SIDES: Skinny Blue Cheese Dip

Servings: 10-15

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of low-fat or non-fat cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin/coriander (or just parsley)
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions:

• Blend all ingredients in food processor
• Serve with carrot and celery sticks - enjoy!

SIDES: Killer, Spicy Hummus

Servings: 10-15

Ingredients:

• 2 cans of garbanzo beans
• 5 tbsp tahini
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp water
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp pepper, salt, and paprika
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil

Instructions:

• Blend garbanzo beans 1/2 cup at a time in the food processor - use lemon juice and olive oil to soften the mix
• Blend all ingredients together
• Serve with pita chips and enjoy

SIDES: Spinach Risotto with Brown Rice

Servings: 15-20 (Scale down according to the size of your party)

Ingredients:

• (2) 10-ounce packages of frozen, chopped spinach
• 3 cups brown rice
• 10 cups of water
• 1/3 cup Bragg's Liquid Aminos
• 3 cups onions, finely chopped
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 8-10 mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk

Instructions:

• Cook spinach over medium heat until the spinach is fairly drained - set aside
• Bring 4 cups of water and 1/3 cup of Bragg's to a boil and then allow to simmer
• While water is boiling, in a separate (large pot), saute onions in oil until softened (7-10 minutes)
• Stir in rice; make sure each grain is coated in oil
• Pour in 3/4 cup of broth and wait until the rice absorbs the broth, continue to pour in until 1/2 of the broth is left
• Add spinach and mushrooms
• Pour in the remaining broth and allow rice to simmer for another 20-25 minutes until all of the broth is absorbed
• Add in buttermilk and stir throughout rice