You might need to buy:
  • butter
  • unsweetened apple juice
  • honey
You might need to buy:
  • applesauce
  • sugar
  • eggs
  • salt
  • baking powder
  • all-purpose flour
  • apple juice
  • For the glaze:
  • powdered sugar
  • apple juice

If packing for a picnic, transfer the salad to an airtight, unbreakable container and keep cool in an insulated carrier with blue ice nearby. Pack the croutons and Romaine leaves in separate containers.

You might need to buy:
  • coarsely chopped italian parsley
  • small cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes
  • plain low-fat yogurt
  • Dijon mustard
  • worcestershire sauce
  • canned anchovy fillets
  • For the Dressing:
  • For the Pasta:
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • fresh lemon juice
  • romaine lettuce leaves
  • packaged Caesar-style croutons
  • freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • For the Chicken:
You might need to buy:
  • For Salad:
  • white pepper to taste
  • For Creamy Herbed Dressing:
  • low-fat mayonnaise
  • nonfat plain yogurt
  • reduced-fat sour cream
  • rice vinegar or white-wine vinegar
  • Dijon mustard
  • dried minced onion or dried chopped chives
  • dried tarragon or dill
  • onion salt or celery salt or 1/4 teaspoon of each
  • raisins
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  • spinach leaves
  • torn radicchio leaves

Variation: Instead of Italian sausage, try diced bacon, Canadian bacon, ham, chorizo or crumbled breakfast sausage. Try other veggies such as diced red pepper, spinach, zucchini, mushrooms, etc. Mix and match at will!

You might need to buy:
  • ground Italian pork or turkey sausage
  • frozen chopped broccoli florets
  • shredded cheddar cheese
  • eggs
  • salt
  • pepper
  • parchment paper muffin wrappers or 12 silicone muffin cups

Don’t have self-rising flour? Make your own using this simple equation: For each 1 cup of flour add 1½ teaspoons baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt
Use any kind of ice cream (“light” or low-fat ice cream is not suggested)

You might need to buy:
  • tub of cake batter ice cream
  • self-rising flour
You might need to buy:
  • lean ground beef
  • Ranch Style beans
  • Ro-tel tomatoes
  • taco seasoning
  • cream of chicken soup
  • water
  • sour cream and salsa for serving

Substitute 1 cup chopped fresh tomato for sun dried tomatoes, if desired.

You might need to buy:
  • Jimmy Dean® Hearty Original Sausage Crumbles
  • eggs
  • milk
  • salt
  • ground black pepper
You might need to buy:
  • grated Parmesan cheese
  • seasoned salt
  • pepper
  • butter
  • bacon pieces
  • shredded mozzarella cheese
  • shredded cheddar cheese
You might need to buy:
  • egg
  • milk
  • diced ham
  • thinly sliced green onion
  • shredded cheddar
  • Monterey Jack cheese
  • granulated garlic