7 little yummy Recipes

mashed potatoes (hot or cold , can use a little less), cream cheese, softened to room temp, onion powder (or to taste, or use 1/3 cup chopped yellow onion), eggs, slightly beaten, all-purpose flour, salt and pepper, butter, melted (see note ) (optional), french-fried onions

fish , most firm white works well (when it s on sale, i use tail-end pieces of atlantic salmon), flour (or more ), eggs, lightly beaten, breadcrumbs (i usually make these out of some interesting leftover bread), parmesan cheese, chopped herbs (such as dill or parsley), salt and pepper, to taste, i use very little, oil (for cooking , adjust to suit your pan)

carton cool-whip, orange jell-o, smal carton cottage cheese, mandarin orange slices ( drained )

tortilla chips, light red kidney beans, salsa, ground beef, shredded mild cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, ranch dressing, onion

butter, cooking oil, cumin seed, green peas, washed and drained (about 50g), garam masala powder, yellow chili powder, coriander powder, roasted and crushed cumin seed, salt, panir (tofu), lightly cooked in a little oil, oil, cumin seed, tomato puree, water , as much as required to get gravy consistency, kasuri methi , crushed between palms, garam masala powder, salt, red chili powder, cream, beaten (for those on a low-fat diet, you can use low-fat plain yogurt as a substitute), coriander leaves, chopped (to garnish )