1564 lightened traditional Recipes

pork shoulder or 3 1/2 lbs pork butt, trimmed of fat and cut up, water, onion, quartered, garlic cloves, minced, salt, red chili sauce (see (to be used with traditional tamales) for ), shortening, masa harina, baking powder, dried corn husks (about 8 inches long)

whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, molasses, egg, water, baking soda

applesauce (or a little less), unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt

onion, finely chopped, flour, skim milk, lowfat swiss cheese, shredded, low-fat sour cream, sugar, salt, frozen french style green beans, thawed drained, herb seasoned stuffing mix, margarine, melted, egg white, lightly beaten

fat-free cottage cheese, skim milk, macaroni, light butter, flour, skim milk, salt, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, cheddar cheese, shredded, breadcrumbs

low fat turkey sausage, egg substitute (egg beaters, southwestern flavor), chopped onion, chopped green pepper, hot pepper sauce, salt, pepper, garlic powder, shredded sharp cheddar cheese

pork tenderloin, onion, chopped, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, potato dinner rolls or 8 -10 other soft rolls, split

eggplants (about 2 1/4 lbs. total ), salt, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, part-skim ricotta cheese, egg yolk, ground black pepper, roasted red peppers, drained, prepared low-fat marinara sauce, grated parmesan cheese

whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, splenda granular, no calorie artificial sweetener (granulated ), mashed ripe bananas (about 3 bananas), fat free egg substitute (like egg beaters), no-sugar-added applesauce, baking powder, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, no-calorie butter-flavored cooking spray (optional), cool whip free (optional)

lean ground beef, salt, diced minced onion, paprika, chili powder (spanish is best), water, flour tortillas (6-inchinch ), low fat refried beans, diced tomato, mild picante sauce, shredded low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded low-fat monterey jack cheese, chopped green onion, sliced black olives

low-fat milk, all-purpose flour, sea salt, white pepper, nutmeg (i like a bit more), paprika, parmesan cheese, freshly shredded

linguine, light margarine, olive oil, chopped garlic, fresh mushrooms, sliced, chopped clams with juice, chopped fresh parsley, salt, white pepper, grated parmesan cheese

yellow beans, trimmed and snapped into 1-inch pieces, baby potatoes, new, young fresh baby carrots, fresh peas , from the pod, butter (or margarine), milk (approximate, to your taste), sugar, salt and pepper (optional)

sauerkraut , juice and all, water, apples , julienned, sweet variety, red onion, sliced thin, all-purpose flour , sifted, baking powder, salt, milk, vegetable oil, pork tenderloin, fat trimmed, cut into 3-4 inch squares, turkey kielbasa , cut into 4 inch pieces, low fat all beef hot dogs, cut in half, chicken broth , fat free, water, garlic clove, minced, red onion, sliced, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

fresh minced carp (not frozen). remember: this is the traditional recipe. remove head and bones for the sauce., chopped onion, salt, sugar. ( yes! you read it right )., pepper ., eggs, spoons of matzoh meal . if you can tsp find it , use bread crumbs, head and bones of the carp , (or ask your butcher or fishmonger to do it for you )., sliced onion ., salt ., sliced carrots ., sugar ., black pepper ., water

israeli couscous, shrimp, cooked, shelled , and de-veined, artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained, and roughly chopped, asparagus spears, blanched and cut into 1 inch pieces, stalks celery, chopped, chopped flat leaf parsley, scallions, chopped white and green parts, lemon , juice of, lemon , zest of, grated, own lighten up light italian dressing, chopped cashew pieces, toasted, salt and pepper, to taste, crushed red pepper flakes , to taste (optional)

margarine or 2 tbsp butter, seasoning, packet (traditional chex brand party mix seasoning packet), your favorite chex brand cereals (corn, rice, and or or wheat), peanuts, prezel stick

rolled oats, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, butter, softened, applesauce, granular sucralose sweetener (such as splenda ), brown sugar substitute (such as splenda ), eggs, vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate, grated, chopped walnuts