Avocado Salad

Last summer avocados were so expensive I didn't get any. And I love avocados too. It was very sad. But I've already found some for $1.00 each! Yay! Avocados in the house! Bob and I love avocados just cut up with a little lemon juice, salt and pepper. But this salad is great and is a favorite here! This recipe makes quite a bit so you can munch on it for several days.

Avocado Salad

2 ripe avocados
2 tomatoes
extra sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Cut avocados lengthwise all the way around. Twist the two halves and pull apart. You can either spoon out the pit or cut slightly into it with your knife and turn slightly. The pit will come out with the knife. Cut diamonds in the avocado, being careful not to cut through the skin. Insert a kitchen tablespoon and pull out the chunks. Place in a large bowl. Repeat for the second avocado. Cut the tomatoes into large diced pieces and place in bowl with avocados. Add the cubed cheese.

Add two teaspoons fresh lemon juice or two capfuls of lemon juice. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste. Stir to mix and chill for about an hour.

Baked Ham with Cherry Glaze

Holidays can be difficult. Why do Americans make all holidays to be about food? Easter is coming soon and you will be inundated with baked ham, sweets, potatoes, etc. If you're doing the cooking, no problem. Have baked sweet potatoes, sugar free desserts (find some pies here and a lot more desserts on BariatricEating.com). The baked ham with glaze...good grief...how do you make a baked ham with glaze...and stay wls friendly? Here's a great recipe (AND SUPER EASY TOO!). We like easy here.

Baked Ham

2 to 3 pound pre-cooked ham (canned or vacuum wrapped)
1 jar Smucker's sugar free cherry preserves

Spoon out the cherry preserves into a small sauce pot and cook on medium-low heat just until melted.

Preheat oven to 350F.

Unwrap your ham and take off the netting if present. Cut diamonds about 1 inch deep and place ham on rack in baking pan. If you don't have a rack, that's okay. Just make a few small balls of aluminum foil to raise the ham off of the bottom of the pan. Oh, and here's a tip...spray the baking pan with Pam before cooking. Ask me how I know this. {sigh}

Brush ham with the melted cherry preserves. Be generous. Place ham in oven and cook for about 20 minutes. Brush with melted preserves again. Repeat until ham is done and glaze is cooked. Use all the cherry preserves; you will be using the drippings too. This won't take long since the ham is already cooked. You're really just heating up the ham and cooking the glaze on top.

When done, take out of oven and let it rest for about 20 minutes. Slice and plate. Spoon glaze from the bottom of the baking pan onto the slices. Serve and enjoy!

Chicken Fajita

I love fajitas. Yummy yummy yummy! But if you get them at a restaurant they are loaded with fat, calories, and sodium. So let's make our own and eat great fajitas the healthy way!

Chicken Fajita

2 chicken tenderloins (defrosted if frozen)
1/2 green bell pepper, sliced thin
1/2 onion, sliced thin
1 clove garlic, minced
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste
garlic powder, to taste
1 Flatout Flatbread
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons salsa
1 tablespoon taco sauce
2 teaspoons olive oil
Mrs. Dash Southwest Sweet 'n Spicy Seasoning

Preheat oven to 400F. Lay the flatbread on a cookie sheet or flat griddle. Place in the oven and warm for about 5 minutes. Take out of the oven and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Heat the oil on medium low to medium in a skillet and start cooking the chicken. Sprinkle Mrs. Dash seasoning on the chicken, add the bell pepper, onion, salt, pepper, garlic powder and garlic and continue cooking. You can sprinkle some more Mrs. Dash if you want to. Continue cooking until the onion and bell peppers are soft.

While the chicken mixture is cooking, mix the sour cream, salsa, and taco sauce. You can change the ratios to make it thicker or thinner, add some Mrs. Dash, etc.; it's all up to you.

When everything is ready, place the flatbread on your plate and spread the chicken mixture on it. Drizzle the sour cream mixture over the chicken. Roll up the flatbread, cut in half and enjoy!

Note: If you want to eat this with a fork, drizzle some of your sour cream mixture over the top for even more flavor!