Italian Cream Soda Recipes

2 Tbs Sugar Free Coffee Flavoring

2 Tbs 1/2 and 1/2 

Fill the cup with Sodium free Seltzer. Yummy!

I make a really yummy one with seltzer, half and half, and the kalhua flavored DaVinci syrup.I really like their kalhua flavoring and it makes a VERY indulgent tasting treat

HERE IS A CARAMEL ONE -

ice

sparkling water or club soda
1 1/2 oz Da Vinci Gourmet Caramel All Natural Syrup
1 oz Half and Half (optional)


Directions:
Fill a 16 oz glass 3/4 full of ice. Cover ice with sparkling water and add other ingredients. Mix well.

AND ANOTHER ONE!

I have one of these almost every day and make it with club soda. My favorites are 1/2 DaVinci flavors mixed with 1/2 Walden Farms chocolate syrup. Like orange/chocolate, banana/chocolate, coconut/chocolate, english toffee/chocolate, dulce de leche/chocolate, etc., et

Another Italian Cream Soda using Club Soda 

Ingredients

• 1 tall glass of ice
• 1 Tbs. fat-free cream or fat-free half-and-half
• 12 oz. can club soda, chilled
• 2-3 pumps sugar-free beverage syrup, flavor of choice                

           

Instructions

1. Put ice into glass
2. In a separate glass, combine cream and syrup
3. Pour cream mixture into glass of ice
4. Add club soda and stir

Hawaiian Chicken Salad

                                 Recipe and photo by 24/7 Low Carb Diner (order her book!)

The cream cheese in the dressing base makes this really creamy. I got that idea from a similar salad on Allrecipes. Of course, to make this low carb, we must do without real pineapple and other fruits. This would be wonderful with some extra fresh fruit stirred in if you can afford the carbs. I think some jicama would make a nice crunch too.

This is simple to put together using Freezer Favorite chicken cubes. I used pineapple flavored Da Vinci sugarfree syrup, but you could easily sub some sweetener and a drop or two of pineapple flavoring. I used to have a bottle but haven't found it in the stores lately. Pineapple DaVinci is one of the flavors I like to keep around because it is great in sweet and sour sauces too. If you can't do sucralose, you should seek out an alternative flavoring.

Hawaiian Chicken Salad

2 cups precooked chicken cubes, thawed or cooled if freshly cooked
3 ounces cream cheese
3 Tablespoons mayonnaise
1/4 cup Pineapple sugargree Da Vinci syrup
1/4 cup dried unsweetened coconut
1 diced celery rib
1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped nuts--walnuts, almonds or macadamia nuts

Warm the cream cheese and stir in the mayonnaise and the syrup until well blended. Add the coconut. Dice the celery and bell pepper finely. Add them to the chicken cubes. Stir the dressing in until everything is well coated. Chill for half an hour. Place chilled salad on lettuce leaves. Serves 4 as a light lunch or 2 hungry islanders.

Basil Vinaigrette Grilled Chicken - Low Carb

by AnnMarie Pastor Perkins - from the Medi Weightloss Clinic

• 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 2 tsp. lightly cracked coriander seeds
• 2 Tbsp. light extra- virgin olive oil
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 3 Tbsp. roughly chopped fresh basil

Directions
• Prepare a medium-hot grill fire.
• In a small bowl, whisk the mustard and coriander seeds.
• Whisk in 1 Tbs olive oil.
• Season the breasts with salt and pepper and rub them all over with mustard mixture.
• When grill is ready, grill chicken until one side is nicely browned and grill marks appear, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Turn grilling the other side the same, continue until meat is done.
• Transfer to clean cutting board, cover loosely with foil and let rest for about 5 min.
• Meanwhile whisk the remaining olive oil with the lemon juice, basil, 1/4 tsp. salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Slice Chicken on an angle and serve drizzled with the vinaigrette.

Grilled Chicken Skewers