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Mexican veggie burger lettuce wraps. Uses soy patty (unrestricted).

Take 6-10 big basil leaves and a handful of fresh parsley. Put in mini food processor and chop. Add dry soy patty mix and chop again. Add 1.5 Tablespoons Walden Farms Chipotle Ranch dressing, chop... Let sit one minute. Add some additional water if necessary to blend the rest of the product. Put mixture into heated frying pan. Break up the mixture into small chunks as it cooks... Serve on romaine lettuce leaves with additional WF Chipotle Ranch as topping.

Does anyone know any soda that is sweetened with Stevia

Go to Amazon.com and type in Zevia. There are a lot of different flavors of soda.

Sounds like a 4th of July celebration to me! Smile. I'm gonna try the Vanilla Pudding tonight... Thanks so much for the recipe. Smile.

Here is jennydoodle's FAMOUS pudding cake recipe!! Enjoy!

I did make the Blueberry Souffle using the same recipe and the Blueberry Pudding. It was a slightly different texture than mousse but still quite a great snack! I topped it with a little of the WF Blueberry Fruit Spread.

I planned on trying the Dark Chocolate Pudding for the 4th with our kids but we ended up leaving (Dave got called back to work). I think I'll try that tonight and see if it is any good. I'll let you know... Smile.

BTW, which of the pudding cake flavors do you like the most?

Has anyone looked into this any further to know whether or not this would be a free and viable option?

...and what is the "rule" on seltzer water and/or Perrier? Are these replacements for our water requirements?

According to fitday.com carbonated water nutrition info:
Nutrition Facts

Amount Per 1 fl oz
Calories 0
Calories from Fat 0

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 4.8mg 0%
Potassium 0.6mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 0.03g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 0g 0%
Alcohol 0g
Vitamin A 0 % Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 0 % Iron 0 %
Vitamin D 0 % Vitamin E 0 %
Thiamin 0 % Riboflavin 0 %
Vitamin B-6 0 % Vitamin B-12 0 %
Phosphorus 0 % Magnesium 0 %
Zinc 0 % Copper 0 %

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

This sounds so good. I've been craving anything with peanut butter flavor but don't want to have to turn to a protein bar to satisfy. This is such a great idea...

Also, your caesar dressing as well as mine (I've made since Feb 1 until last week) call for dijon mustard. I don't know why it took me so long to notice buy my dijon has sugar listed in the ingreds! EEEEEKKK!!! Have you found a dijon that doesn't have sugar? I know I could use dry mustard but love the dijon flavor. Sigh.

This is from today's NYTimes. With a sugar substitute. . . ?

Cola Syrup

Adapted from Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain, Brooklyn
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Phil Kline for The New York Times

For Soda, the Genie Is Out of the Bottle (July 6, 2011)
Time: 50 minutes


Grated zest of 2 medium oranges
Grated zest of 1 large lime
Grated zest of 1 large lemon
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
1 star anise, crushed
1/2 teaspoon dried lavender flowers
2 teaspoons minced ginger
1 one-and-a-half-inch piece vanilla bean, split
1/4 teaspoon citric acid (available at health food stores, or canning supply stores or kingarthurflour.com)
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon (packed) light brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon caramel color powder, optional (available at kingarthurflour.com).



1. In a heavy pot over medium heat, bring 2 cups water to a simmer with the zests, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, lavender, ginger, vanilla and citric acid. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
2. In a food processor, whirl the sugars together for one minute (this will help them dissolve), then transfer to a large bowl. If using caramel color, sprinkle it over the sugar.
3. Line a sieve or colander with a double thickness of cheesecloth and place over the bowl. Pour the contents of the pot through the sieve. Carefully gather up the corners of the cheesecloth and twist the top to close. Use a spoon to press the bundle against the sieve, squeezing out all the flavorful liquid.
4. Stir the syrup and let cool, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves, about 15 minutes. Transfer to containers and keep refrigerated. To make a soda, pour 1/4 cup syrup over ice and add 1 cup seltzer. Stir.
Yield: About 3 cups syrup.

