Ramen Cabbage Coleslaw

I pretty much love salad or any type of slaws probably could eat it for almost every meal! The only things with slaws are that they tend to be high in sugar and fat. So when I tried a close family friend’s cabbage slaw I fell in love. For one it used OIL no MAYO!! (I hate MAYO bad experience as a kid.) Second it had my favorite Ramen noodles in it!! This is a great side dish for BBQ or family gatherings plus it's not a problem to sit out since no mayo is use. :O)

Here is the famous recipe…

INGREDIENTS:

Dressing:

½ cup olive oil

2 tbsp of sugar

3 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Flavor packet in the Ramen noodles

Slaw:

½ cup slivered almonds

½ of a large head of cabbage (green), you can add red cabbage as well, I added  2 cups.

4 green onions

Top Ramen noodles, crushed and uncooked

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut up green and red cabbage up into smaller pieces, as well as, green onions. Breakup Ramen noodles into broken small pieces. Combine all the ingredients together in a large bowl, don't forget the almonds, I buy them already to go.

2. Measure out all dressing ingredients in a separate bowl, once combined together add to the larger bowl with slaw and mix.

EAT THEN OR COOL IN FRIDGE UNTIL SERVING.

***You can always make the slaw ahead of time and put the dressing on right before taking to a party or serving.

ENJOY!

Grilled Cheese with a Kick and Twist

Tonight was one of those nights I wanted to be lazy especially after going to the gym, and wanted something yummy, somewhat low points (Weight Watchers) and calories. So I looked at some of the recipes that I have found on Pinterest, and a couple looked really yummy. I decided on going really easy, and stuck with a grilled cheese, but not just any grilled cheese, I chose a Jalapeño Popper grilled cheese. Oh yea I am in heaven! The original recipe called for some interesting ingredients, that I wasn't all too keen on wanting, so I substituted. You can see the original recipe by clicking the link on the bottom.

Serving size: 2

Ingredients:

4 slices of whole wheat bread (sourdough is amazing as well)

2 pieces of cooked reduced fat bacon (can sub turkey bacon as well)

1 jalapeño pepper

 2 tablespoons  Cream Cheese

1 tablespoon of butter

Directions:

1. First you want to turn your oven to broil and cook the jalapeños until the skins are black and blister. You then remove them from the oven and transfer immediately to plastic bag or sealed container to let them cool down so you can handle them. Once cooled down, about 10-20 minutes. Remove the blackened skins and cut into small pieces. While this is going on you can cook your bacon.
2. Spread cream cheese on each piece of bread, top one side of bread with the jalapeños and cut up bacon put that piece on top of other piece.
3. Butter each side of sandwich, and toast in pan over medium heat until bread is toasted, about 4-5 minutes each side.

 Enjoy!

Original recipe from: Cooking and Eating from Away. Find recipe here