FRESH APPLE PANCAKE

1/2 Cup Flour
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2 Large Eggs
2/3 Cup Half-and-Half
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter or Marg.
11/4 Lbs. Granny Smith or Braeburn Apples around 3-4 Large Ones
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
Powdered Sugar for Dusting

Peel and core the apples and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices. Put the oven rack on the upper middle position. Turn on oven and preheat to 500. Wisk  to combine flour, granulated sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. In a second medium bowl, wisk eggs, half-and-half and vanilla until combined. Add liquid ings. to dry and wisk until there is no lumps. About 20 seconds. Then sit the batter aside. Heat butter in a 10-inch ovenproff skillet or cast iron skillet over medium heat until it sizzles. Add apples, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cook, stirring frequently with heatproff rubber spatula until apples are golden brown, around 10 minutes. Take off heat and stir in the lemon juice.  Working quickly, pour batter around and over apples. Place skillet in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 425 degrees; bake until pancake edges are brown and puffy and have risen above edges of skillet, about 18 minutes. Using oven mitts so hands won't get burned remove the hot skillet from the oven and  lossen pancake edges with the spatula, invert pancake onto serving platter and dust with confectioner's sugar. Cut into wedges and serve. Can use maple syrup to pour over the top of pancake.

BIG AND JUICY FRESH TOMATO SANDWICH

1 Loaf Ciabatta Bread cut into individual slices 

1-2 Fresh Ripe Tomatoes, red
1 Jar Roasted Red Peppers
Fresh Mozarella Cheese
Sliced Turkey(optional)
1 Cup Pesto

Vinaigrette:

1 Tablespoon Fresh Parsley or 1 Teaspoon Dried
1 Tablespoon Fresh Marjoram or 1 Teaspoon Dried
1/4 Cup Fresh Basil, chopped or 4 Teaspoons Dried
1 Clove Garlic
1/3 Cup Olive Oil
11/2 to2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar or to your taste

Combine spices and garlic in a food processor. Add olive oil and balsamic vinegar and blend until mixed. Spread some of the vinaigrette onto one side of the bread. Spread pesto on the other half. Layer with tomato, cheese and the turkey. Very juicy so use paper towels to catch the juice.

SIMPLE AND EASY STRAWBERRY DESSERT

1-2 Lbs. Fresh Strawberries, washed and decapped
1 Can Ready Whip
1/2 Cup Sugar
Hot Fudge Sauce or Choc. Syrup

Wash and decap and dry strawberries. Slice in halves. Sprinkle sugar over them or splenda and let sit for 30 minutes or until sugar disloves. Spray ready whip on top and then drizzle the fudge or choc. syrup over them. Ref. until ready to serve.

DIET MINI QUESADILLA'S

1 oz. Low-fat Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 Corn Tortilla

Sprinkle the cheese over the tortilla and then fold in half and microwave fo 20 seconds. Less than 100 calories.

DIET BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE

1/3 Cup Light Blueberry Frozen Yogurt
2/3 Cup Fresh or Frozen Blueberries
Ice

In a blender put the yogurt, blueberries and ice about 3/4 cup or more to whatever thickness you like. Blend. Very good and has around 70 calories

FROZEN MANGO CUBES

1 Mango, peeled and cut into cubes
Put mango in ziploc bag and put in freezer until it freezes.
This will be like eating candy. Very sweet and very good.
It has around 90 calories per serving.

JICAMA STICKS WITH SALSA

1 Jicama Stick
1 Jar Salsa

Take the jicama stick and peel it. Then cut it into french fry size pieces or chunks. Dip in salsa and this snack is only around 60 calories. Very crunchy.