Hungry-Girl

I just went to the Hungry-Girl cook book signing last night! What fun, Lisa talked to us a bit about the origins of Hungry-Girl, did some Q&A, and gave away great prizes. We got free mini bags of Fiber One, Fiber-One bars, and Krinkle Sticks! I was also on the "Hungry-Girl Cam" one of the H-G staffers was walking around and asked if anyone wanted to do and of course I did! So I told her I had tried a few recipes...and what I thought of them, that I loved HG and then she asked if I had any questions for Lisa or any tips and I did. I talked about how if you cook the Shirataki Tofu noodles in 1tsp olive or other oil it takes away the less than appealing taste/texture they can have. She said it was a "great idea" so I'm hoping they will mention it in an upcoming post. And when I had my picture taken with Lisa, she noticed I had the tote bag. Yay!

Fun with Cake Mixes: Chocolate Covered Cherry Brownies

So I know its less "gourmet" to use cake mixes but using them allows for easy calorie control! The recipe I'm posting uses the reduced sugar Pillsbury Chocolate cake mix.
Other ingredients include no sugar added cherry pie filling, 2 egg whites, and 3T mini chocolate chips.

Preheat oven to 350 and sprau a 9 x 13 pan with butter flavored spray, set aside...lightly beat egg whites for easier incorporation into the mix. Add the cake mix to the whites, gently mix in the whole can of pie filling. When combined stir in the chips. Spread the mixture evenly into a 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for about 32min, or until a knife inserted comes out clean.

Cut into 24 pieces...they come out to 2pts each.

Nobody I gave them to had a clue they were low fat! They are so tasty and such an easy treat.