13 much free Recipes

tea bags or 2 lipton family-size bags, cold water, artificial sweetener (i prefer splenda ,or more if you want it sweeter), desired flavor extract , such as vanilla, peppermint, lemon, raspberry, etc. (more if you want a stronger flavor, but be careful not to use too much), ice, enough to cool a large pitcher tea (optional)

bananas chopped into bites size pieces, oranges chopped into bite size pieces., apples chopped into bite size pieces. i use red delicious but you can us any green apple also ., red grapes. wash and drain well ., chunk pinapple or tidbits. drain well., blue berries. wash and drain well ., strawberries ( i have used frozen berries to). slice straw berries in half., a jar of marchino cherries ,drained well . (optional), chopped walnuts. chopp well but not to much or buy chopped walnuts. add a little bit at a time to make sure you dont get to much nuts in salad., cool whip (fat free and sugar free if you can find it.) add 1 tsp. vanilla and a dash of cinammon to mix well and set aside . place your on the counter to thaw out about a half hour before you make your salad.

romaine lettuce (i use bagged salad), caesar salad dressing (i use fat free), lemon juice, black pepper, parmesan cheese (i use much less!), caesar-flavor croutons (i usually omit)

carrots, coarsely shredded, plain yogurt , fat free or full fat, choice is yours, light mayo, garlic or more, generous tbsp of dill, finely chopped, salt, vegetable oil to saute, dry/fresh mint, finely chopped, olives, chopped, butter (amount s up to how much fat you like), cayenne powder

yogurt blends non-fat vanilla frozen yogurt, vanilla extract (to taste), skim milk (however much you want to add is fine, just add milk to your preferred thickness) or 1/4 cup 1% low-fat milk (however much you want to add is fine, just add milk to your preferred thickness)

free range ground beef, tamari or 3/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce, roasted red chili paste , to taste (or 1 tbsp korean kochujang sauce), fresh garlic, finely minced, freshly grated ginger, to taste (my addition ), sugar, sesame oil (i used regular and a small amount of toasted -about 1 tsp), yellow onion, finely minced, rice vinegar, corn tortillas, green cabbage (cabbage finely shredded) or 1 cup cabbage kimchi (we tested the tacos with ), cilantro leaf (fresh !), green onions, thinly sliced, sesame seeds (approximately-the recipe didn tsp specify how much) or 1 tbsp white and 1 tbsp black sesame (approximately-the recipe didn tsp specify how much), limes , cut into eighths, sour cream, lime juice

mahi-mahi (1/2 - 3/4 inches thick cleaned, skinned and cut into 4-6 portions), whole wheat or multi-grain flour tortillas, juice of 10 limes, cilantro finely chopped, salt, pepper, apple cider vinegar, chopped fresh cilantro, lime juice, sugar, salt, freshly ground pepper to taste, shredded red or green cabbage, plain fat-free greek yogurt, chopped fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice, lime zest, diced peeled seeded cucumber, sea salt and pepper to taste, combine all ingredients. season with salt and pepper., fresh, diced tomatoes, diced spanish onion, thoroughly washed , minced cilantro, sea salt, juice from 4 limes, mix diced tomatoes , onions and cilantro in a large bowl. add the lime juice and salt stir., fresh mangos diced, cucumber peeled and diced, sweet onion diced, red pepper diced , seeds removed, rice wine vinegar, hot pepper (we recommend either a serrano pepper which provides great flavor and not too much heat or a habanero pepper, 1 of the hottest peppers, cilantro, finely chopped, combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. set aside and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

stewing beef, reduced-sodium fat-free beef broth, fat free beef gravy, mushroom gravy, mushrooms, sweet onion , not much (light), noodles, your choice

olive oil, yellow onions (the recipe calls for a yellow onion but i used a red 1 and it just made the soup that much sweeter) or 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced (the recipe calls for a yellow onion but i used a red 1 and it just made the soup that much sweeter), no salt added frozen white corn, fat free sodium free chicken broth, chopped fresh rosemary leaves or 1 tsp crushed dried rosemary, salt, white pepper (i used 1/4 teaspoon), fresh rosemary (optional)

sliced boiled ham (your choice as to how much to make), fat free cream cheese, softened or 8 oz cheese whiz, chopped onion (optional)

white basmati rice, washed and soaked as much as needed depending on quality, water, sea salt , to taste, unsalted butter, divided (butter is essential, oil or margarine is not to be subbed here), whole cardamom pods, crushed slightly to open a bit, turmeric powder (it s really for colour), scant 1/2 cup date molasses (dibis tamar in middle eastern shops), balkan yogurt, to serve