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…
Leafy Tofu
Ingredients 1 package tofu 1 tablespoon oil 4 cups spinach (2 bunches of fresh spinach) 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/3 tablespoon sesame seeds (1 teaspoon, toasted) Directions 1. Drain tofu. 2. Dice tofu into 1-inch cubes. 3. Tear spinach into…
Lemon Corn Cake
Ingredients 1 cup yellow corn meal 1 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup yogurt, low-fat lemon (about 6 oz) 2 teaspoons lemon peel (finely grated) 1 tablespoon oil 1 egg yolk 2/3…
Lemon Dill Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, fat free (or low-fat) 1/3 tablespoon dill weed (1 teaspoon) 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups (1 pound) Brussels sprouts (trimmed and halved lengthwise) 2 teaspoons margarine or butter 1/4 cup…