Weight Watchers Brownies!!

Try this trick for brownies! This is the way they taught us to make brownies at the Weight Watchers meeting I attend. Use a can of Black Beans instead of the oil and eggs when making them. Thus, these are just two ingredients! Enjoy!

One box of brownie mix, I used a generic brand from Aldi's
One can 14 oz or so of black beans

Open black bean can, drain and rinse beans, pour them back into can and fill with water. Puree them in a blender, food processor or Magic Bullet (that's what i used), till there are no longer big pieces of beans.

Mix brownie mix and bean puree together in order to make a batter.

Spray baking dish with Pam, pour in batter. Bake at 350 for 35 mis. Yum!

Happy Fall!

Marriott Potatoes

I first learned to make these when I worked for Marriott. I had just started dating my husband and did not really know how to cook at the time. I would go down to the kitchen in the hotel and learn from the sous chef how to make certain things in order to impress him. This was one of my first recipes. They are perfect for dinner accompanying meatloaf, chicken, steak, or pork. You can eat the leftovers for breakfast with eggs and some sort of breakfast meat. Enjoy!

While baking, toss them around just once.
You could use regular idaho potatoes in you did not have red potatoes on hand.

Red potatoes, no need to boil or cook first (one for each person, and one for the pan)
Fresh herbs (Marriott uses rosemary, I used parsley this time)
Olive oil appx 3 tbsp
Montreal steak seasoning appx 1-2 tbsp
Fresh garlic finely chopped appx 2 cloves

All you do here is cut the red potatoes into large chunks, add to a large bowl. Toss in olive oil, montreal steak seasoning, and fresh garlic. Bake in a glass baking dish for 400 degrees for 1 hour. You want them to be crispy on outside, soft on inside.

I serve with greek yogurt with chopped chives mixed in (instead of sour cream).