34 president Recipes

cream cheese (lite is fine ), tomato base seafood sauce (i use presidents choice, tangy), crabmeat, drained, cracker , for serving

grated gingerroot, garlic clove, minced, pure maple syrup, president choice memories of thailand fiery chili hot pepper sauce, fresh salmon fillets, skin removed (4 fillets) or 1 lb salmon steak (4 fillets)

green tea (with jasmine-presidents choice), water, fresh ginger (walnut size), fresh mint, lemon wedges, sugar or 1/4 cup honey or 1/4 cup splenda granular

all-purpose flour, sugar, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, vegetable oil, eggs, slightly beaten, pack pumpkin (not pie filling)

raspberry vinegar, no-sugar-added raspberry jam (i use president s choice blue menu 50% fruit raspberry, sweetened with sucralose), canola oil

extra lean ground beef, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, dried oregano leaves, dried italian herb seasoning, red wine, choice splendido canned unpeeled cherry tomatoes, undrained, prego original spaghetti sauce, olivieri alfredo pasta cooking sauce low-fat alfredo sauce, divided, cheese and spinach ravioli, divided, reduced-fat mozzarella cheese , pizza cheese, president s choice splendido less fat pizza blend divided

a is for vitamin a. we all know that vitamin found in carrots, but it s also found in green vegetables like asparagus and artichokes, asparagus , cut into 1 inch pieces, artichoke bottoms (hearts) cut into quarters, b is for broccoli. former president bush was famous for not enjoying broccoli, but his wife barbara loved it, and she was dedicated to the cause of reading, all across this country. i hope you ll join me in thanking barbara bush for all of her work with literacy., heads of broccoli (and their trimmed stalks ) cut into pieces, is for carrots , yummy! i love carrots; they re sweet, crunchy and good for the eyes, teeth and bones., carrots, peeled and cut into pieces, d is for daikon , a vegetable used a lot in asian cuisine. it adds a wonderful flavor to soup., daikon, peeled and cut into pieces, is for lemongrass , which is used a lot in asia. if you can tsp find it, you can substitute a little lemon juice, or a little of its peel., minced lemongrass or 1/2 tsp yellow lemon peel, grated, m is for maize, the native american word for corn, kernels of 3 ears of corn, n is for nutmeg, a wonderful spice that smells good too, nutmeg, o is for onion. my favorites are the big white ones, the sweet yellow ones, and the spring green ones, white onion, peeled and diced, yellow onion, peeled and diced, green onions, diced, v is for vegetable; the vegetable of your choice that isn tsp in the pot yet (maybe cabbage, squash, bell pepper, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, garlic cloves, anything you can think of!), v is also for victory. while i stir this soup, i thank god for my victory over illiteracy. not only can i read wonderful recipes, i can write them too, for you to read and to enjoy preparing, w is for water, which won tsp be necessary if you cover the pot while the soup is simmering (this may be a good moment for you parents to explain to your kids how liquid evaporates, or rises in the form of steam)., if your pot is uncovered , add 1/4 cup water, if you plan to use a lid, you can chop some watercress or water chestnuts, to make sure that there is a w in the soup.

salad greens (spring mix, european, exotic, romaine, etc), carrot , julienned, grape tomatoes, chopped, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped, pickling cucumber, chopped (pickling , the type you keep the crunchy skin on), capers, lemon , juice of, fat free feta cheese, crumbled (president), black pepper, garlic powder, sliced black olives (kalamata, to be authentic)

buttermilk, oil (can use olive ), hot pepper sauce (i use president s choice louisiana hot sauce), dijon mustard, minced fresh garlic (or to taste), seasoning salt, divided, black pepper, onions, sliced, chicken pieces (skin on ), dry breadcrumbs (use only !), grated parmesan cheese, all-purpose flour, dried thyme, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, melted butter

beef bouillon, fresh ground white pepper, butter, yellow cornmeal, vegetable oil, grated parmesan cheese, butter, chopped onion, garlic cloves, chopped fine, lean ground beef, salt, ground black pepper, dried oregano, bay leaf, red wine, peeled chopped tomato, tomato sauce

swiss chard, canned cannellini, onions, carrots, italian parsley, tomato sauce, water, garlic cloves, olive oil

fresh shrimp, in their shells (heads cut off ), garlic cloves, peeled, sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and sliced, hot chicken broth, linguine, fresh basil leaf , julienne-sliced, olive oil, salt and pepper