5 gone light Recipes

broccoli florets (i topped off two large spears), shredded cheddar or cheddar blend, sour cream (i used light), dijon mustard, milk (or if you re not worried about the fat, use half n half), salt and pepper to taste, paprika

all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, dutch-processed cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, buttermilk, light brown sugar, eggs, canola oil, vanilla, hot strong black coffee, sugar, vanilla, buttermilk or 1 -2 tbsp low-fat milk

light-brown sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, eggs, room temperature, pure vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, old fashioned oats, grated carrots (about 3 large carrots), raisins, cream cheese, filling (i found lennie s frosting copycat cinnabon rolls with icing works really well but you can use your favorite recipe)

whole wheat penne or 3/4 lb whole-grain penne, asparagus , cut into 1 1/2-inch sections, chicken stock, salt, pepper , to taste, olive oil, plus 2 tsp extra for serving, garlic cloves, sliced, red onion, chopped small, red pepper flakes, shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced, cremini mushrooms, trimmed and cut (into quarters or sixths, depending on size), frozen peas, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh parsley, chopped, parmesan cheese, chopped, baby spinach, bag is fine, scallions, chopped