32 low your own Recipes

frozen 9-inch pie shell (or your own homemade ), pack pumpkin, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, vanilla extract, salt, low-fat milk or 1/2 cup whole milk, half-and-half cream (or whipping cream), eggs, english toffee , bits (3/4 cup), cream

uncooked rigatoni pasta (or similar shape pasta), spaghetti sauce (or use your own , you may need more if you like it saucy), mushrooms, sliced, chopped onion, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, diced pepperoni (or sliced pepperoni), low fat cottage cheese, part-skim ricotta cheese, egg, shredded mozzarella cheese, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh basil, oregano, nutmeg, salt and pepper

prepared angel food cake (if you prefer to make your own-wonderful), carton frozen whipped topping (you can substitute sugar or fat free here), carton raspberry yogurt (again substitute low fat or sugar), sugar (powder splenda can be substituted here), fresh raspberry (or berry of choice), raspberry preserves (more if desired)

oat bran, oatmeal, regular not instant, mixed dried fruit (if you can tsp find pre- , make your own combination or use raisins), cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, salt, egg whites, unsweetened applesauce, brown sugar (use a half cup if you like your muffins sweeter), low-fat buttermilk (or use 1/3 cup non-fat yogurt plus skim milk to level it off to 1/2 cup), canola oil

ground turkey, low-fat swiss cheese, wheat hamburger buns, toasted, wholly guacamole (or use your own ), salt, black pepper, green chilies, chopped, tomatoes, sliced, red onion, sliced

eggs, lightly beaten (or egg substitute), brown sugar, baking powder, salt, whole wheat flour, all-purpose white flour, rolled oats (oatmeal), cornmeal, nonfat plain yogurt, low-fat buttermilk (or make your own with milk plus lemon juice), melted butter or 1 tbsp margarine or 1 tbsp canola oil

lasagna noodles, cooked, low fat cottage cheese, chopped spinach, frozen (thawed and drained ), fresh sliced mushrooms, parmesan cheese, eggs, beaten, spaghetti sauce (or make your own ), shredded mozzarella cheese

rolls refrigerated pizza dough or 2 (10 oz) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, hot dogs (if making babies, cut in 16 pieces) or 1 lb kielbasa (if making babies, cut in 16 pieces) or 8 cooked links sausage (if making babies, cut in 16 pieces), part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated (optional), low-fat parmesan cheese (optional), pizza sauce (optional) or 4 tbsp pasta sauce (optional), onion (optional), green pepper (optional), olive (optional), italian seasoning mix (or your own mix of oregano , thyme, parsley, etc.) (optional)

eggs, light ricotta cheese, vegetable seasoning (or mix your own , 1/4 tsp each dried basil, thyme and oregano), dry mustard, onion powder, fresh ground pepper, dry rotini pasta, cooked chopped assorted fresh vegetables (broccoli, carrots, peas, green beans), shredded low-fat cheddar cheese, fresh basil leaf (optional)

frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts, corn, drained, diced tomatoes and green chilies, black beans, drained and rinsed, green chilies or 1 (4 oz) can jalapenos, drained, onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, garlic clove, minced, tomato juice, cream cheese, low fat is fine, taco seasoning (if you make your own ), chili powder or cayenne powder, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, chopped onion, sour cream, salsa, tabasco sauce