Homemade Sweet Potato Fries

SO, I've been craving sweet potato SOMETHING for awhile now. And I figured this would be the easiest/quickest recipe to make: Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Deliciousnesssssssssss

I used one sweet potato (since Bruce, of course, doesn't like them). Ended up eating 1/2 for dinner and putting the other 1/2 in the fridge for tomorrow. 

I mixed up 2T olive oil, 1T pumpkin pie spice and a few dashes of salt - they were DE-lish.

Fruit Smoothies/Frozen Yogurt

This has become an absolute FAV in our home. Thank God it's healthy, or we'd be in trouble...

We love ice cream (I blame my parents for always having a gallon or four in the house growing up, and I curse LeDuc's for their corruption of my childhood...) - So we've turned to frozen yogurt/smoothies as a dessert when we don't want to be too glutenous. 

I usually eyeball the amounts of ingredients, but for TWO-ish servings you'll need:

• 1/2c skim or lowfat milk
• 1/2c low fat yogurt (plain, vanilla or strawberry) 
• 1c frozen fruits (strawberries, blueberries, mangos, pineapples, mixed berry, etc.)
• I usually save a banana or two from the bunch or cut them up when they're turning brown and pop them in the freezer for smoothies later!
• Blender/Ninja!

Directions: Mix ingredients. Ninja (or blend) to oblivion. Taste test - add more fruit for thickness, add more milk to soften. Ninja (or blend) some more. Smoothies = glass w/ fun straw. Yogurt = bowl with spoon. Devour. 

Weight Watcher's Shepherd's Pie (Yummo!)

Okay so after starting Weight Watchers, I was a bit apprehensive about trying some of the "super healthy recipes." Until I saw this one (mashed potatoes? I'm down!). This isn't the quickest to make, but man, is it worth it! It literally tastes like Thanksgiving in a pan. (HUGE hit with the boys, too!)

"Classic Shepherd's Pie"

Here's the recipe: Classic Shepherd's Pie

I found that 2 potatoes weren't enough the first time, so I bought 3 the second time and it was perfect! I also added some skim milk to make them creamier and some garlic salt for taste (The whole thing was a bit bland the first time, so I added more seasonings the 2nd time, too!). I also used ground Chicken with Chicken broth... I'm going to try Ground Turkey next time :)