7 better you toast Recipes

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

macaroni, tomato paste, water, baking soda (you could use a pinch of sugar. i find the quaint as it show the age of the recipe!), bacon, cut in small pieces (i use scissors to cut, you can use ready cooked bacon but it s better with a good maple cured baco), ground beef, sliced mushrooms, chopped green pepper, onion, salt , to taste, dried oregano, garlic clove, chopped fine (if you love garlic, you can use more), fresh parsley or 1/4 cup dried parsley, plain breadcrumbs (preferably homemade- fresh or toasted ), parmesan cheese, very finely chopped parsley, parmesan cheese

canola cooking spray, thoroughly beaten egg (use whisk if you have 1), fat-free milk (canned is fine ), vanilla extract, cinnamon, multi grain loaf bread , cut 1 inch thick on the diagonal, sliced banana, chopped and toasted pecans, sugar-free pancake syrup, powdered sugar (optional)

yellow cake mix with pudding, buttermilk, unsweetened applesauce, egg whites, flour, fat-free sweetened condensed milk, sliced almonds, toasted

chinese cabbage, thinly sliced or coarsely chopped ,as desired (napa cabbage, not bok choy), coarsely shredded raw carrot, scallion , including tops cut lengthwise several times,then into 1 inch pieces (green onions), water chestnuts , rinsed under very hot tap water,drained,and sliced, toasted sesame seeds, extra virgin olive oil (i use olive oil even though it isn tsp oriental, just tastier and better for you), toasted sesame oil , to taste, sugar, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, salt, more to taste, fresh ground black pepper, more to taste, ground ginger, more to taste, rice vinegar or 1/4 cup white wine vinegar, more to taste, soy sauce, more to taste, distilled vinegar, to taste (if needed to adjust tartness) (optional)