8 low birthday Recipes

olive oil, fresh cajun or hot italian sausages (about 1 3/4 lb), chicken thighs with skin and bones (about 4 1/4 lb), excess fat trimmed, very large onions, chopped (about 5 cups), garlic cloves, chopped , plus 1 garlic clove, minced, tomatoes, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups), bay leaves, zucchini , halved crosswise, then quartered lengthwise (about 1 1/4 lb), red bell peppers , cut into 1-inch-wide strips, uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, generous pinch plus 1/4 tsp saffron threads, arborio rice or medium-grain white rice (about 17 1/2 oz), salt, canned low-salt chicken broth, paprika, chopped fresh parsley

graham cracker crumb crust or a heavy dusting of graham cracker crumbs on buttered pan, cream cheese or a mix of part low fat, sugar, vanilla or other flavor extract ( orange, or lemon etc ), light colored fruit juice ( orange juice, apple juice - drained mandarin orange liquid ) ) or water, env of plain unflavored gelatin, mandarin oranges drained, pineapple chunks drained, glaze, unflavored gelatin, fruit juice or water, sugar to taste if desired

yellow cake mix (butter recipe my favorite), french vanilla instant pudding, instant coconut cream pudding mix, milk, light cream cheese or 8 oz low-fat cream cheese, pineapple rum or 6 oz coconut rum, crushed pineapple (1.5 cans), cool whip (store brand or french vanilla), water, vegetable oil, eggs

skim milk or 1 cup low-fat milk, granulated sugar (or half cup for less sugar or less sweet), heavy cream, well chilled, pure vanilla extract, cake mix (funfetti works the best), candy sprinkles

cooked turkey (shredded or cubed ), whole wheat spiral pasta (cooked ), low sodium chicken broth, sweet potatoes (cubed small, use the liquid ), frozen mixed vegetables, celery ribs (chopped fine ), russet potatoes (cubed small, cooked ), cheese (shredded ), garlic powder, fresh parsley (finely chopped ), season salt, rosemary

almond flour, instant coffee powder, big eggs, artificial sweetener (or to your taste ), dark chocolate, dry coconut powder, drops vanilla essence, baking powder , and salt to match it, cream cheese, amaretto, artificial sweetener (or to your taste ), soft butter