I’m super happy with my new Jaxx! Look how stylish it goes with my outfit!  Yesterday I mentioned that I could very easily spend most of my time writing about all things related to fashion. For as long as I can remember, I always got excited about getting dressed up for special occasions and holidays. Whenever there was an invitation to one of these events, the first question always is ” what are you going to wear?” Even now, I’m still have that excitement for fashion and I’m very blessed to have a family that also loves to look stylish, no matter the occasion. I fell in love with this Jaxx the first time I saw it! It really works so well with my Lancaster Paris tote!

My food selections for today? Cottage Cheese Pancakes filled with a luxurious cream cheese and fresh strawberry filling (a low-calorie, high protein version), Viva Italia Sausage and Egg Cups and Zesty Tuna Salad lettuce cups.

Yesterday I made cottage cheese pancakes for the first time and I will admit I was pleasantly surprised by the results. I didn’t think the cottage cheese would give the pancakes the right consistency, but they were light, fluffy and are loaded with protein. I included the recipe earlier today for you to check out. With the left over pancakes, I put 1/4 cup of low-fat cream cheese in a small bowl to get soft. Once it was soft enough to mix, I added 2 packages of stevia (you can use any sweetener of your choice), a few sliced fresh strawberries and spread the mixture in the center of the pancakes and rolled them up. You can also drizzle with any syrup, whipped cream, etc. Basically you can go crazy with this recipe, but the idea is to keep it as a healthy choice. I enjoyed this cottage cheese pancake roll ups so much, I had two mini meals of them!

I really have fun using my muffin tins to come up with new and interesting creations.  These little gems are sort of like baby quiches, but with a twist, which is all based on the ingredients you add. By putting different ingredients together, you are able create an international menu of eggs cups. This recipe is Italian inspired with bulk Italian sausage as the base ingredient. I actually tried this recipe using fewer eggs so the sausage was actually the star attraction of this dish. I will share the recipe tomorrow.

Last but not least, quick and easy tuna salad lettuce cups. I mixed up a batch of tuna salad using 1 pouch of light tuna, 1 tsp of mayonnaise, 1/2 finely minced onion, 1 stick of celery finely minced, a dash of cayenne pepper, then mix up and go. For the lettuce cups I used Romaine lettuce leaves cut in half. I prefer to use Romaine lettuce as the spine of the leaves are firmer and hold the tuna well without collapsing and getting all messy. There’s nothing worse than trying enjoy your meal and have it fall in you lap!

I hope you enjoy the recipes and coming up I’ll  try write more on fashion. I’m not a fashionista by any means, but there’s no harm in talking about fashion, how to dress our bodies whether we are our ideal size or not, how to handle our changing bodies whether due to weight loss or weight gain, having children. Let’s face it, our bodies change over time and we all want to look and feel good in our clothing.

Until Next time!

 

Cottage Cheese Pancakes with strawberry and cream cheese filling! Simply DELISH!

Viva Italia Sausage and Egg Cups