Magic Mix
Ingredients 3 cups dry milk, nonfat 1 cup flour 1/3 cup margarine 1 salt (optional) Directions 1. Combine dry milk, flour, and salt in a large bowl. 2. Cut in margarine with two knives until the mixture looks like cornmeal.…
Topic Vegetarian
Magical Fruit Salad
Ingredients 1 can pineapple chunks (20 ounce) 1/2 pound grapes, seedless, red or green 2 bananas 1 3/4 cups milk, non-fat or low-fat 1 package pudding mix, instant, lemon or vanilla (3 1/2 ounce) Directions 1. Drain off the juice.…
Main Dish Salad
Ingredients 1/2 head of red cabbage 1/2 head of romaine lettuce 3 carrot (medium) 1 cucumber 1 green pepper 2 broccoli stalks 3 tomatoes (medium) 3 cans kidney beans or garbanzo beans (16 ounce) 6 ounces cheese, grated low-fat cheddar…
Lisa’s Famous Dessert
Ingredients 1 instant pudding mix, banana or vanilla (3.5 ounce) 2 cups milk, non-fat or low-fat 1 yogurt, fat-free (8 ounce, or non-dairy whipped topping) 2 banana (sliced, or other sliced fruit) Directions 1. In a medium bowl, combine milk…
Mango Berry Rotini Salad
Ingredients 1 cup (4 oz) whole-wheat rotini pasta, uncooked 1 ripe mango 1 cup raspberries 1 cup blueberries 2 cups Fresh Baby Spinach 1/2 cup reduced-fat feta cheese Directions In a small bowl, whisk vinaigrette ingredients; set aside. Boil water…
Lite Fried Okra
Ingredients 2 cups okra (fresh, sliced) 3/4 teaspoon vegetable oil 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper cooking spray (nonstick, as needed) Directions 1. Wash hands with warm water and soap. 2. In a bowl, mix sliced okra, oil, salt and…
Mango Cucumber Soup
Ingredients 2 ripe mangoes (divided) 1 English cucumber (divided) 2 tablespoons chopped onion 1 jalapeño pepper, finely diced (optional) lime, juiced 1/2 cup water 2 containers plain, non-fat Greek yogurt 1/4 cup fresh chopped cilantro Directions Cut all but one…
Lite Italian Dressing
Ingredients 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (or 1 fresh clove, minced)1 teaspoon Italian herb mix1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese1/4 teaspoon black pepper (ground)1/2 teaspoon celery salt1/2 cup vinegar1/4 cup vegetable oil1/2 cup water Directions
Mango Salsa
Ingredients 1 mango (peeled, pitted and diced (or 1 cup thawed frozen chunks)) 1 tablespoon onion, red (diced) cilantro (1 Tablespoon, optional, fresh or dried) 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons lime juice (bottled or fresh) Directions 1. Combine all ingredients…
Liz’s Sparkling New Year’s Cider
Ingredients 2 cups 100% apple juice 1/2 teaspoon star anise 2 whole cloves 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 4 cups sparkling water (unsweetened) Directions Combine the first five ingredients in a pot and cook over medium-high heat for about…