Category Archives: Recipes

Yummy AND Diet-friendly Egg Drop Soup (HCG, South Beach Diet, etc.)

I’ve made this recipe two or three times since I started the HCG Diet, and I have to say it is AMAZING. I had never tasted egg drop soup before trying this HCG version, so I really didn’t know what … Continue reading

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Chocolate, Vanilla and Banana Cream Pudding Shots

I had so much fun making the pudding shots for Tiffany’s party. My shopping list that day was extensive, because I planned to make four different types of shots. I needed: Chocolate pudding (instant, 3.4 oz) Vanilla pudding (instant, 3.4 … Continue reading

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Pudding shots – the best party food ever!

When my friend Tiffany told me that she was going to have a party at her house to celebrate her birthday and her new apartment, I got ridiculously excited. “I’ll make something!!!” I immediately went to pinterest to look for … Continue reading

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Diet friendly “egg rolls” – HCG, South Beach Diet, etc.

Without question, this is one of the best things I’ve learned how to make since I started dieting. In fact, this meal is so good that I make it all the time, diet or not. Between the ginger powder and … Continue reading

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Pork stock

Two weekends ago I went to this Puerto Rican restaurant in NYC called Sofrito. It definitely wasn’t diet friendly, but I had a Groupon that would have expired if I didn’t use it, so I went. I didn’t attempt to … Continue reading

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Sugar-free mint chocolate flavored meringue cookies

Warning: do NOT attempt this cookie if you’ve never made a meringue before! I first attempted to make a mint chocolate chip meringue like six months ago. The result? Not quite the puffed up meringue that we’ve all grown to … Continue reading

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Easy and Diet-friendly “Crab Bisque” (Seafood tomato soup) – HCG, South Beach Diet, etc.

Until recently, I had made this recipe exactly once before: back in February, when I was doing the HCG diet for the first time. I remembered it as being one of the most delicious soups I had ever made – … Continue reading

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Sugar-free coconut flavored meringue cookies

Yes, coconut FLAVORED, because if I added coconut flakes then they wouldn’t be quite as HCG or South Beach diet friendly. The star ingredient in this recipe is coconut extract, which I bought back in the summer with the intention … Continue reading

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Turkey stock – making the most out of Thanksgiving leftovers

After reading all of those recipes the other day on how to make chicken broth, I couldn’t wait to ask my aunt if I could have the turkey carcass left from our Thanksgiving dinner. She said yes, so between the … Continue reading

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Diet-friendly sugar-free meringue cookies (HCG, South Beach Diet)

Sugar-free meringue cookies – the best “I just finished lunch and now I want something to munch on” snack you could ever ask for. I have written about these sugar-free meringue cookies so many times that it’s amazing that I … Continue reading

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