778 lighter variation Recipes

potatoes, garlic cloves, minced, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry, fat-free cottage cheese or 1 cup soy cream cheese, parmesan cheese, freshly grated (1/2 cup, may substitute vegan parmesan substitute or vegan parmesan)

brown sugar , packed, sugar, butter substitute , sunsweet lighter bake (if you do use butter please take note to use double the amount), egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, quick-cooking oats (not instant ), raisins, chocolate chips

eggs, beaten, very ripe bananas, mashed, all-purpose flour, salt, white sugar, baking soda

white whole wheat flour, wheat germ, baking powder, salt, skim milk, margarine, melted, eggs, beaten, demerara sugar, semisweet chocolate chips

butter, white sugar, lowfat cream cheese, egg, egg whites, all-purpose flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, white sugar, ground cinnamon

coconut milk, ripe banana, cut into chunks, unsweetened cocoa powder, peanut butter, agave syrup, ice cubes

garlic, lightly crushed, olive oil, head cauliflower, cored and separated into florets, water, dried italian herb seasoning, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, spaghetti, fine dried bread crumbs, grated parmesan cheese, olive oil, salt to taste, chopped fresh basil, heavy whipping cream, grated parmesan cheese, plus extra for garnishing, freshly ground black pepper to taste, lemon, juiced

fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, part-skim ricotta cheese, grated parmesan cheese, olive oil, salt and ground black pepper to taste, vegetable broth , or as needed

frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained, low-fat cottage cheese, egg, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, chopped mushrooms, shredded carrots, ground turkey breast, low-fat pasta sauce (such as healthy request), water, dried rosemary, crushed, dried oregano, dried basil, no-boil lasagna noodles, shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail

whole wheat lasagna noodles, ground turkey, garlic, crushed, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained, chopped fresh chives, dried oregano, dried parsley, dried basil, egg whites, reduced-fat ricotta cheese, crumbled low-fat feta cheese, grated parmesan cheese, ground black pepper, low-fat tomato pasta sauce, shredded low-fat cheddar cheese

healthy request condensed cream of chicken soup, chili powder, shredded cheddar cheese, swanson premium white chunk chicken breast in water, drained, flour tortillas

mixed fruit, boiled chickpeas, dates,pitted, chaat masala, sugar ,to taste, variations, apricot sauce, orange juice, yogurt,whisked

elbow macaroni cooked, redskinned potatoes, unpeeled, cubed and cooked, carrot coarsely shredded, minced red onion, stalk celery fine diced, mayonasise or enough to bind, salt and pepper to taste, variations, tuna/seafood, add 2 cans albacore tuna/seafood drained, turkey/chicken, add 2 cups diced cooked poultry, other options, cooked green peas, fresh chopped parsley or herbs to taste, chopped dried cranberries esp with the chicken

a dozen delicious waffle variations, this is a great recipe for a special breakfast or brunch! lots of variations, all-purpose flour (or part whole wheat flour), baking powder, sugar (optional), salt, egg yolks, beaten, egg whites beaten until stiff, sweet milk or buttermilk, melted butter, sift dry ingredients together. beat egg yolks until light and add the milk and melted butter. combine wet and dry ingredients. fold in beaten egg whites. bake in a hot waffle iron. makes about a dozen waffles., put the waffle batter into a pitcher. it is much easer to pour the batter, overfill waffle compartments or the batter runs out on the sides of the waffle iron., waffles are done when there is no more steam rising from the iron ., after cooling , freeze extra waffles in a plastic freezer bag. separate with wax paper before freezing., variations, apple waffles - add a tsp of cinnamon to the dry ingredients. add a cup of chopped, peeled apple to batter. serve with warm applesauce & sour cream., bacon waffles - crumble a few slices of cooked, drained & crumbled bacon into the batter., banana waffles - add a chopped banana to the batter., blueberry waffles - add 1-cup fresh or frozen blueberries (thawed & drained)., chocolate waffles - increase sugar to 1/3 cup and add 1 square melted unsweetened chocolate or add 1/2-cup cocoa and a 1/3-cup sugar to dry ingredients. serve with whipped cream and chopped pecans., cinnamon raisin waffles - add a tsp cinnamon and a couple spoonfuls of plumped raisins to the batter., ham waffles - add a couple of spoonfuls of diced ham to the batter. saute it first for better flavor., molasses spice waffles - add a tsp of cinnamon and a 1/2-teaspoon of nutmeg to dry ingredients. add 3 tbsp of molasses to liquid ingredients., nutty waffles - add 1/4 cup chopped peanuts , pecans, walnuts or filberts. toast the nuts for better flavor, orange zest waffles - add a tbsp orange zest to batter. substitute 1/2 cup orange juice for 1/2-cup milk., pineapple waffles - add a cup of well-drained crushed pineapple to the batter., sausage waffles - add a couple of spoonfuls of cooked, crumbled and drained sausage to the batter.

all-purpose bleached flour (she notes: this flour is softer than unbleached flour and helps to make tender pancakes), sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk, milk, egg, unsalted butter, melted, vanilla extract, vegetable oil for griddle, variations, lemon poppy seed pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. of finely grated lemon zest and 1 tsp. of poppy seeds into the dry ingredients., orange cardamom pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1tsp. of finely grated orange zest and 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom into the dry ingredients., gingerbread pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 4 tsps. of molasses for the sugar and adding it to the wet ingredients, then whisking 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 1/2 tsps. ground ginger and 1/8 tsp. ground cloves into the dry ingredients., chocolate chip pancakes : follow pancake recipe, sprinkling 1 tbsp. of miniature chocolate chips over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., banana nutmeg : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1/2 tsp. nutmeg into the dry ingredients and dropping 5 or 6 thin slices of banana (you ll need 2 small bananas total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., ginger pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. ginger into the dry ingredients and sprinkling 1 tbsp. of finely chopped crystallized ginger (about 1/2 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., lemon blueberry : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest into the dry ingredients and sprinkling about 2 tbsp. frozen blueberries (you ll need about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., almond pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 1 tsp. of almond extract for the vanilla extract., corn pancakes : flowwow pancake recipe, reducing flour to 3/4 cup and whisking 1/2 cup fine yellow corn meal into dry ingredients, and sprinkling 2 tbsp. of frozen corn (about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks.

flour, milk, egg, season salt, garlic powder, cayenne (more or less to taste), minced onion, variations, zucchini shredded or, carrot shredded or, any vegetable minced/shredded

heavy cream, very cold, powdered ( confectionary ) sugar to taste, vanilla , or almond or flavor extract of choice( orange, lemon, anise etc etc ), variations, chocolate : 1/2 cup baking cocoa, sifted in with in the icing sugar, mocha/expresso : 1 tbsp instant coffee, mixed in the cream, alcoholic : 1 - 2 tbsp rum, sherry, kaluha etc etc, pudding flavor : 2 tbsp instant vanilla pudding powder

plum baby food , preferably strained plums with apples (1 jar), brown sugar , packed or 1 1/2 tbsp splenda blend, rice vinegar, fresh gingerroot, peeled, garlic clove, minced, reduced sodium soy sauce, sugar, cabbage, finely shredded, carrot, shredded (about 1/2 cup), celery rib, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, ground turkey breast, sheets phyllo dough