Grilled Garlic Asparagus And Salmon

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 garlic cloves
• 1 lb salmon
• 1/2 lb asparagus, fresh
• 4 tablespoons cheese, shredded (i used a combination of parmesan, romano and asiago)

Recipe

• 1 place oil and crushed, peeled garlic in a small sauce pan. heat over medium heat until garlic just starts to brown. remove from heat and let cool. discard garlic.
• 2 brush small amount of oil on asparagus and set aside.
• 3 spoon a small amount of oil onto salmon and spread it around with your hand or brush. you want to have it on both sides so that it doesn't stick to the grill. do not put the brush in and out of the oil.
• 4 place salmon on preheated grill. cook on medium high heat for 4-5 minutes. just before turning salmon place asparagus on grill. turn salmon and cook another 4-5 minutes or until the fish reaches 145°f internally.
• 5 place pasta on plates. drizzle remaining oil on pasta. place asparagus and fish on top of pasta. top with cheese.

Georgia Breakfast Muffins

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 4 tablespoons cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons sour cream
• 1 english muffin, split
• 2 small peaches, peeled and sliced
• ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon light brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine the cream cheese and sour cream.
• 3 spread evenly over each english muffin half.
• 4 arrange the peach slices on top.
• 5 sprinkle with some cinnamon and the brown sugar.
• 6 broil until the cheese browns around the edges, about 2 minutes.
• 7 cut in half or quarters and eat warm.

Fettucini With Prosciutto And Peas

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups freshly shelled peas (or one 10-ounce package frozen peas)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup finely shredded prosciutto
• 1 lb fettuccine pasta
• 8 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 drop the peas into boiling water. if fresh, they should cook in one to two minutes. if frozen, they should cook in about 10 seconds. drain and run briefly under cold water. drain again and return to a saucepan. add the cream and prosciutto and set aside.
• 2 cook the pasta to the desired degree of doneness. drain quickly.
• 3 put the butter in a hot serving dish for tossing the pasta. add the hot pasta.
• 4 heat the cream briefly. add the peas and prosciutto in the cream to the pasta. add the cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. toss well and serve hot.

Healthy Low Fat Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (46 ounce) jar ragu tomato sauce or 1 (46 ounce) jar other pasta sauce
• 1 lb lean ground turkey
• 16 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
• 12 ounces fat free mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 egg beaters egg substitute
• 1 (1 lb) package lasagna noodle, cooked

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, cook ground turkey, onion& garlic in a combination of the oil and nonstick cooking spray. add sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
• 2 in a medium sized bowl, mix ricotta,1 cup mozzarella, all of parmesan and the eggstirs.
• 3 in 9x13 baking dish, layer 2 cups sauce, half of noodles, half of remaining sauce, all of ricotta mixture, half of what is left of the mozzarella, remaining noodles & sauce.
• 4 cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray and bake at 350 f for 45 minutes or until hot.
• 5 uncover, top with remaining mozzarella.
• 6 bake 15 minutes.
• 7 sprinkle some parmesan on top, let cool down for 15 minutes, and enjoy your healthy, yet delectable, meal -- with plenty of leftovers to boot!

Fettucine With Shaved Black Truffles

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 ounces fresh fettuccine pasta
• 1 ounce fresh black truffle
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1 ounce shaved parmesan cheese
• 1 chervil

Recipe

• 1 bring a large saucepan of water to a boil and salt it. when the water has come to a full boil, put the fettucine into it and cook for 2 1/2 minutes.
• 2 while the pasta is cooking , heat a separate sauté pan to medium high heat and add the cream and a touch of the pasta water. when this is heated add the parmesan cheese, butter and salt to make a sauce, making sure to stir.
• 3 add the cooked pasta to the sauté pan and toss until it is completely coated with the sauce.
• 4 with a pasta fork, twist the pasta and slide it into a small pasta bowl, using all of the sauce.
• 5 garnish with the shaved cheese, chervil, olive oil and shave black truffles over the top.

Homemade Sesame Crackers

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour, plus more
• whole wheat flour, for kneading
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 2/3 cup ice water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. lightly grease two cookie sheets with butter and set aside.
• 2 in a medium-sized bowl, mix first four ingredients and then sift them two times with a flour sifter. to this dry mix, add yogurt, cutting it in with a pastry blender. set aside.
• 3 melt butter in small saucepan and toast sesame seeds in butter until they start to smell nutty and get a bit browned. add sesame seeds to dry mix and then ice water. knead this mixture a bit, perhaps 20 strokes. if dough is still too sticky, add a handful of wheat flour until you can manage to roll it out on a flat surface.
• 4 roll to 1/8 inch thick and cut into desired shapes. poke many holes into each individual cracker with a fork.
• 5 arrange on cookie sheets with about 1/4 inch between each cracker. bake for 10 minutes or starting to brown at edges. cool on baker's rack.

Fettuccini With Sweet Peppers & Pine Nuts

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) package uncooked fettuccine pasta
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1 large yellow sweet bell pepper, cored, seeded and julienned
• 1 large red sweet bell pepper, cored, seeded and julienned
• 1 large orange sweet bell pepper, cored, seeded and julienned
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley or 1/2 cup basil leaves, chopped
• 1/2 cup kalamata olive, pitted and halved
• 1/4 cup capers, drained
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt or 1 tablespoon sea salt

Recipe

• 1 cook fettuccine pasta according to package directions to al dente; drain and return to pan to keep warm.
• 2 in a large, heavy skillet heat the olive oil.
• 3 add garlic and peppers, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring continuously.
• 4 add pine nuts and cook approximately 4 minutes or until they turn golden brown.
• 5 gradually stir in basil or parsley.
• 6 add olives and capers and heat through.
• 7 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 in a serving bowl, toss sauce mixture with pasta.