Favorite recipe from Pinterest?

Had to Bing Pinterest - didn't know what the H*** you were talking about. It's obvious I have never used this site so will have to check it out for future reference.

I LOVE pinterest!! My fav are microwave potato chips. You can cut the oil nearly to nothing and cut back calories/fat. I saw one that used no oil. I made mine extra spicy so I ate them less quickly.

http://www.foodgal.com/2010/01/microwave-potato-chips-really/

HA! That's EXACTLY what Pinterest is, food porn. LOL

I have a "Healthy recipe" board that I pin healthy stuff too. I have made some of them but a lot more I would like to make, but I would certainly do the math before I made them to be sure they really were healthy

http://pinterest.com/myrahonbarrier/healthy-recipes/

I also have a board for "regular" , not so healthy, meals:

http://pinterest.com/myrahonbarrier/someone-s-in-the-kitchen-with-myra/

I have made a few recipes from my pins, but the quinoa pizza bites by far is my favorite recipe:
http://www.soveryblessed.com/2012/02/quinoa-pizza-bites.html
I used turkey pepperoni instead of regular and it brought the calories down. My family all loves them too.

Have you ever tried powdered peanut butter? It is 85% fat free. I know of 2 brands, there are probably more. There is Betty Lou's "Just Great Stuff" and there is also PB2. Perfect for in smoothies. Not that it will bring any smoothie under 50 calories but it does help. It's also great on toast, etc.

I love Pinterest!!!! I love baking and the companies two IT guys love to taste test anything I bake - and I get my computer fixed/updated faster :laugh:

I also use Pinterest for menu planning and I love puting together the crock pot meals and pre-packaged meals! they also have great snack idea for packing the kids lunches and for sports travel bags!!

I have noticed some of the recipes are not so healthy, but you can always change some stuff to make it more healthy (ground turkey, ground chicken) but not matter what it is still better than any drive thru or pizza delivery when you are short on time! but it also gives you the options to search for low cal or low carb and I got some great ideas from that.

and the exercise ideas and tips are great!!! free!!!! and the girls and I can do them at our desk at work and challenge each other over lunch or breaks!!

i highly recommend!

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i still dont get how the pinterest website works!

Me neither. I am glad I am not the only one :laugh: I have a bookmark folder where all my favorite recipe links are dragged to. I guess I need to get up to date!

Edited to add: Checked it out a bit. OMG, food porn is right, drool

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I've made a few recipes from Pinterest, but I think the one I made last night was my fave so far. It's not super healthy or anything, but it was homemade so it beats greasy fast food or eating out. See below:



Alfredo Lasagna Roll Ups

8x8" glass pan

1 jar Classico Lite Alfredo Sauce

6 lasagna noodles

alfredo sauce

2-3 chicken tenderloins

Italian seasoning

Mozzarella, Parmesan or whatever cheese you like


Prep pan by spraying with a little bit of non-stick spray and pour some alfredo sauce in to just cover the bottom of the pan. Start cooking the chicken with a little bit of Italian seasoning, and it helps to start boiling a pan of water for noodles at the same time.


When chicken is done, cut into small (slightly smaller than bite-size) pieces and split into 6 piles. When the water is at a rolling boil, drop in noodles and cook for about 8-10 minutes (or until al dente). Drain and rinse with cold water to prevent them from sticking to each other. (*Very Important!*) Lay out the noodles on some wax paper & blot dry with a paper towel.


Spread a little bit of alfredo sauce over each noodle. (Don't put too much or it will make a bigger mess for you to clean up later.) Sprinkle a little bit of Italian seasoning. Take one of your little groups of chicken and try to spread them out evenly over the noodle. Add a little bit of cheese. To roll up, start at one end and roll the noodle over the toppings. They can be hard to handle if they weren't dried. You won't be able to roll them tight and will have to lift the noodle a little over the chicken, otherwise you will end up pushing all the toppings out the other side.


Place the roll-up in the pan, seam-side down so they don't come undone. Once they are all in the pan, pour some more alfredo sauce overtop & try to get in between the roll-ups so they won't stick together. Sprinkle a little Italian seasoning if you want, then add cheese on top. Then bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted on top.

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I haven't tried these yet but they sounded yummy!

Zucchini Bites
Recipe adapted: The Naptime Chef
yields: 12 mini muffins


1 cups zucchini, grated
1 egg
1/4 yellow onion, diced
1/4 cup cheese (cheddar or Parmesan work the best)
1/4 cup bread crumbs - I used Italian style
Salt and Pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a mini-muffin tin with non-stick spray, set aside.
2. Grate the zucchini and then place in a dish towel to squeeze out the excess water- like when using frozen spinach; if you skip this part, the middle of the zucchini tots will be really soggy while the outside gets crispy and no one wants that.
3. In a bowl combine, the egg, onion, cheese, bread crumbs, zucchini, salt and pepper.
4. Using a spoon or a cookie scoop, fill the muffin cups to the top. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the top is browned and set.

also cheesy cauli tater tots, which i WILL try once i order a new food processor.