Yes there are some that don't have sugar, my problem is finding the mustard with the nutritional facts on it.. French's in canada just has if you want the nutritional info call or go to this website...well when you are standing in the mustard isle deciding what to buy that sure doesn't do it for me. I also make a mustard sauce with dry mustard you might want to try. 1 cup water, 3/4 cup vinegar, 3 tablespoons dry mustard, 1 tablespoon cornstarch and I have replace 1/2 cup sugar for about 1/4 cup splenda bring to a boil and it will thicken up I use it on Ham... it is so yummy... Thai chicken pizza is my favorite and with the peanut sauce and fresh bean sprouts on top you don't even miss that there is no cheese...might have to make that this weekend..

Hmmmm I wonder if you can make this with splenda... I must admit I do miss the taste of coke. and Perrier water... omg tastes like drinking salt water to me... and when it is flavored salt water totally bad.

I would think so, as well as stevia or one of its more easily dissolved variants, like Stevita, plus water. Back when you could buy coke syrup in a drug store you just added the syrup to water.

Mercy 2RIDERROLLERCOAST, you have some amazing ideas! I would like to try the Chicken Pizza but am wondering is this the recipe you are using but with the Chicken. Sometime I am a big picture girl and miss the details... or get lost in them. Sigh. I went back to your post on the Peanut Satay (is the ingredient in your recipe chicken broth (it says both)?) and am having trouble mentally putting the Taco and Satay flavors together. Would you mind sort of walking me through it? Thanks...

Also, I have found a brown mustard with horseradish that I've been using. It doesn't have sugar and both my husband and myself like horse radish. Perrier... sometimes I love it and the other times I hate it! LOL! I guess I'm fickle.

The cola syrup is such a great idea but are we OK with Orange Zest? I do use lemons and limes often but am not sure about the orange.

I sounds like I'm gonna have a day of cooking! YAY! I LOVE to cook and really appreciate all the FANTASTIC ideas you girls and guy are coming up with. Thanks so much. Kathy

PS... I am admitting to a major cheat this past Sunday. I won't go into details but must have been hitting ketosis last night... The taste in my mouth was so acrid (sweet, metallic) and I was wakened way too early this morning with one banging, blasting headache. Finally got up and had coffee, my Wildberry Shake and a pickle handy. It is under control now with no meds but still feels a little funky!

The moral of the story is, for all you newbies and oldies alike, yes it can hurt to get into ketosis. Don't cheat unless you want to feel it again. Yes, I will feel FANTASTIC tomorrow with tons of energy and no pain and no hunger to speak of. WOW I LOVE THIS DIET! 5 mos in and 45 pounds down... I want to be on the final roll now to goal... another 23 pounds and WHOOHOO! I can do this!

OH I guess I will have to go back and edit. Thanks. Okay so I make both a Thai Chicken Pizza with peanut satay sauce, and I make a Taco Chicken Pizza with a Cilantro pesto sauce.

For The peanut satay sauce, you are just making the sauce so you use the chicken broth and then it will thicken to a sauce when cooled. Then as the base of the pizza you put the sauce on the crepe pizza shell, and then pieces of cooked chicken, and then add green onions and bean sprouts.
The taco pizza I make a cilantro sauce by pureeing 3 bunches of cilantro, about 4 cloves garlic, 2 tsp splenda, 2 tsp olive oil, lime juice, sea salt, chili powder or cayanne powder, or fresh jalepeno pepper. Adjust to your taste.
That is the sauce on the bottom then I make either beef or chicken meat by frying with leeks and chili powder, cumin, cayanne pepper add a little water so it cooks all the flavors together. Cool a bit, then put on the cilantro sauce. top with sweet peppers and onions, then when it comes out I like to chop lettuce up fine and tomatoes and put on top of pizza... presto Taco Pizza. making me hungry for pizza again... Hope you enjoy... ps going back to edit recipe now.