Our dinner tonight was snow-themed to match the crazy winter weather we’ve experienced since Christmas Eve. Check it out:

It's beautiful, but freezing! About 20 degrees this morning.

Well, color-wise. We had a potato and turkey “chowder” and then I made myself a little bowl of fake-out soft serve ice cream. It’s really just a frozen banana blended up with a little milk and sweetener but it’s SO GOOD!

Turkey and Potato “Chowder”

Hardware: one large pot (again, I used my dutch oven)

Topped with a little fat free sour cream.

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium onion

3-5 cloves of garlic

4 large potatoes

1-2 cups leftover turkey (we prefer white meat)

4-6 cups turkey or chicken stock

Herbs (I had leftover rosemary and thyme)

Salt, pepper to taste

This is a simple one. Just saute onions and garlic in olive oil until tender. Add in diced potatoes, stock, herbs, turkey, and salt and pepper and bring to a boil. I found the consistency best when you just barely cover the potatoes with stock. You can then mash the potatoes for a chunky, creamier soup.

Optional: for a creamier, though higher calorie soup, you can add 1/2 cup half and half, or cream, or even sour cream or plain yogurt.

Nutrition info (I will be trying to provide this info for all my recipes in the future): 1 cup of this soup is approximately 200 calories.

Banana Soft Serve (not my recipe!)

No toppings

Topped with butterscotch chips. Yum!

1 frozen banana

1/3 to 2/3 cup of milk (soy, skim, your choice)

Sweetener (I used Splenda, but any sweetener would be okay)

Vanilla, splash

Toppings of choice

Blend banana, sweetener,  vanilla, and 1/3 cup milk in blender or food processor. In blender, you will probably need more milk. BTW, I completely forgot to add vanilla to mine, but it was still wonderful. Note: regular granulated sugar will probably not dissolve and you’ll notice the texture difference.  Also, this recipe is all over the Internet–it’s not my genius idea at all! I first heard about it at Kath Eats, though it’s not her idea either. :)

Nutrition info: With 2/3 cup skim milk (my version tonight) and a whole medium banana, this bowl of yummy-ness was about 160 calories. Not bad for something triple the size of a single serving of ice cream! :) Oh, but my butterscotch chips added about 70 more calories, so watch your toppings if calories matter to you.