15 one better Recipes

butter ( makes it taste better), sugar, evaporated milk, semisweet chocolate chunks , can use milk chocolate, marshmallow creme, chopped pecans, salt, vanilla

quinoa, chicken broth, frozen spinach, onion, diced, minced garlic (depending on how garlicky you like it!), salt (to taste), tuna (splurge on the good kind, it really tastes better), cheese (optional)

low-sodium chickpeas (i use freshly-cooked ones , heavenly, but canned would be fine), coconut milk , with 6 oz water (better yet, use 1 can fat-reduced ), red onion, chopped, celery, chopped, broccoli, chopped or 1 cup an additional 3/4 cup celery, sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped, granny smith apple, diced (peel if you want, but i love it with skin on), garlic cloves, minced, fresh ginger, grated, mild curry paste (see note ), mustard seeds, cumin seeds, ground turmeric, ground allspice

vegetable oil, green pepper, chopped, yellow pepper, chopped, onion, chopped, diced tomatoes, chili beans (i use the mild ones ), black beans, rinsed and drained, whole kernel corn, drained, morningstar farms better n burgers, thawed and diced, cumin , or to taste, chili powder , or to taste, seasoning salt , or to taste

flour, oatmeal (this is 1 less cup than the original), salt, raisins (the golden ones taste so much better!), cinnamon (a lot more than the original), a few sprinkles (about 1/8 tsp nutmeg), baking soda, vanilla extract, eggs, sugar, brown sugar, applesauce, butter

young coconuts, fresh green asparagus (thin ones work better ), vegetable oil (for deep frying), coarse salt, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic clove, pressed, salt and pepper, fresh lime juice

dried black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in small chunks, fresh tomatoes, peeled and cut in small chunks or 1 can stewed tomatoes (works, but fresh ones are better), fresh garlic, chopped, red onion, chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, cinnamon (or more ), old bay seasoning or 1 tsp mrs. dash seasoning mix (or more), cayenne or 1/2-1 tsp red peppers or 1/2-1 tsp creole seasoning, whole celery seeds or 1 -2 stalk chopped celery, with leaves (or both), salt and pepper

pizza dough, your favorite recipe, your favorite pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni (the bigger ones work better), canadian bacon, crumbled cooked bacon, ground sausage, garlic flakes or 1 garlic clove

low-fat tortilla chips or 10 -12 non-fat tortilla chips, frozen veggie crumbles (or frozen cooked lean ground beef, if you aren tsp vegetarian), black beans (fat free if you want) or 1/2 cup refried (fat free if you want) or 1/2 cup refried beans (fat free if you want), light cream cheese (neufchatel tastes better!) or 2 tbsp neufchatel cheese (neufchatel tastes better!), roma tomato , juice and seeds removed, diced, hot sauce (to taste), red onions (optional) or 1/2 white onion, diced (optional), jalapeno, diced (optional), green peppers (optional) or 1/2-1 red pepper, chopped (optional), black olives (optional) or 1/2-1 cup green olives, sliced (optional), romaine lettuce, shredded , to taste (optional), sour cream , to taste (optional), salsa , to taste (optional), cumin , to taste (optional), kosher salt , to taste (optional)

pork lard (left-over adobo lard can be used), egg, beaten, chopped garlic, left-over steamed rice (the night before making this dish, put the leftover rice in the freezer for better results), salt to taste

all-purpose flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, shortening, vanilla, egg

canola oil, fat-free sour cream , plus, fat-free sour cream (light can be substituted), light corn syrup, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, egg, egg substitute, unsweetened cocoa (sift the cocoa first if it is in chunks), unbleached white flour, baking powder, salt, chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

prawns (try to use queen or big ones always better for grilling), butter (no substitutes), freshly crushed garlic, tomato paste, red chili pepper flakes (use more if you like it hotter the original recipe has 10ml), black pepper, salt, mayonnaise, chili sauce, lemon juice