thinly sliced bread
unsalted butter, herb butter, mayo, or cream cheese, softened
Bacon, ham, roast beef or sausage
cheese slices
pepperoni
spinach
tuna or chicken salad
tomato slices
hard boiled egg slices
onion slices
Spread bread with choice of condiment. Add desired fillings. Cut into squares, rectangles, or diamond shapes to serve. *Tea sandwiches can be made ahead and covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated until ready to serve. Decorate serving trays with fresh flowers or herbs.
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
butter
1 1/2 t. Italian dressing
white bread
salt
Sprinkle cucumber slices with salt. Drain on paper towels. Combine and spread butter and cream cheese on bread in a thin layer. Add cucumbers, no more than 1/4" high. Cover. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
1 c. thick & chunky salsa, your choice
1 large red or green pepper, top and seeds removed
16 oz. sour cream, or 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 env. taco seasoning mix
tortilla chips
Combine all ingredients except bell pepper and chips in a 1 qt bowl. Place inside pepper. Serve with chips. Makes 3 c.
7 oz. can tuna, drained well
mayonnaise
curry powder, to taste
chopped almonds
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
chives, to taste
sherry, optional
crackers
Combine tuna and cream cheese. Add mayo to make a soft consistency. Add chives and curry. Add dash of sherry, if desired. Sprinkle with chopped almonds. Place in pyrex dish and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Serve hot with crackers.
4 c. cubed, seeded watermelon
12 oz. bottle sparkling mineral water or gingerale
10 oz. pkg. frozen raspberries
Place a single layer of watermelon in a shallow pan. Freeze until firm. Remove from freezer and let stand for 5 minutes. Drop watermelon through chute of food processor or blender while running. Add frozen chunks of raspberries alternately with mineral water, processing until smooth. Makes 5 1/2 c.
1 ct. refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 garlic clove
1/4 c. green bell pepper, chopped
1/4 t. dried oregano
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
olive oil
1/2 c. tomato, seeded and chopped
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/4 t. dried basil
Preheat oven to 400. Separate biscuits horizontally in half to form 20 biscuits. On a 13" round baking stone, arrange 6 biscuits, with edges touching, in a circle. Arrange remaining biscuits, edges touching in another circle around the center ring of biscuits. Gently press biscuits together to seal. Spray or brush biscuits with oil. Press garlic evenly over biscuits. Sprinkle inion, pepper, and tomato evenly on top. Add basil and oregano. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Pull biscuits apart to serve.
16 oz. cream cheese, softened
8 oz. jar dried chipped beef
4 t. chopped onion
2 T. butter
1 c. sour cream
4 T. milk
1 c. chopped pecans
crackers
Saute pecans in butter. Set aside. Combine all other ingredients, except crackers. Place in a baking dish. Top with sauteed pecans. bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Serve warm with crackers.
4 c. water
salt & pepper to taste
1/4 c. grated cheddar cheese
10 oz. pkg, frozen chopped broccoli
2 c. Magic Mix
2 cubes chicken bouillon
Cook chopped broccoli. Combine water, magic mix, and bouillon cubes in a saucepan. Stir over medium heat until slightly thickened. Reduce heat to low and add cooked broccoli and grated cheese. *Adding oatmeal to soup makes it thicker and adds flavor and richness.
**This recipe is from a nutritionist friend of mine.
4 c. water
1 bouillon cube
2 c. Magic Mix
3 cooked carrots, mashed or
3 potatoes, cooked & chopped &
1 T. chopped onion or
1 pkg. chopped spinach, cooked or
1 can cream style corn & 1 T. onion
Combine in a saucepan: water, magic mix, and bouillon. Stir over medium heat until bubbling and slightly thickened. Add 1 selection from the vegetables. **Use magic mix for all milk based soup recipes or add canned soups instead of water to make cream soup.
*This recipe is from a nutritionist friend of mine.
1 c. low fat cottage cheese
1/2 c. plain yogurt
1/2 T. chopped fresh parsley
1/8 t. garlic powder
2 T. skim milk
1 T. lemon juice
1/8 t. onion powder
assorted vegetables
Place cottage cheese and milk in food processor. Process 45 seconds until smooth. Fold in remaining ingredients, except vegetables. Cover and chill. Serve with assorted vegetables. Makes 1 1/2 c.
