8 extra little less Recipes

milk, butter, plus extra for greasing pan, sugar, for coating pan, quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant ) or 3/4 cup old fashioned oats (not instant), neufchatel cheese, salt, brown sugar (i like a little less), cinnamon, mace or 1/2 tsp freshly-grated nutmeg, eggs, separated, raisins or 1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)

roma tomatoes (washed and sliced thin or thick to your preference), garlic clove, minced (use fresh !), extra virgin olive oil (or a little less), salt, dried basil (not both!) or 1 tsp oregano (not both!), lemon , juice of

egg whites, milk, frozen tater tots (thawed ), extra virgin olive oil, turkey breakfast sausage, cheddar cheese, minced onions

unsalted butter (we were able to use a little less), extra virgin olive oil, red pepper flakes (optional), cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets, sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, onion, halved and thinly sliced, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten, dry bread crumbs from 1 piece toast, thyme leaves, freshly grated parmesan cheese, fleur de sel , for serving (optional), aged balsamic vinegar , for serving (optional)

olive oil plus a little extra for oiling the baking pan, unflavored dry bread crumbs, divided (i have used 12 grain bread or healthy bread, ie whatever i have that was getting ready to go green so turned into breadcrumbs), ripe, but not mushy , tomatoes, eggplant, unpeeled but rinsed and patted dry (i don tsp get the big ones, instead i get the ones that are smaller or even the japanese type, less seeds, less bitter . farmers market is the place to find the smaller eggplant), garlic, chopped flat leaf parsley, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, herbes de provence (see note )

eggs , 4 (or as many as you wish!), green chilies , 2 (or as many as you wish!), tomato , 1 (yup.. or as many as you want), onion , 1 (..you know the drill by now), parsley (less than a handful), green bell pepper , 1/2 (if you wish to use them), link sausage (optional), oil, for the frying pan (i like to use extra virgin olive oil, because it s low in cholesterol), white ground cumin (1 teaspoon), red chili powder (half tsp or go-ahead make it hotter by using 1 teaspoon) (optional), black pepper (a pinch or a little more to make it more spicier), salt (a pinch)