CHEESE and TOMATOES, how can you go wrong! Well I might be tempted to put a little onion
on this first recipe and maybe some
mushrooms…but not because I think it needs it, just for a little substance and
then it could be a MEAL!!! While we are
on the subject of tomatoes, let’s just make this a TWO for TUESDAY and have
another little Tomato recipe also!! (Actually
I am gonna give you a third recipe with CHEESE, because it is FAT TUESDAY, I
mean Cheese Day, after all!! And now for
a little humor, sadly not my own =(,
This first one is not really funny…but might be good for us calorie
counters!!! Some of these are more like…things
that make you go hmmm…and some are downright silly…but as you might have
guessed…I am easily entertained!
The average
chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it!!
Donald Duck
comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
More people
are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.
American
Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served
in first-class.
The electric
chair was invented by a dentist.
If Barbie
were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet,
two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human's neck.
If you
yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days you would have produced enough sound
energy to heat one cup of coffee.
If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to
create the energy of an atomic bomb.
Banging your
head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
(I might volunteer to test this theory!)
The
strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (I will leave you alone with your
thoughts on this one…)
You are more
likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider. (I believe
this – but I would take the champagne cork ANY DAY!!)
Cheesy Baked Tomatoes
2 Points Plus
4 Servings
Ingredients
4 large fresh tomatoes), halved
1/4 cup(s) grated Parmesan
cheese
1 oz reduced fat provolone cheese,
shredded
1 tsp basil, chopped
1 tsp fresh oregano, chopped
1/2 tsp table salt
1/8 tsp black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 F.
Place tomatoes cut-side up on a
baking sheet.
Top with Parmesan, provolone,
oregano, basil, salt and pepper.
Mist lightly with non-fat cooking
spray and bake until the tomatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
From www.laaloosh.com
Not even modified!!
Tomato and Cucumber Salad
1 Points Plus (According to Recipe Builder on WW site – I
can’t figure out how, since everything in it is ZERO POINTS!!!)
6 Servings (3/4 C)
Ingredients
3 C chopped peeled English cucumber
2 C chopped tomato
3/4 C finely chopped red onion
1/4 C finely chopped fresh parsley
(or 1/8 C dried)
3 TBSP finely chopped fresh
cilantro (or 1 ½ C dried)
1/2 tsp salt
Combine all ingredients in a large
bowl. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Serve with a slotted spoon.
Skinny Baked
Mozzarella Sticks
1 Points Plus
24 Servings
Ingredients
12 serving(s) Sargento Light String Cheese
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
5 Tbsp Italian-Style Breadcrumbs
5 Tbsp Panko crispy bread crumbs - plain
2 tsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp dried parsley
5 sprays olive oil cooking spray
1/4 Cup Egg Beaters Egg substitute
Instructions
Cut cheese in half to give you 24 pieces.
Place cheese in the freezer until cheese is frozen.
In small bowl, whisk the egg. Place the flour on another
small dish.
In separate bowl, combine bread crumbs, panko, parmesan
cheese and dried parsley.
Dip the frozen sticks in flour, shaking off excess, then into
the egg, then coat with the crumbs
Repeat this process with the remaining cheese placing them
on a tray with wax paper.
Place cheese back into the freezer until ready to bake (this
is a must or they will melt before the crumbs get golden).
When ready to bake preheat oven to 400 F.
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly spray
with oil.
Place frozen cheese sticks on baking sheet.
Spray the tops of the mozzarella sticks with a little more
oil and bake in the bottom third of your oven until crisp, about 4 to 5
minutes.
Turn and bake an additional 4 - 5 minutes watching them
closely so they don't melt.
From www.skinnytaste.com
Modified by me 4-17-12!
This makes 24 pieces and I made the serving size one piece,
so you could calculate points values easily!