Recipe time : Healthy Pumpkin Cookies

It's Pumpkin season people.. and everyone wants to have all kinds of "pumpkiny" things.. from pumpkin spiced lattes to pies and bread or even cookies.. but they are laden with calories and fat and can throw you off our diet and keep you feeling guilty..
So I went online in search of some healthy options for my pumpkin fix and found this recipe and thought I should share it with you guys!!

Here it goes..


The "42 calorie" Pumpkin cookies.. or more like cake bites... you'll love them!!

Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 15-18 mins
Makes : 32 cookies

Ingredients :

1 cup        Whole wheat flour
1 cup         All purpose flour
1 cup         White sugar
1 cup         Canned pumpkin puree (not pie mix)
1 tsp          Baking powder
1 tsp          Baking soda
2 tsp          Pumpkin pie spice ( I did not have it so I added a tsp of cinnamon and cardamom powder)
1/8 tsp       Sea salt
1/2 cup      Unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp          Vanilla or Almond extract
                 Coking spray


Method :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Grease cookie sheer with spray
Cream sugar, applesauce, pumpkin puree and extract together.
In another bowl mix flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pumpkin spice.
Mix the wet and dry ingredients together.
Form little blobs with a spoon or if you prefer using hands make sure you wet them a little with cold water so that the prepare mix does not stick to your hands and you can shape your cookies well
Bake for 15 - 18 minutes, until browned.

Enjoy them with coffee or tea.. or even with ice cream!!

You can add chocolate chips to it.. but it will increase your calorie intake..

Tell me how you liked them... You can make them for the kids at your Thanksgiving dinner... :) :)

Recipe Time : The (W)hole Omlette

You must have seen the pic of my (W)hole Omlette in my Weekend Edition- II and I did get some requests for the recipe .. So, here it is....

This one was made with whole egg (white+yolk) especially for hubby!!

Ingredients:

1. Olive Oil spray
2. Garlic - 2 cloves (minced or finely chopped)
3. Onions - 1/2 if big 1 if small (finely chopped)
4. Mushrooms - 3-4 (finely chopped)
5. Baby spinach - a handful
6. Bell Pepper - 1 Big (Green/Red/Yellow) *
7. Egg white - 2
8. Salt - to taste
9. Pepper - to taste
10. Italian seasoning - 1/4 tsp
11. Cilantro - for garnishing
12. Ground roasted cumin - 1/4 tsp

Method

1. Whisk together egg white, salt, freshly crushed black pepper and Italian seasoning in a bowl and keep it aside let the flavors get mixed.
2. Cut the bell peppers so as to make rounds, remove the seeds.
3. Spray olive oil on a flat base pan.
4. Saute garlic, onions and mushrooms.
5. Add spinach.
6. Saute them to a point that they become soft but still have a bit of crunch.
7. Keep the bell peppers on the pan and divide the sauteed veggies equally in them.
8. Pour the egg white mixture into each bell pepper.
9. Let it cook, on low heat , cover for about 2-3 mins, so as to cook the veggies and the egg whites together.
10. With a flat spatula remove each bell pepper and serve it by garnishing with fresh cilantro and a pinch of ground cumin on each.
11. Enjoy it with freshly squeezed juice or a cup of coffee!!

* I personally like the green ones as they have a slight bitterness to it that goes pretty well for me.. but you can use any..
Red and Yellow ones give it a beautiful color!!

It's great healthy breakfast that you can enjoy with your family and friends and it takes just 15 mins to prepare!! So try it and temme how you liked it!!


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For the FabFitFun Challenge :

Day 17 : Bikini/swim wear you would like to buy

Day 18: Hat Season

Ok!! I am not even close to those swimsuit models.. But I can dream right!!


P.S. Next Up : Book Review : A Matter of Honor by Jeffrey Archer