19 silly Recipes

ground beef, cooked and drained, veg-all, mild rotel, kidney bean, vegetable juice or 22 oz, minestrone soup, uncooked pasta

tvp granules, milk, warmed, canola oil, egg, brown sugar, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, chocolate hempshake powder, salt, honey-roasted soy nuts (or peanuts, if you like)

refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, process american cheese, garlic powder , to taste, butter-flavored cooking spray (optional)

old age, i decided , is a gift., i am now , probably for the first time in my life, the person i have always wanted to be., i would never trade my amazing friends , my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. as i ve aged, i ve become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. i ve become my own friend., i don tsp chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that i didn tsp need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. i am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant., whose business is it if i choose to read or play on the computer until 4 am and sleep until noon, i will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50 s, 60 s, & 70 s, and if i, wish i will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if i choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set., will get old ., i know i am sometimes forgetful. but there again , some of life is just as well forgotten. and i eventually remember the important things.., over the years my heart has been broken ..., but broken hearts are what give us strength andunderstanding and compassion. a heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect., i am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. so many have never laughed, and so may have died before their hair could turn silver., as you get older , it is easier to be positive. you care less about what other people think. i don tsp question myself anymore. i ve even earned the right to be wrong., answer your question , i like being old. it has set me free.. i like the person i have become., i am not going to live forever, but while i am still here, i will not waste time lamenting about what could have been, or worrying about what will be. and i shall eat dessert every single day. (if i feel like it), may our friendship never come apart especially when it s straight from the heart, may you always have a rainbow of smiles on your face and in your heart forever and ever

frozen fruit , drink concentrate (limeade, fruit punch, grape juice, etc.), club soda, crushed ice

tilapia fillets, silly crazy salt (i don tsp know what silly salt is) or 1 tsp garlic salt (i don tsp know what silly salt is), fresh ground black pepper, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, lime , zest of, finely grated, lime , juice of

spicy brown mustard (that little bit at the bottom of the squeeze bottle that just sits there because someone opens a new), honey

corn tortillas, ground chuck, water, chili powder, salt, kidney beans, drained, no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained, tomatoes, halved, shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese

dried spaghetti (whole wheat for better nutrition), egg substitute, parmesan cheese, finely shredded, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, ground turkey or 3/4 lb lean ground beef, onion, chopped, spaghetti sauce, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (3 oz), bell pepper (green, red, or yellow )

extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, egg, garlic clove, finely minced, salt, cracked pepper, raw sugar, anchovy paste (or 1 anchovy fillet, minced), head romaine lettuce , torn, head butter lettuce , torn, canned tuna, drained and flaked (i like trader joe s brand of tuna), imported parmesan cheese, red onion, peeled and cut into crescents (my addition), garlic-flavored croutons

whole chicken , cut into pieces, beer, olive oil, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, liquid smoke, season salt, ground black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper

fresh asparagus, wish-bone s raspberry hazelnut vinaigrette, water (approximate)

baby bella mushrooms (each about 2 inches wide ), chopped onion, chopped garlic, roughly chopped spinach leaves, fat-free ricotta cheese, fat-free cream cheese, room temperature, nutmeg, salt, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, reduced-fat parmesan-style grated topping, garlic powder

baby bella mushrooms (each about 2 inches wide ), fat-free ricotta cheese, chopped onion, canned spinach, drained (or frozen spinach, thawed), fat-free cream cheese, shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese, minced garlic, reduced-fat parmesan-style grated topping, garlic powder, nutmeg, salt, i use full fat cheeses , the fat-free versions are too rubbery.

green apples (peeled and chopped ), snickers candy bars (frozen and then chopped up), cream

farfalle pasta (bowties), albacore tuna in water, cheese sauce (*), salsa, mild, duxelle mushrooms (**), low-fat sour cream, unsalted butter, cornstarch, fresh ground pepper (optional)