Baked Zucchini Chips

These are absolutely yummy!!! My husband (who was requesting fried zucchini) absolutely loved this version (Score for not having to go fried!). Our 33 month old son (who loves veggies) gobbled these up as quickly as he could.


(Only a small amount of what "Bubba" cooked up into)

Baked Zucchini Chips
Source: Never trust a skinny cook...

1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp seasoned salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 cup water
1 large zucchini (**don't go for a "Big Bubba" or you'll need to double the dry ingredients)

1. Slice your zucchini into "chips". I used a mandolin slicer for this. Warning: Don't let your husband use your slicer unless you're sure he won't cut himself. (Love you honey!)
2. Mix all of the dry ingredients together.
3. Spray your cooking rack (you want the heat/air to circulate on both sides at the same time, so they cook best on a rack and not on a baking sheet) with nonstick cooking spray or cooking oil.
4. Dip your slices of zucchini into the milk and then immediately in the dry ingredients, making sure to coat both sides. Place on cooking rack in a single layer.
5. Bake at 425 degrees F for approximately 30 minutes or until browned and crisp. Eat right away or they will become soggy. We ate ours with a small amount of homemade pizza/marinara sauce.

*We used a really huge zucchini that I referred to as Big Bubba and I had to double the dry ingredients. This zucchini was about 12 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. If using a "normal" size zucchini, the listed amount of dry ingredients should be fine.

3-2-1 Cake for One

There's a cake recipe that I've seen a lot lately that almost sounded too good to be true because it was extremely simple to make, extremely simple in ingredients AND low calorie too! This recipe allows you to make a single serving of just about any type of cake that is really low in calories.

3-2-1 Cake for One

1 box Angel Food cake mix*
1 box cake mix, any flavor

Mix the two dry cake mixes together in a gallon size zip lock bag (or a sealable container). Do not add anything else to it.

When you're ready to make your personal cake, place 3 tablespoons dry cake mix in a bowl, mix with 2 tablespoons water. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Voila! Your personal cake is ready!

The cake (once cooled) is very fluffy and yummy. I topped mine with a small amount of low-fat whipped cream. I figured everybody who tries this is probably going to go the route of making a chocolate cake of some sort, so I tried a lemon cake mix. It was great.

*The key to this recipe working (from what I understand) is that you MUST use an Angel Food cake mix as 1/2 of the recipe. I don't know what would happen if you don't, but it works absolutely great so I'm not messing with it.

UPDATE: I've since tried this with a chocolate cake mix. I had my doubts as to how it would taste because it didn't mix up quite like the lemon mix did, and it didn't smell as yummy when it cooked. Once it cooled (I don't like warm cake), I ate it plain and it was very yummy. Definitely took care of my chocolate craving.