Join for recipe reviews as we are cooking through Trim Healthy Mama week 3.
Well here we are at cooking through Trim Healthy Mama Week 3. This week was pretty busy for me. And that meant that I didn’t get every recipe that I was hoping to made.
I’m ok with it though. When I started this journey, I told myself that I would no try and get the whole cookbook cooked in 30 days. That if it took a whole year, that it was ok.
My natural tendency is to go 110% so it is a bit of a struggle to give myself grace. To say that 3 THM recipes cooked is better than none.
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Cooking Through Trim Healthy Mama Week 3
Here are the recipes that were made this week:
Wicked White Chili Pg. 37
Deviled Eggs Pg. 228
Bust A Myth (BAM) Cake Pg. 298
Review of the THM Recipes
Wicked White Chili Pg. 37
Overall Impression:
The chili was a great texture. I have had problems before with white chicken chili being too runny and this was not at all. It was just right.
The chili had great flavor and was not too spicy.
Make It Again?
Yes! My kids are not big soup/chili lovers but my husband and I both really enjoyed it.
Cost:
$7.20 for 1/2 batch
Tips and Tricks:
I halved the recipe and omitted the seasoning blend.
The blender didn’t feel like being pulled out of the cabinet, so I supported that. I did take a potato masher and mash some of the bean right in the pot.
As I said above, the consistency was great so I don’t feel like I lost anything on that front and I saved myself a blender to wash.
Subs:
I used a stock pot instead of the crockpot. We also had a bunch of leftover chicken after grilling the night before so I just diced that up and added it to the chili.
Deviled Eggs Pg. 228
Overall Impression:
Deviled eggs are not really a new invention. They have been around forever and there are about a million variations. But I am a deviled egg purist (the only time you will hear that)!
I don’t like relish or any other weird ingredients added in.
I loved the simplicity of this recipe and I had never thought of adding the 3rd ingredient to deviled eggs. It really kicked it up a notch.
Make It Again?
Yes! Love these.
Cost:
$1.14 for 6 eggs
Deviled eggs are so economical to make. I love them for snacks, as a simple breakfast or a side dish. You can do this even cheaper if you have an Aldi near by but I shopped at another store this week so my eggs cost more than usual.
Tips and Tricks:
To get easy to peel hard boiled eggs, place the eggs into the water. Boil and set a timer for ten minutes once it starts to boil. When your timer goes off, immediately drain the hot water and replace with cool water.
Gently mash an egg against your counter with enough force to crack it multiple times. Start to peel away the shell while holding the egg under cool running water.
It should peel right off!
Subs:
This recipe has such a nice and consolidated list of ingredients, no subs needed.
Bust A Myth (BAM) Cake Pg. 298
Overall Impression:
While this was baking my husband said “what is that delicious smell coming from the oven?
And he was right, it smelled so great. A sweet little banana cake in my oven that I can eat with zero guilt.
The BAM cake has a good texture, mildly sweet and a hint of banana (I don’t use the added extract).
Make It Again?
Yes! 3 for 3 this week!
Cost:
$6.26
Tips and Tricks:
Add some FF Reddi Whip, Triple 000 yogurt or even a scoop of vanilla Halo Top icecream to the top for an extra indulgent treat.
Subs:
No Subs!
Check back next week. I have a big plans that I plan on cooking since this week was so bare.
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