Oktoberfest is celebrated in Germany from late September into early October. I always forget about it until we are well into October. I figure we Americans can celebrate in October since we are not clued into the German schedule very much. I only remember it when I see ads for beer and restaurants talking about Oktoberfest. Here are some fairly … [Read more...]
Red Potato Salad with Garbanzo Beans
What a great idea! Just make your favorite potato salad & add a can of drained garbanzo beans (chickpeas) to the finished salad. Mix & serve. This inexpensive and yummy dish packs plenty of protein.The garbanzo beans add some crunch and a whole lot of cheap protein. Plus the eggs have protein & the potatoes have some. So it might seem like a … [Read more...]
Oktoberfest German Potato Salad: Yum!
This recipe for potato salad is really good, really cheap, and has that authentic Oktoberfest flavor. It uses vinegar instead of mayonnaise and is lower in calories than recipes using mayo. With plenty of bacon how can you go wrong? Three reviewers from Germany talk about the linked recipe: "I am German and even live there. We never use peeled … [Read more...]
Grilled Salt & Vinegar Potatoes
I can't wait to try these. They are supposed to be fantastic. It's a little bit of the flavor of salt & vinegar potato chips on 1/4-inch slices of potatoes grilled to crispy perfection. Well, they don't have to be perfect, but they will be tasty. You get the vinegar flavor by boiling potatoes in a vinegar solution. The vinegar flavor is there, … [Read more...]
How to Eat Skinny at a Cookout
You can still enjoy a bbq or cookout and not blow your diet. Prevention has figured out some food combinations that will come in under 400 calories. 1. Barbequed chicken, corn on the cob, and strawberries with whipped cream That does not sound like a diet meal.2. A hamburger on a bun with all the "fixins" followed by a slice of watermelon 3. … [Read more...]