Sunday, April 10, 2011

Good news and another dessert recepie!

So, I started this diet/lifestyle march 13 and today is april 10th. I have lost 9.7 pounds (can we just round up to 10?).  I find this amazing!  And for people who have a bigger amount of weight to lose, the pounds will fly off faster.  When I was starving myself and doing weight watchers, I lost about 10 pounds a month, but it wans't really satisfying or healthy. I have started going to a local butcher shop buying meats w/o antibiotics, growth hormones, grass fed, etc.  Free range chickens and eggs....you get the jist.  And i'm able to eat a diet high in fat, much enjoyable than a super low cal diet, weight watchers or low fat.  Not to mention healthier than those 3. 

Here's a recepie for "Jello fluff".  It's super easy to make and is pretty tasty:
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/jello_fluff.html

WHITE CASTLE HAMBURGER PIE

WHITE CASTLE HAMBURGER PIE
1 pound ground beef
seasoning mixture (see recipe below)
2 eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup heavy cream
8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
Salt and pepper, to taste

Brown the hamburger with about half of the seasoning mixture below *; drain the fat and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the seasoning mixture and put the meat in a greased 9-10 inch pie plate. Stir in half of the cheese, then top with the remaining cheese. Whisk the eggs, mayonnaise, cream and a dash of pepper well; pour evenly over the meat. Bake at 350ยบ for 30-35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 6-8 servings
Can be frozen

*Seasoning Mixture:
2 teaspoons onion powder and 1 tablespoon dry minced onion. You can also sprinkle a little onion powder in with the egg/mayonnaise mixture.
Per 1/6 Pie: 476 Calories; 41g Fat; 24g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 2.5g Net Carbs
Per 1/8 Pie: 357 Calories; 31g Fat; 18g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1.5g Net Carbs

Serving Suggestion: For a true White Castle experience, top each serving with dill pickles and mustard. Or, make a sauce of dill pickle relish and mustard.  **make sure you count in the carbs for the pickles** 

This stuff tastes awesome and is something you can make for people you have over or make 2 of and take to an event (such as a church luncheon or work event) and they won't know it's a low carb recepie.