Peaches and Cream Shake

This is a simple twist on a peach shake. When making the shake, add a peach (I added one and a half of a small peach) to the water before adding the powder. Then add a tablespoon of sugar free vanilla syrup to the mix just before adding the ice cubes. The extra vanilla adds a sweetness and smoothness to the shake that reminds me of my mom's peach torte, with none of the calories.

Spinach Blueberry Salad with Ginger Dressing

It is spinach season at the Johanek household. Here is another spinach salad with a non-oil dressing. I took a picture of this salad WITH some cheese sprinkles, but decided that they were superfluous, and not worth the extra fat and calories. I also used a slice of white onion for the pictured salad, although this does have a better taste with red onion.

2 cups spinach, well washed
1/2 cup blueberries, rinsed
1/4 red onion, sliced and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 tablespoon slivered almonds

Put the spinach on a serving plate, arrange other ingredients on the spinach. Drizzle with Ginger Dressing.

Ginger Dressing
1 teaspoon powdered or grated ginger
1 tablespoon stevia or other sweeetner
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon poppy seeds (optional)

Whisk together all ingredients.

The lack of oil makes this a very thin dressing. But the calorie count (39 calories for the full recipe) is very good, and worth it to me to leave out the oil.