Pineapple Mango Salsa Spread Low Fat Ingredients: 1/2 cup mango, pitted, peeled and diced 1 green onion, sliced thin 1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped 1/4 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped fine 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 (8 ounce) container pineapple cream cheese spread 32 slices baguette French bread Instructions: Place the mango, green onion, pepper, cilantro, jalapeno and lime...

Pumpkin Dip Ingredients: 1 ½ cups pumpkin, peeled and cut into chunks 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 red chili, seeded and finely chopped 2 tbsp natural yogurt Dash of fresh lime juice Olive oil Instructions: Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit. Arrange the pumpkin chunks in a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Season well with black pepper and a pinch of salt and...

Salmon and Cream Cheese Dip Ingredients: 8 oz cream cheese 1 tsp garlic powder 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 can salmon, drained Instructions: Mix all ingredients until well combined. Cover and refrigerate overnight. This dip is delicious served with freshly cut vegetable sticks and/or white crusty...

Red Lentil Dip Ingredients: 1 cup dried red lentils 3 cups vegetable broth (homemade or bought) 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 large tomato, chopped 1 red bell pepper, roasted and chopped Salt and pepper Freshly chopped parsley Instructions: In a saucepan, cook the red lentils in the broth until soft and mushy. Place the lentils in a food processor, together with the garlic, tomato...

Red Kidney Bean Spread Yields 1.5 cups Ingredients: 1 (15.25oz) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 red bell pepper 1 green bell pepper 1 tbsp tomato paste 1/2 tsp grated lemon rind ½ tsp fresh lemon juice Dash of cayenne pepper Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Half both peppers and deseed. Place them skin sides up on a baking sheet and...

Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce Ingredients: 2 cans (28oz) crushed tomatoes 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp sugar 2 onions, peeled and diced 2 tbsp garlic cloves, minced 1 tbsp dried basil Salt and pepper Instructions: Place the olive oil in a large pan and heat to medium. Add the onions and stir until they are slightly brown and tender. Then stir in the...