Easter Bunny Butter Cake

I was suppose to bring some desserts to our family Easter dinner. I wanted to do a bunny cake like this one, but I wanted to make it a little more Weight Watcher friendly. So, here's the recipe I used. I added the coconut and decorations, so you would have to add those in when figuring out your points.This cake was very moist and really good. It will go in my keeper file!
Butter Cake

3 egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 2/3 cups water

18 ounces white cake mix (I used a reduced sugar one)

1 teaspoon butter flavoring / extract

Heat oven to 350. In large bowl, blend all ingredients on low speed until moistened. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Bake in 13x9 pan sprayed with Pam for 25 to 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.

Serves 12

Source: McCormick.com

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 186 Calories; 5g Fat (22.4% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 297mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Lean Meat; 1 Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates.

Family Easter Picture

My Camera

I lost my camera after taking pictures of all the Easter stuff. I have lots of recipes I used for our Easter dinner that I will be sharing with you soon. So, stay tuned!

5K Walk

Well at my meeting last week we talked about One Step at a time. We were encouraged to sign up for a 5k walk/run. I think I will stick to walking. I am signing up for the Relay for Life 5k Walk. I am really excited because I NEVER would have been able to do something like this before losing this weight. Right now I can walk 1 1/2 miles and I am working up to being able to do more. I'm just so excited!

Crispy Chicken Drumsticks

Crispy Chicken Drumsticks
1/2 cup regular oats
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Dash of garlic powder
8 chicken drumsticks (about 1 3/4 pounds), skinned
2 tablespoons honey
Parsley sprigs (optional)
Preheat oven to 400°. Combine first 6 ingredients in a blender or food processor; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Brush the drumsticks lightly with honey, and dredge drumsticks in oat mixture. Place drumsticks on a broiler pan. Bake drumsticks at 400° for 15 minutes. Turn drumsticks over, and bake an additional 20 minutes or until drumsticks are tender and golden. Garnish drumsticks with parsley, if desired.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 drumsticks)
CALORIES 268 FAT 6.4g FIBER 0.1g

These were really good and we will be having them again!

Crockpot Peking Pork

Crockpot Peking Pork Chops
24 ounces of lean boneless pork chops
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 garlic cloves mashed
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Trim excess from six, 4 ounce pork chops. Place pork chops in crock pot. Combine sugar, ginger, soy sauce, ketchup and mashed garlic and pour over pork chops. Cook on low for 6 hours or until tender. About 10 minutes before serving, turn crock pot to high, mix cornstarch with a little water and stir into sauce to thicken. Serve when thick. Servings: 6

I thought these were too gingery for my taste, but everyone ate them. They probably will not go in my keepers section of my recipes.

Menu Plan Monday- April 6- April 12

Here it is a little late...sorry. I'm still doing Weight Watchers. If you see a recipe not listed, come back. I post recipes as I try them.

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Dinners:

Monday: Spaghetti Casserole, salad, toast

Tuesday: Velvetta Pasta Primivara, salad

Wednesday: Crockpot Taco Junk with tortillas, salad

Thursday: General Tso's Chicken, Easy Baked Egg Rolls

Friday: Corn Dog Casserole, salad

Saturday: Breakfast for dinner

Sunday: Eat with family, I'm bringing Impossibly Easy Coconut Pie, Ricotta Rice Pie, and Green Bean Dressing

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Breakfast:

Special K Waffles, sugar free syrup, banana, hot herbal tea (2 days)

Cinnamon French Toast, fruit, hot herbal tea

Omelet with onions, mushrooms, and cheese, banana, hot herbal tea (2 days)

Hungry Girl's Laughing Cow Cheese Microwave Eggs, banana, hot herbal tea

Special K cereal with milk , strawberries, hot herbal tea

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Lunch:

Weight Watcher 0 Point Vegetable Soup- 2 days

Cheesy Vegetable Soup (2 days)

sandwiches

leftovers

Smart ones

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Go here to see more plans.