No-Bake Cheesecake

This is light and dreamy and really easy to make. A little slice of heaven! Now and then I get a craving for sweets, so when I stumbled onto Cottage Magpie and saw her recipe for no-bake cheesecake, I knew I had to make this, lighter of course! Adding a teaspoon of lemon juice is essential to enhance the flavors, so don't skip this!

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Avocado and Crab Salad

I love Nuevo Latino cuisine and this salad fits that category perfectly. Lump crab meat and avocado are complimented with lime juice, cilantro and red onion. Great as an appetizer or over a bed of greens for lunch. I was impressed with how this turned out, I can't wait to make this again for my friends. Perfect for a hot summer day!
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Mussels in Basil Cream Sauce

There's a great neighborhood Italian restaurant near my house that makes these amazing mussels the called Cozze Al Verde. Unfortunately they are loaded with butter and oil and the points are probably off the charts. I was inspired to remake this dish into a skinnier version and I think I succeeded. The basil sauce was creamy and flavorful. Serve this with some crusty bread to soak up the juice. Live mussels can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days in an open bowl to allow them to breath with a wet cloth on top. Discard any mussels that are cracked or not alive.
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken with Aji Verde

The best chicken spot in New York is Pio Pio. They make amazing Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken with Aji Verde Sauce. They are very secretive about what goes into their sauce but this is pretty close. Since I don't have a rotisserie I roasted mine in the oven and cut it in half to make sure all the skin gets crispy. Serve this with a simple avocado salad or this is also great with tostones or rice and beans. For best results, marinate chicken overnight.

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Swordfish Burgers with Lemon Vinaigrette

These swordfish burgers are easy to make and are ready in less than 20 minutes. A great way to eat fish if you are not a big fish lover. You can try making them with tuna or salmon or with different herbs for a variety of flavors. Perfect for lunch or dinner and super healthy.

Swordfish Burgers
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 burger • Old Points: 7 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 304.3 • Fat: 16.0 g • Protein: 33.4 g • Carb: 5.3 g • Fiber: 0.7 g • Sugar: 0.1 g Sodium: 148.8 mg

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs (24 oz) swordfish steaks, skin removed


• 3 tbsp chopped chives


• 2 garlic cloves


• 1 shallot


• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs


• lemon zest


• salt and fresh pepper


• oil spray


• mixed greens or chopped romaine
  

For the Lemon Vinaigrette:

• 1 lemon, juiced


• 8 tsp extra virgin olive oil


• salt and fresh pepper

Directions:

Cut fish into large chunks, and put about 1/4 of the fish into a food processor along with garlic and shallots. Pulse until it becomes almost pasty. Place into a medium bowl. Place the remaining fish into food processor and pulse on and off until chopped. Combine with the rest of the fish in the bowl and add chives, lemon zest, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Mix well and form into 4 patties.

In a large non-stick skillet, spray a little oil and heat on medium-high. Add fish and cook about 4 minutes on each side.

To BBQ: Grill 4-6 inches above the fire on a lightly oiled grill rack. Grill on medium flame, about 4 minutes each side.

Whisk vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl. Serve fish burgers over a bed of greens and drizzle with lemon vinaigrette.

Broccoli and Cheese Omelet

This is a quick low point breakfast, perfect to use up your leftover broccoli and a great way to get veggies into your breakfast. I just discovered Weight Watchers Swiss Cheese, only 1 point.

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Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

Although I wish I was still away on vacation in sunny Florida, I am happy to be home cooking my own healthy meals again. It's not always easy eating healthy on vacation or in the airport. This dish is fairly simple to make and the whole family will love it. I ate two pieces with the remaining broccoli on the side for a perfect meal.
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Deviled Eggs

I am off to Florida for a family vacation this Spring break. Not sure if I will be posting, so I leave you with this, a classic appetizer, and one that I love! I even have these for lunch sometimes!

*Tip - eggs are easier to peel when they are at least 1 week old so don't use fresh eggs, try to use older eggs. Once eggs are fully cooked, run under cold water.
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Strawberries and Cream

This may seem too simple to be considered a recipe, but I thought the presentation was pretty enough to impress. Strawberries are sweet this time of year and when filled with fat free whipped cream, this makes a delicious low fat dessert you won't feel guilty eating!
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Cobb Salad

Layers of hard boiled eggs, bacon, blue cheese, tomatoes and avocado make up the classic Cobb Salad. This attractive salad would make a beautiful addition to your Easter table.

You can modify the ingredients to your liking, use turkey bacon, add cucumbers, carrots, whatever you like.

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Drunken Shrimp

Drunken shrimp just got a makeover. Not sure if you can call this drunken since I cut down the wine a great deal, but they aren't 100% sober either. Serve this with some crusty bread on the side to soak up the juice!

This recipe was adapted from my friend Kat of Food For Every Season.

As always, the rule when cooking with wine is to use the wine you are drinking. I always have Pinot Grigio on hand. Don't use cooking wine when a recipe calls for wine, it's not the same. If you are not a wine drinker, buy a small bottle just for cooking, and keep it in your refrigerator.

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Cream of Asparagus Soup

It doesn't get better than this in my book! Yum! Don't be fooled, just because it's creamed doesn't mean in bad for you. Simply pureeing the soup with an immersion blender and adding a little low fat sour cream does the trick. If you don't have one of these hand blenders, you really must get one of these. They save so much time in the kitchen. This soup is perfect as a first course or great for lunch. To make this thicker as a main course, you can add a large peeled russet potato.

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Rainbow Swiss Chard

I love all leafy greens and Swiss chard is no exception. The colors of this rainbow chard were so striking, I just could not pass it up in the farmer's market. If you have always wondered how to prepare Swiss chard, it's simple. Just sauté the stalks a little longer than the leaves and add garlic and oil. Makes a great side dish.

Rainbow Swiss Chard
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Time: 10 minutes • Points: .5 ww points

• 1 pound rainbow Swiss chard, washed and thoroughly dried
• 2 clove garlic, smashed and chopped
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
• 2 tsp olive oil
• Salt and fresh pepper to taste

Heat the oil over medium heat in a sauté pan.

Smash the garlic clove with the side of a knife and add it to the pan. Add red pepper flakes if using, sauté the garlic lightly in the oil until it becomes golden.

Chop the stems into small pieces and add to the oil. Mix and add a drop of water and cover. Cook about 4-5 minutes. Chop the leaves and add to the pan. Sauté until just wilted, stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper.