French onion soup. 2 options

French Onion Soup

Slow cook sweet onions in small amount  of olive oil.  

Add a slosh of red wine.  Cook 15 - 20 minutes.

Add beef broth. Simmer and serve

Top with provolone cheese

add croutons/ texas toast/ Bruschetta if wanted.

French onion soup

6 cups low sodium broth (beef, chicken or vegetable)

1 tsp Herb De Provence*

2 medium yellow onions peeled

3 tbs butter

6 pieces Swedish Rusks or Bruschetta

6 oz  of Gruyere cheese (I prefer provolone) sliced

Heat broth slowly in large pot with Herbs

Slice onions thin. In large sauce pan heat butter and sauté onions until they begin to brown. Strain the broth over top of onions to remove Herbs.   Divide into oven proof bowls.  Divide soup into bowls, top with Rusks or Bruschetta and sliced cheese. Place bowls under broiler for 1-2 minutes until cheese melts. 

Grilled Cabbage

Grilled Cabbage
Let's bring the summer in right fire up teh grill and eat healthier~

1 large aluminum pan
1 large cabbage quartered
2 sweet onions quartered
1 pound of bacon add pork chops if  you like
1 can of beer
hot sauce to taste
season to taste I prefer garlic and sea salt
optional diced red and green peppers

Directions
1. Place cabbage and onion in the aluminum pan with a small amount of oil
2. Add can of beer
3. Sprinkle seasoning over cabbage and onions
4. Dash with hot sauce depending on how hot  you want
5. Layer bacon over cabbage and pork chops if  you choose
6. cover with foil and place on grill until meat is done ( about 2 hours)

Breakfast Bunt

all credit for this delight goes to  Home Made Simple

Breakfast BundtCook this versatile breakfast delight and eat for days! Not just for breakfast or brunch, it can also be paired with soup for lunch or dinner.





INGREDIENTS
2 tubes of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1/2 pkg. of turkey sausage (cooked and crumbled) ANY MEAT YOU LIKE!
1/2 pkg. turkey bacon (cooked and diced)
1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese (grated) 1 1/2 cups of liquid egg product, or whole eggs equivalent
1/2 medium  onion diced  optional
1/2 green pepper  diced  optional




INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven 375°F.
2. Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray and set aside.
3. Start your first layer by placing the biscuits in the pan. Next, sprinkle the cooked sausage and bacon over the biscuits.
4. Pour the eggs over the meat and then sprinkle the cheese over the eggs.
5. Add the second layer of biscuits over the cheese.
6. Bake for 40 minutes. Cool and invert on to a plate to serve.

Tip: Any kind of breakfast meat can be used, such as chorizo, Italian sausage, spicy pork sausage, Canadian bacon, etc. Feel free to switch up the type of cheese as well, or substitute low fat biscuits.

Tip: It’s the breakfast that keeps on giving. Cut it into portions and freeze for later use or use a panini press to create the perfect complement to your favorite soup at lunch or dinner.

BURN FAT!

OK  this  recipe is  actually a 7 day diet. it does help kick start a diet.  I have done this and it does work.
If you like soup its a great way to lose weight.

Basic Fat burning soup
6 large green onions
4-5 carrots sliced
1-2 cans tomatoes
1 large head of cabbage
2 green peppers
1 bunch of celery
1 pkg lipton soup mix
season with salt, pepper, curry, parsley, or bouillon.  hot sauce  if  you prefer.

Cut veggies into small to medium sized  pieces and cover with water. Add soup mix and seasonings. Boil fast for 10 minutes. Simmer and continue cooking until veggies are tender. This soup can be eaten anytime you are hungry. Eat as much as you want , whenever you want. This soup will not add calories. The more you eat the more you will lose.

Diet plan

Day 1:
Eat all fruits (except bananas unless otherwise stated). Cantaloupe and watermelon are lower in calories. Eat only the soup and fruits. For drinks have unsweetened  tea, cranberry juice or water.

Day 2:  All vegetables today. Eat until you are stuffed with all fresh, raw, or canned vegetables. Try to eat green leafy veggies stay away from dry beans, peas and corn. Eat along with the soup. At dinner time on this day, reward yourself with a  big baked potato and butter. NO fruits this day.

Day 3: Eat all soup, fruit and veggies you want. DO NOT have potato. If you have eaten, as above, and have not cheated, you will have lost 5-7 pounds.  Don't give up go on to day 4.

Day 4: Bananas and skim milk. Eat as many as 3 bananas and drink as many glasses of water as you can on this day along with soup. Bananas are high in calories and carbohydrates and so is the milk, but this particular day your body will need potassium and the carbohydrates, proteins and calcium to lessen your cravings for sweets.

Day 5:  Beef and tomatoes. You can have 10-20 ounces of beef and a can of tomatoes or as many as 6 fresh tomatoes today. Try to drink 6-8 glasses of water to wash away uric acid in your body. Eat the soup at least once this day.

Day 6: Beef and veggies. Eat to your hearts content of beef and veggies today. You can even have 2 or 3 steaks if you like with green leafy veggies, NO potato. Be sure and eat the soup at least once today.

Day 7: Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juice, and veggies.  stuff yourself!  Be sure you eat the soup at least once today!

by the end of first week, if you have not cheated, you will have lost 10-17 pounds. If you have lost more than 17 pounds stay off the diet for 2 days before resuming.

This 7 day eating plan can be used as often as you like. As a matter of fact, if followed correctly it will clean you system of impurities and make you feel better over all.

Definite NO NO's:  Bread, alcohol,  fried foods, and carbonated drinks.

Definite DO's: water and lots of it.  Eat the soup anytime you feel hungry.

this diet is from Sacred Heart Memorial Hosp. Used for over weight patients to lose weight rapidly, usually before surgery.