Healthy Ranch Dressing???

I was looking on Pinterest one day and ran across a recipe for "Healthy Ranch Dressing". Now being a ranch dressing lover, when the words Healthy and Ranch Dressing are put together, you really start to wonder. Well I tested out the recipe, and I have to admit that it was quite tasty.

Check out the Nutrition comparison....

Bottle of the Original Hidden Valley Ranch (2 tbsp) 14g of Fat and 140 calories

Healthy Ranch Dressing, the entire recipe contains 1.75 grams of fat and 255 calories!!!!

Huge difference and the taste is great. It is very easy to prepare!!!

Healthy Ranch Dressing

1 cup Dannon Oikos plain greek yogurt
1/2 cup of 1% milk
1 Packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix

Combine all ingredients, whisk together and chill for 1 hour.

Lazy Cooking - One Pot Spaghetti

Kristi here! This is my first post so it will be quick and painless... So I usually frown on laziness when it comes to cooking BUT, I have a 2 year old and there's not enough time in a day. So I've learned to embrace simple recipes. I cooked One Pot Spaghetti tonight. I must admit, it was pretty tasty. I tweaked the recipe slightly by adding Italian seasoning, Sicilian seasoning, and kosher salt to taste. This isn't the best picture, but it is YUMMY!

Props to Lynn's Kitchen Adventures - One Pot Spaghetti!!!!

Andouille Seasoning

 I made blackened shrimp!! I normally use a blackening spice that I get from the bulk isle of HEB, but tonight I decided to try something a little different. Instead of using blackening seasoning, I tried the andouille seasoning that is used to make andouille sausage. I went to whole foods meat department and I got just a sample of the seasoning from the butcher. I peeled and de-veined the shrimp and drizzled a little extra virgin olive oil on them. Then I sprinkled a good amount of the spice mix on them. In order to have good blackened shrimp your skillet or grill needs to be smoking hot. When it is hot add butter ( not margarine ) and let it melt until it turns a light brown color and then put the shrimp in the skillet or on the grill. Let the shrimp cook for about a minute and a half on each side and you will be done!!! Quick and easy and delish!! The andouille seasoning is a must try!!!! This shrimp is good on a salad or even in a cajun pasta!!! Let me know what you think!!!

Last night, I made the best steak without using and outdoor grill or Bar B Q pit.  While there is nothing like a steak on the grill, for a steak made on the stove, this recipe is legit!!! I was on THEPIONEERWOMAN.COM and this is just a basic steak recipe that is simple and tasty. ENJOY http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/05/how_to_cook_a_s/

Please let me know what you thought about the recipe!!!!

Welcome to our blog!!! Our names are Kristi and Kilee and we love to cook. The point of this blog is to share our love for cooking with people that also have a love for cooking and those who want to do more cooking! Some recipes and pictures that we post may be some original recipes, and then some recipes may be of some really fly recipes that we found online or in books that we want to try and give reviews on. Occasionally we get recipes given to us by friends or family and we will post those on here as well!! Please look around and enjoy!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!!