth the cost.

 

GG's Scalloped Potatoes...a likely candidate for Thanksgiving Dinner

These are yummy.  I cooked using a 9x6 Pyrex dish.  Then I cut it down the middle and then four rows to get the 8 servings.  These are large servings and I would have been very satisfied with 1/2 of the serving and 1/2 is only 2 PPV.  I think one of the key ingredients is the Gruyere cheese.  The original recipe called for 1 cup but in my recipe I wanted to know how much I could use without changing the PPV.    I also used Fat Free milk because that is my favorite but the recipe calls for 1%.  I sliced my potatoes thin but not paper thin.  When I layered it was deeper than the slight overlap indicated in the recipe.  Enjoy!


GG's Classic Scalloped Potatoes
Adapted from Weight Watchers cookbook, Best Darn Food Ever!

 5   PointsPlus Value

Serves: 8

Ingredients 1/2 cup(s) reduced-sodium chicken broth 1 Tbsp white all-purpose flour 1 tsp table salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg 2 pound(s) uncooked Yukon gold potato(es), peeled and thinly sliced 2 cup(s) fat free skim milk 7 oz Gruyère cheese, shredded  (You want a cup of shredded cheese and you can use up to 7 oz and still be 5 PPV for the recipe.) Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray 2-quart baking dish or shallow casserole dish with nonstick spray. 2. Whisk together broth and flour in medium saucepan until smooth. Add milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg., whisking until smooth. Bring sauce to boil, whisking constantly until slightly thickened; remove saucepan from heat. 3. Arrange half of potatoes in prepared baking dish, slightly overlapping slices. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup o f Gruyere; arrange remaining potatoes on top. Pour white sauce evenly over potatoes. 4. Bake 25 minutes. Pull out of the oven and press down on potatoes with spatula to completely submerge potatoes in sauce; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake until potatoes are tender and top is browned, about 20 minutes longer. Let stand about 20 minutes before serving.

Baked Apples....the perfect side dish or dessert

 

In the fall I just can not get enough baked apples.  I bake them like below and sometimes I slice the apples and lay the slices down in 13x9, pouring the pop over and then sprinkling with the cinnamon.  I don't use the sugar as a rule.  You can reduce the PPV by reducing the topping.  I often opt for a dollup of Sugar Free Cool Whip.  It is always a great idea to put the receipe in the WW Receipe Builder and then you can play with it and watch the PPV change.  Enjoy.

 

Change to the Purpose of the Blog

October 5, 2013...where does the time go.  My last post was Feb 2012, so it is safe to say I am just not a blogger.  With a need to create a place where my friends and Weight Watchers members can go to get receipes, I am changing this blog from private to a "by invitation" blog site.  Therefore, your comments will not be private.  I have deleted all previous comments and we are ready to start afresh. 

Love you guys.  You are my rock and motar. 

Donna Lynn

There is motivation and there is purpose

I can be very motivated and really want something but there has to be purpose which makes me really, really want something. I realize this may sound hokey but you know what I mean.

I am really trying hard not to gain my weight back. I have lots of reason to be motivated - I like the way I feel healthy, the way I look, the way my clothes fit but yet I haven't been able to make that mean enough to get me on plan for one whole day. 5 weeks ago Michael had us pick a weight that we would weigh for Valentines. We had to have a reward so I asked Jerry to take me downtown for the night (we have a coupon for a free night). He said yes but that still hasn't been enough. In fact in the last 2 weeks I gained and last week I was out of the free zone (above 139). Then.....

Last Saturday, Michael invited the class to attend a meeting on Sunday at Burien that would be 2 hours of Success Stories. I left church and made my way there. It was amazing. 5 different women told their story. Each was a different story and each told it a different way. All could have been WW leaders. Many of them had started and stopped WW many times. In fact, only one of them was a first timer. Not all of them had reached goal.

The first woman will be 60 this year and she wanted to be the healthiest 60 she could be. Her best friend had recently lost 40 lbs with WW so she decided to try it. It has worked for her. She has lost about 40 lbs and has 10 lbs to go before her birthday in 2 months. She is focused and she is going to get there.

The 2nd lady was 6' tall and had been a model when she was young. She said that when she came to WW she confessed to the leader she just didn't have time for the plan. Her dad was in the hospital and she was running his business and had a family. So the leader said let's start slow. Drink your water and get in 5 veggies/fruit a day. And each week she added something else from the plan. She still has a way to go but the found a way to make it work. She has found a way to walk for her activity and she looks great. She told a story about her WW leader going to Standford to see her daughter for the weekend and gained 3 lbs. What had impressed this lady was the fact the WW leader was not remorseful. It simply happened and now back to program.

The 3rd lady was a woman in her late 20s who dreaded the activity. So she started to walk and it was boring. So she entered a 5K and walked it. After several, she found herself waiting in line and the lady in front of her asked her why she didn't run it. She looked at her in disbelief, "didn't she see what I looked like?" Then she thought about it and decided she could do it so she walked/ran it. Last year she completed 18 5ks and a half marathan and she is training for a marathon in May. She did admit that last year she didn't train. She just signed up and did them but she is training for the Marathon. She still has weight to lose but she is loving her life.

The fourth lady was over 60 and admitted she had tried WW over 6 times. Sometimes she got close to goal before she dropped out and sometimes she didn't make it a month. What made this time different? She needed to make it a lifestyle change this time because she was not getting any younger. She had on a pair of jeans with a wide belt and tee with a shawl and she is now a foxy African American woman who plays coed softball.

The next lady was a hair dresser and and the last lady had been in Europe and saw her pictures and decided that was not the way she wanted to look.

Between all of them they had covered every trail I have had and they figured out a way to get around it. I was in awe. It so inspired me that I have drank my water every day, stayed within my points and had activity Fri and Sat. The result was a 3.8 lbs loss!!! One of my biggest single week losses.

I tried to put my finger on what it was that so inspired me. I think it was how they acted. They were beaming, confident, making lifestyle changes and were loving who they were. I WANT THAT!!!!

Potato Soup - Yummy

Jerry has been craving potato/leek soup so I searched the WW Web Site and found a great one.