Green Blend Award

My wonderful mom at Old Back Porch honored me with another award this week!!!

Here are the terms and conditions of this award:
1. This award is for any co-blogging friend who has helped you develop your blog in any and all ways.
2. This award is for any co-blogging friend who has cheered you along in your blog building, craft advancing career.
3. This award is for any co-blogging friend who always stops by and is kind to you. You can count on them to always be one of the great comments at the end of your post.
4. This award is to be given to 3 to 5 Blends whom you feel meet the listed requirements.
5. Create a post with the terms of use and publish your Blends of choice.
6. Blend of choice may copy the award from your blog and proudly post it on theirs.
7. Blend of choice may continue the kindness by issuing this award to keep the circle forever growing.

The first person I want to give this award to is Alesha at Full Time Mama. She's the first person I started linking up with, and she always has great things to say about my posts! She always takes time to stop by and comment, and it has been a great encouragement to keep blogging!

Second, I want to give this award to my fellow New Orleanian, Tricia, at Nola Mommy. She is another person who I started linking up with who has really made it fun for me to continue blogging!

Finally, I'd like to give this award to the girls at Six Sister's Stuff for always making linking up fun! I originally started seeing their stuff on pinterest, and it's been great sharing on their linky every week.

These blogs have helped me move my blog a lot further, and I have gotten most of my followers as a result of linking with them. And, I think them for the support and kind words the give on my posts!

Thanks Mom for honoring me again, and congratulations to my three awardees!

Honey Dijon Glazed Salmon

I have been ridiculously bombarded with school work lately, so it was nice to stumble on an EXTREMELY easy recipe. I mean super easy. Only 3 ingredients!!! It's pretty yummy, too.
Recipe serves 4 at 3 ounces per serving (easy to cut down to 1 serving)
Weight Watchers 5 Points+
Preheat at 350 degrees
What you'll need:
Four 3 oz filets of boneless salmon
1 1/2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
3 Tbsp Pure Honey

Mix honey and dijon well. Place salmon a a baking dish or baking sheet. Brush honey and dijon glaze over salmon. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Brush with more glaze and check for doneness
ENJOY!!!!
Easy RIGHT?!
I hope you like it if you try it! PLEASE come back next week for another recipe!

More than 20 pounds gone and on my way!!!!

Pan-Fried Tilapia

These are two 2 ounce filets, equal to one serving

Well, this week was another tightly-budgeted week so, again, I had to work with what I had (AKA tilapia). This recipe is really easy, and really yummy! I made it a sandwich one day and it was delicious, too! I just serve this with whatever else I have lying around. I did buttery broccoli this week.
Recipe serves 4 at 4 ounces per serving (easy to cut down to 1 serving)
Weight Watchers 4 Points+
What you'll need:
2 Tbsp EVOO
1/8 cup white flour
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
16 oz tilapia (typically, four 4 ounce filets)

Pat dry tilapia with paper towl. Place flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in ziploc bag. Add fish and shake to coat. Heat EVOO over medium heat in skillet until hot. Add filets and pan fry 2 minutes each side or until cooked through.
ENJOY!!!!
Like I said, super easy.
I hope you like it if you try it! PLEASE come back next week for another recipe!

Almost 20 pounds gone!!

Stuffed Peppers

One of my favorite dishes growing up was my mom's stuffed peppers. For me the best part is the stuffing- dirty rice! I LOVE dirty rice. Seriously. I'm gonna marry it. Anyway, This recipe is pretty simple and REALLY yummy. And it's only about 6 points+ for one stuffed pepper.
Serves 4; Some rice will be left over (YUM!)
Here's What You'll Need
For the Dirty Rice:
1 Lb ground turkey
1 onion, chopped
1 or 2 stalks celery, chopped
1 small bell pepper chopped (save 4 peppers to stuff)
1 cup of rice, cooked separately
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup chopped parsley (optional)
For the Peppers:
4 small- medium green peppers
1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large skillet, brown meat and onion in oil. Add chopped celery and bell pepper and cook until tender- about 15 minutes. Add cooked rice, salt, and pepper. After adding rice, check to be sure there's enough liquid to keep it from burning. If necessary, add a tiny bit of water- maybe a tablespoon or 2. Stir well until everything is blended. Cover and cook over low heat 15-20 minutes. Add parsley and stir again. Let sit, covered, for a few minutes before serving.

For the peppers, cut and empty each pepper. To make them stand easier, slice the bottom very slightly to make it flat. While the dirty rice is cooking boil the peppers until tender. Spoon dirty rice into bell peppers. Stand them in a baking dish and add bread crumbs on top. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes- until the bread crumbs are brown.
ENJOY!
I hope you like this as much as I do. They really are delicious!! And no worries if you forget to boil the peppers, it doesn't change the taste at all- They're just a little harder to cut. I forgot the first time lol. Let me know what you think!!

Almost 20 pounds gone!!

Chicken Caesar Salad

This past week I got to see my best friend in New Orleans for the first time in over a month, and she was gracious enough to make me dinner. This isn't my recipe but it's super easy and delicious, and I will definitely make it soon! She gave me permission to post it, so here it is!!

It's 8 Weight Watcher Points+, and it is really filling!
What You'll Need for One Serving
3 oz piece of chicken breast (1-2 chicken tenders)
Cajun seasoning (Tony's is what I use)
Garlic powder
Romaine Lettuce
~2 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese
a few grape tomatoes
a few texas toast Caesar croutons (1 serving)
2 Tbsp Light Caesar Dressing

Lay chicken on a plate and season both sides with cajun seasoning and garlic powder. On a George Foreman grill- grill chicken for about 5 minutes, or until fully cooked. Toss together lettuce, cheese, croutons, and tomatoes. Add chicken and dressing and ENJOY!!
I love this dish, and I'm not a huge salad fan. It's really good, and it's quick and easy- which is great for someone like me with a very busy schedule!
I hope you like it!