COULD NOT RESIST THAT CHOC. GRAVY

After dieting all week I thought I had done real good until this morning. Being Sunday and snowed in my hubby just had to have a big breakfast. He wanted some choc. gravy. I had cleaned out my pantry and could not find my cocoa. I had some hot chocolate mix so I used it with some added flour and then the milk and it came out great. But what a temptation. That kettle was sitting there with some left in it and it looked so lonely just calling eat me, eat me so what did I do, I ate 4 teaspoons of it with some sprayed Parkey butter on top because choc. gravy is just not any good with out Blue Bonnet on top of it. I used Parkey this time. Now when I went to WW they say it takes 2 days to get back on track after you splurge. So now I have to lighten up for the next two days. Just have to eat more of that cabbage soup. Boy one thing about it, you sure don't need any laxative. It does the job for you without any meds. But to go all week without choc. is something for me and you can get away from popping choc. in your mouth every day. The more you don't eat the less and less you want it. But it is still like a drink, you just can't resist it hardly. Oh well tomorrow starts another week and less see how far I can get again.

SWEET BROCCOLI AND NOODLE SALAD

1 Head of Broccoli chopped into small florets
1 Medium Red Onion, chopped
11/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 Box Colored Rotenni Noodles, drained
1 Cup Mayno or Salad Dressing
3/4 Cup sugar
3 Tablespoons milk

Cook the rotenni noodles, still keep firm, drain
Take the brocolli and cut up into bite size florets.  Chop the onion. In a bowl put the cooled rotenni noddles and the broccolli and onion. In another bowl mix the mayo and sugar together with the milk. Take and pour this in the noodle mixture. You can use more of the noodles and cheese and onion if you like to. Just make to your taste. Keep ref.

MY GRANDSONS JELLY SPREAD FOR BISCUITS

Everytime we have biscuits on the table my twin grandson's have to have this mix for their biscuits. Even good on toast. Just can't stop eating it.

1/2 Cup Grape Jam,  squeezable kind
1/4 Cup Promise Butter Spread or any butter spread

Mix this together and put on your toast or biscuits or eat it by itself. You may want to add more butter than this. Just work with it. It should be light grape color. Ref. leftovers. This is also good with strawberry jam.

CHIPS AND RAMEN NOODLES DISH

1 Pack of Beef or Chicken flavored Ramen Noodles
1 Bag Grippos Chips or BBQ chips
1 Can of Potted Beef or Chicken, drained
Hot Sauce to your taste

Boil Ramen noodles with out the seasoning pack until tender. Drain.
Crush the bag of chips and open it
Put the noodles and chips, seasoning pack, hot sauce and beef or Chicken in a ziploc bag. Zip it but get the air out. Mix this up in it and then
Pour into a bowl and eat. Real good.

VEG. AND PASTA SALAD

4 oz Pasta shells or other small pasta
1 15 oz. Can Red Kidney Beans, rinsed and drained well
1 12 oz. Can of Whole Kerneal Corn, drained
4 Green Onions, finely chopped
3 Green Chilis, finely chopped
1/2 Teaspoon ground Cumin
1 Teaspoon dried  Oregano
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1/2 Cup Mayo
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Teaspoon ground Pepper

Cook pasta according to directions, drain well. Then rinse and drain again. Drain the corn and beans and rinse. Combine the pasta, beans, corn and all other ings. Toss and ref. at least 2 hours before serving. If to dry can add more mayo.

CHIP OR VEG. DIP

8 Oz. Cream cheese
1/2 Cup Mayo
1 Teaspoon Worcestrshire Sauce
1/2 Teaspoon Onion Salt or Minced Onion
1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Salt
1/4 Cup Chili Sauce
Milk

Let cream cheese soften to room temperature. Blend together with a mixer the cream cheese and the mayo. Next mix in the other ings. Mix well and chill for 1 hour. Serve with chips or vegs.
If cream cheese is lumpy it is to cold try warming it a little in the mircowave and then blend it again. Better if left  for 24 hours to let the flavors blend. Keep ref.

SANDRA'S MICROWAVE FRIED POTATOS

If you like fried potatoes and don't want all the fat in them. Take and wash them and slice them. Salt and pepper them. Then take a ziplock bag and lay them in a single layer in it.  Put about 1 Tablespoon of water in bag and you can lightly spray them with cooking spray. Lay on a plate in the mircowave and let cook for around 10 minutes. Do not zip bag all the way up and watch when you take them out as you can get burned with the steam. Taste like real fried potatoes.