4 berry friends Recipes

granulated splenda sugar substitute, cocoa powder, instant coffee, bread cubes, fat-free evaporated milk, egg beaters egg substitute or 1/2 cup egg white, vanilla extract, powdered sugar (optional), frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed (chocolate recommended!), fresh berries (or both, optional) (optional) or mint leaf (or both) (optional)

apple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks, heaping 1 cup fresh blueberries (or frozen blueberries which don tsp have to be thawed), cinnamon stick, lemon zest, grated, fresh lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, unsweetened apple juice or 1/4 cup water, almond extract, honey, to taste (i used local blackberry honey ), dark brown sugar , to taste

red wine vinegar, honey (or other sweetener of choice), ground star anise, dijon mustard, chimayo red chili powder (i tried chipotle powder. new mexico chili powder will work.), salt, grapeseed oil (subbed for canola oil), romaine lettuce hearts (torn into small pieces), garden spring greens (or heirloom lettuce), baby turnips (sliced into matchstick-sized bits ) or 1/2 cup jicama (sliced into matchstick-sized bits ), toasted pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds), fresh corn (roasted kernels were good in this salad!), fresh strawberries, sliced (or other fresh berry in season)