13 imagines your Recipes

white cake mix (white or yellow are best, or use your own imagination...), eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), white frosting (or use your favorite recipe, ready to spread will do but i m not sure how much it will take ), coconut (either flaked or shredded will work), yard ribbon (approx ., for bow), jelly beans (for decorations, eyes, nose, etc.) or gumdrop (for decorations, eyes, nose, etc.)

shoestring licorice (red &, black ), checkerboard pretzel, fruit loops cereal, assorted varieties cheerios toasted oat cereal, gummy lifesavers candy , use your imagination

ripe strawberries, hulled, pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks or in the fresh produce section you can buy them already in chunks., green grapes, red grapes, watermelon chunks (once again you can buy these already in chunks in the fresh produce section), bananas (thick slices), there is so much fruit to work with for this recipe. use your imagination such as peaches, kiwi, oranges, etc..

whole wheat bread (any bread of your choice, actually i can imagine it being tasty on cinnamon-raisin) or 1 small pita bread, natural-style peanut butter, banana (i like mine a little bit green), raisins, dried cranberries (see note ), cinnamon (can omit, but it s really tasty!) (optional), margarine (optional)

pasta (i use tri-color rotini for color), ranch dressing, bacon crumbles (please don tsp use immitation bacon bits! big chunks of bacon are best. if you make your own, blot it really well.), cheese crumbles (or chop your own into small bits - not shredded ), red and green bell pepper, chopped, red onion, chopped, options, chopped marinated artichoke hearts, chopped green or black olives, corn, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped, fresh or dried dill, garlic, black pepper, use your imagination

peanut butter, skim milk powder, honey, use your imagination for the amount water

fresh italian bread ., tomatoes chopped, fresh chopped basil, red onion chopped, garlic crushed, dried oregano, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh ground black pepper or red pepper flakes, salt to taste, variations include: top with capers, use sun dried tomatoes instead of fresh, top with fresh buffalo mozzarella, top with a slice of prociutto de parma , use your imagination.

whole wheat rotini, cooked drained and cooled (or tri-coloured pasta), mixed vegetables (broccoli, carrot, peppers, green onion, etc. use your imagination), ranch dressing (to taste), miracle whip (to taste) or 1/2 cup mayonnaise (to taste), sour cream , i use fat free, salad dressing mix , dill flavour, cheddar cheese, cubed, chopped ham (or cooked turkey or chicken)

jello gelatin , prepared using speed set according to the recipe on the box (but do not refridgerate to set!), cream cheese (room temperature ), cool whip (store brand is fine ), fruit cocktail in heavy syrup, well drained ,set aside the juice (contrasting fruit, but flavor enriching), refined white sugar, mayonnaise, chopped pecans (any nut will do fine, use your imagination)

flaked coconut, blanched almonds , ground. obviously, you re not limited to almonds -- if you like pecans, then used ground pecans. if you re partial to walnuts, then use walnuts., panko bread crumbs. don tsp use regular bread crumbs -- they soak up too much oil and don tsp give you the light texture you re looking for. panko is generally available, either in a decent grocery store or in an asian market. make the effort -- it s really key to making this dish., all purpose flour, beaten eggs, salt, count) shrimp, shelled, oil for deep frying, seasoning (optional). if you are going to serve these with a highly seasoned dipping sauce, then don tsp add excessive seasoning to the batter. otherwise, use your imagination -- cayenne, old bay seasoning, whatever floats your boat.

brandy (or rum), lemon juice, mangoes, peeled and sliced, water (or oj or lemon juice or pineapple juice), sugar, mango jam (or apricot for peach or pineapple for pineapple, etc)