Rainy Day Puree

Approx. 100 calories (2 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 4

Ingredients

• 1/2 medium butternut squash
• 1/2 medium onion
• 1 small potato
• 1 large yam
• 1 Tbs. chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• 2 cups water
• parsley

Directions

1. Sauté the diced onions and ginger in olive oil.
2. Add the squash, yam and potato (peeled and cubed).
3. Add 2 cups water, bring to a boil, cover, then let simmer until tender.
4. Puree everything in a blender, until smooth.
5. Garnish with parsley.
   

Broccoli salad

Approx. 75 calories (0 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 2

Ingredients

• 2 cups raw broccoli
• 1 medium Roma tomato, sliced
• 1/3 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 3 Tsp. fat free Italian salad dressing

Directions

1. Drizzle salad dressing over the broccoli, tomatoes, and onions.
2. Let sit for 15-30 mins for flavors to blend.
3. Serve chilled or room temperature.
   

Wilted spinach salad with oranges

Approx. 85 calories (0 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw spinach
• 2 small oranges
• 1 Tbs. lemon juice
• 1 Tbs. raspberry wine vinegar
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Cut the peel from each orange and slice into cross sections.
2. Arrange on a bed of spinach.
3. For the dressing, squeeze juice from orange flesh left on peel and add the lemon juice and vinegar.
4. Heat the dressing until hot.
5. Drizzle the dressing over the salad, and top with freshly ground black pepper.
   

Noodles with red wine mushroom gravy

Approx. 220 calories (4 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked egg noodles
• 3 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
• 1 packet Onion-Mushroom soup
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• parsley flakes

Directions

1. Mix the soups, red wine, black pepper, and mushrooms.
2. Cook in a crock pot on low heat for approx. 8 hours.
3. Serve over egg noodles.
4. Garnish with parsley.
   

**this is also quite tasty with cubes pieces of beef in it