Shannon's Kitchen Creations

Ahhhhh Cookies!!!!  I live in a cold, snowy place during the winter months, so finding things to do with my kids in the house can get pretty boring. Therefore we bake.  I love making desserts, mainly cookies and my quest for healthier cookies that taste good is never ending.  My kids love to help out and it is a fun way to do something with them that produces a fabulous result. I found a recipe similar to this on the internet, but it had coconut in it. I decided to switch it out and instead integrate some dried berries. I usually have a couple different dried fruits that I use to add into quick breads and to toss on hot cereal, so I decided on some  tart dried cherries. The cookies turned out great and are only 2 points + each. They are chewy, have a faint banana flavor and not dry at all. My kids gobbled them up. Try them out and let me know what you think!

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My kids favorite food is Mac and Cheese. They love the boxed version as well as homemade. I bought a big head of cauliflower when I was at the store the other day and was not sure exactly what I was going to do with it. My mom always did a decadent cauliflower bake where she boiled the whole head of cauliflower, then covered it in a mix of mayo and mustard and then shredded cheddar, she would bake it until melted and it was delicious. It was not the healthiest way to dress up a veggie, so I decided to scour the internet and see what else I could find. I found a lot of cauliflower mac and cheese recipes and thought it sounded interesting, however most of them were super high in fat! Heavy cream, cream cheese and whole milk cheese! I knew I could make it a little healthier and still make my family happy! My kids and husband gobbled it up and it reminded me of my mom’s recipe, gooey, cheesy and oh so yummy! (Since I am on ww, I put the points at the bottom of the recipe)

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I like pizza and although you can have pizza on ww, one slice is usually not very satisfying. I like making pita pizzas for myself and loading on tons of veggies. You can use anything that is in your fridge – mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli etc. and because these are all zero points you do not need to count them. I like to add turkey pepperoni or sausage to liven to up a little. I like the Joseph Middle Eastern pitas or you can use their lavash bread for a giant pizza. My kids like these with pepperoni and cheese. Add a big salad and you have a huge dinner or lunch for only 7 pts!!

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