Zesty Sausage Dip

1 lb medium spicy sausage

1 Onion chopped

1 Clove garlic

1 tomato chopped

1 jalapeno pepper, chopped

16 oz cream cheese cubed

1/2 cup yellow medium/hot banana peppers chopped

1/2 cup chopped black olive

Cook sausage and brown the onion and garlic clove. Drain off excessive grease and return all to frying pan. Add olives, banana peppers, jalapeno peppers and cream cheese. Heat until melted and warm and pour into a container for serving mixing as you pour. Chill and best served the next day - warmed up in the microwave.

Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

2 tbs Honey
1 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp corn starch
1/2 tbs canola oil
1/2 tbs olive oil
8 tbs honey mustard
2 tbs horseradish
3 tbs balsamic vinegar
1/4 to 1/2 cup water

Best to combine all ingredients in a container you can shake, store, and serve from. Total calories for container is 240 so the amount of calories used is based on amount used on salad.

Waffles - whole wheat 100 calories

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tbs oil
1 egg
1 cup 1% milk
1/2 cup water
4-6 drops of real vanilla


Mix all together and let it sit for 15 minutes to thicken. Adjust thickness with water. Use a waffle iron for best results. Divide waffles up into 8 to 10 servings to stay in the 100 calorie range.

Teriyaki Vegatables

1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 medium carrots
1 medium summer squash
1 medium zucchini
1/2 red bell pepper
6 small mushrooms
vegetable oil
olive oil
3 cloves of garlic
6 to 8 tbs Teriyaki sauce (depending on taste)
4 tbs Balsamic vinegar
Garlic salt
Pepper

In a frying pan pour about 4 or 5 tablespoons of oil in the center of a pan and pour a teaspoon of garlic salt into the oil and turn heat on medium. Slice the carrots into thee inch segments and then into carrot sticks and place in the pan. Slice up the garlic cloves into thin strips and with the chopped red onion toss into the pan. Slice the pepper, the zucchini, and the squash into thin 1/4 inch strips and toss into the pan. Slice the mushrooms and toss them as well into the pan. Cover and steam for a few minutes. Remove cover and add Balsamic vinegar and allow the vinegar to "boil up" then cover and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover add the Teriyaki sauce and allow the sauce to thicken a bit before serving.

Optionally add chicken/pork strips and serve over rice
Optionally add sauteed beef cubes and slices of green bell pepper.