The Recipe Wrangler

Ok. So this is much more of a preparation trick rather than a recipe. I've been on WW for 17 years, and, over the years, I have played with baking with apple sauce and Greek yogurt and so on and so on in hopes of finding the perfect combo that was low enough points to really be a revelation. Well, here it is! Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Mix one box of Pillsbury Sugar-free Devil's Food Cake with 1 cup of Fage fat-free yogurt and 1 cup of water. Combine well but don't over mix. Line two twelve count cupcake pans with tin foil cupcake liners . Divide batter evenly between the 24 cups. Bake for 15 minutes. Please note that some links in my blog are affiliate links. They come at no additional cost to you. I earn a commission (albeit a small one) if you decide to make a purchase after clicking the clink. I only link to things I recommend. I do not link to just anything in order to make that commission. Please do not purchase anything that you do not need or want or...

One of the things about watching what you eat is that the textures of foods can get real old, real fast. These are made from - you guessed it! - two-ingredient dough. The trick is in what you do with it after you make the dough! Ingredients 1/2 cup fat free Fage Greek yogurt 1/2 cup self-rising flour Directions       1. Mix yogurt and flour well in a bowl with a spoon. 2. After dough is well mixed, sprinkle a little flour on a clean cutting board. 3.  Flour both of your hands.       4. Knead the dough for a few minutes. 5. Form a ball with the dough. 6. Split the ball into 6 balls.  7. Flatten each ball with the palm of you hand. You can make your pita as thick or thin as you like. I like them the same width of a traditional pita. 8. Heat a frying pan to medium high heat.  9. Spray pan generously with Pam. 10. Place as many pitas in the pan at a time. Allow to cook until browned....

My fiance works from home every other week, which means I usually make lunch for her. She joined Weight Watchers seven weeks ago. I do my best to keep meals interesting to make staying on the wagon more fun than falling off! Today I make her chicken pitas with slices of apple and sections of orange. Instructions for making the pitas can be found here . Ingredients 2 Two-ingredient pitas Chicken breast Bag salad (or other salad greens) 1tsp fat free vinaigrette Pam Directions Spray a frying pan with Pam cooking spray. Heat pan to medium heat. Place the pitas in the pan to warm. Approx. 2-3 minutes on each side. Meanwhile, season chicken breast with salt and pepper and grill. (I love my George Foreman for recipes like this one!) When chicken is cooked through, slice thinly. To assemble pitas, lay flat on a plate. Line up the chicken on the pita. Top with greens. Then sprinkle each with 1/2 tsp of dressing. Viola! Lunch! Please note that some links in my...

I call it Pico de Pollo. The name is nonsense. But the taste is serious. It's basically pico de gallo with grilled, shredded chicken in it, which means three things - it's delicious, it's packed with protein, and IT'S ZERO POINTS. Have fourteen of my extra crunchy chips and you've got yourself a heaven snack or meal! Ingredients Two chicken breasts, grilled and shredded 5 Roma tomatoes, diced 1 small onion, chopped 1 bunch of cilantro, chopped Salt Directions Stir all of the ingredients together. That's it. You can add more or less of each ingredient to suit your taste buds! Note: I am OBSESSED with my George Foreman Grill when it comes to Weight Watchers friendly recipes. You can pound your chicken breasts, season them however you like, and cook them up in no time to use in this recipe, as well as a zillion others. Make a bunch at the beginning of the week for snacks and meals and you'll always be ready when the hunger monster strikes! ...

I made chips. I made crunchy, crunchy chips. And they are ONE POINT FOR FOURTEEN. Yes, you read that right. Fourteen chips for one point and they are salty and crispy and crazy easy to make. 1/2 cup self rising flour 1/2 cup Fage fat-free Greek yogurt Salt ( Love Jacobsen flake salt! ) Pam Directions:       * Preheat oven to 425° F. Spray a cookie sheet with Pam. * Mix yogurt and flour in a bowl. * After dough is well mixed, sprinkle a little flour on a clean cutting board. Flour both of your hands.   * Knead the dough for a few minutes. * Divide into 4 equal balls . * Roll each ball as thin as you can. You need to still be able to lift it as a sheet.   * Cut into triangles. You should get 21 out of each ball of dough.   * Place on cookie sheet.    * Spray the dough triangles with Pam.   * Sprinkle with salt.  * Bake for one minute. Check to see if edges are browning and brown spots are formin...

Pizza. Oh how I love you. And oh how I've missed you. No cauliflower crust or flat-out could ever, ever compare to the crispness and the chewiness and the general yuminess and satisfaction of a pizza. I thought that joy would have to be left to single indulgences with saved up points. Well, my friends, I have VERY good news for you. THE THREE POINT PIZZA! And the crust is crisp and chewy in all the right places and the cheese is ooey gooey and you are going to be the happiest, healthiest pizza eater in town. And it's all thanks to, you guessed it!, two ingredient dough! Ingredients 1/4 cup self rising flour 1/4 cup Fage fat-free Greek yogurt 2 ripe Roma tomatoes, sliced Fresh basil, chiffonade 1/4 cup fat-free mozzerella cheese 1/4 teaspoon olive oil  1 tsp salt (preferably Jacobson flake salt) Pam Directions:  Preheat oven to 425.  Spray pizza pan (or cookie sheet ) Pam,  Mix yogurt and flour in a bowl.  After dough is wel...