What a great day!

Today has been a BUSY but great day! I haven't been home all day and I forgot to bring my lunch with me. (I usually do that so I can avoid the temptation to stop and grab fast food.) So, today I found myself at Wendy's for lunch. Sooooooo much temptation!!! The smell of those french fries and chocolate Frostys was beckoning me and I almost caved in. BUT, I turned to my left and saw a sign advertising their brand new Apple Pecan Chicken salad. I figured if I had to eat fast food the least I could do was get the salad. The price tag turned me off a little bit. $5.99 for a salad???? I thought to myself, "This better be one heck of a salad!" So I ordered it with a bottled water. I think I may have pissed off the girl behind the counter because I ordered my salad without the blue cheese crumbles. She gave me a look as if to say "Now I gotta do all this extra work just to make YOU a special salad." (Apparently they pre-make the salads. I didn't know they weren't made-to-order.) Anyway, I can definately say that the $5.99 was money well spent. This salad was awesome!!! Two kinds of apples, lettuce, roasted pecans, and cranberries all topped with a juicy, grilled chicken filet. WHOA MAMA it was good!!! To keep it just a little healthier I opted out of using any type of dressing. I really didn't need any with this mouth watering salad. So if you just have to have something from a fast food restaurant, I definately recommend you try this salad instead of the greasy burgers and fries.

Also, I have another recipe to share. I'm not much of a cheesecake eater, but this may be a good dessert option for someone else.


Low Carb Cheesecake

1 1/2 cups almond flour
6 Tbsp granulated Splenda
5 Tbsp butter, melted

Mix Splenda and almond flour with melted butter; press onto bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 9-inch spring-form pan.

Bake for 20 minutes at 325 degrees. Set out to cool.

Filling: (Becky's recipe)

2 packages of cream cheese (Trader Joe's brand has the best texture)
1 8oz tub of Cool Whip 1/2 cup granulated Splenda
1 tsp vanilla extract

Let the cream cheese get to room temp. Cube into a mixing bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix on med speed until well blended. Pour/scoop into cooled crust and chill overnight or 6-8 hours.

Top with fresh strawberries, blueberries or SF pie filling.