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Baked Apple Halves With Maple Cream
By ltrodrigu
Tip: Bake the apples for this delicious dessert up to a day ahead, cool, and store them in the refrigerator, covere...
- 2 large Ida Red apples, halved lengthwise and cored with a melon baller
- 4 teaspoons trans-free margarine, cut into sm pieces
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Key West Chicken-Avocado Sandwiches
By ltrodrigu
Combine avocado, lime juice, and green pepper sauce (optional) in a small bowl
- 1 cup mashed Florida avocado (about 1 avocado)
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon green pepper sauce (optional)
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 10 ounces grilled or roasted chicken breast, sliced
- 1 cup mango, peeled, pitted, and sliced
- 4 small whole-grain rolls
CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL
By ltrodrigu
Moisten a sugar cube with bitters until saturated
- Champagne
- Aromatic Bitters
- 1 Sugar Cube
Champ (Scallion Mashed Potatoes)
By ltrodrigu
These traditional Irish mashed potatoes, threaded through with plenty of scallions, are meant to be served with a l...
- 3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 2 bunches scallions, finely chopped
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, preferably Irish
Coconut Gelato Coppetta With Lime Granita, Macerated Strawberries & Mint
By ltrodrigu
Make Coconut Gelato: Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- For Coconut Gelato:
- 1 quart whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened dried coconut
- 10 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- For Lime Granita:
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- Zest of 2 limes
- 1/3 cup lime juice, from 3 to 4 limes
- For Macerated Strawberries:
- 1 pint strawberries, washed and sliced into bite size pieces
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- A few leaves basil or mint, sliced into thin ribbons, for serving (optional)
Autumn Salad With Lemon-Chili Vinaigrette
By ltrodrigu
Make Vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, Dijon, a pinch of salt and chilies
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 jalapeño chili, stemmed, seeded and minced
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup cooked farro
- 1 cup thinly shaved fennel
- 3/4 cup julienned Granny Smith apple
- 3/4 cup julienned kohlrabi
- 3/4 cup julienned celery root
- 1/2 cup dried currants
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped toasted almonds, plus more for garnish
- 1 cup tightly packed baby arugula
- 3/4 cup roughly torn mint leaves, plus more to garnish
- 3/4 cup roughly chopped dill, plus more to garnish
- Finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon
Basic Preparation for McCann's Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal
By ltrodrigu
Weight Watchers Points = 4 per serving (excludes optional ingredients)
- 1/2 cup McCann's Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal
- 1 cup skim or 1% milk
- Toppings (fruit, nuts, brown sugar, etc.), optional
Herbed Pork Chops with Sauteed Wild Mushrooms
By ltrodrigu
Weight Watchers Points Plus = 4 (without optional ingredients)
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- olive oil cooking spray
- 3 cups sliced shiitake mushroom caps
- 1 1/2 teaspoons steak seasoning (such as McCormick Grill Mates)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 4 4-ounce boneless center-cut loin pork chops (about 3/4 inch thick)
- 1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Soft parmesan polenta (optional)
Sweet Rice with Carrots & Nuts (Shirin Polo)
By ltrodrigu
Pictured center
- 2 cups white basmati rice
- 3 cups water
- Salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, for rice
- 3 tablespoons unrefined coconut oil, for onions
- 1 yellow onion, finely diced
- 2 cups grated carrots (about 2 large carrots)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 cup slivered or coarsely chopped toasted almonds
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped pistachios
- Grated zest of 1 large orange
- 1/4 cup honey
Lychee Eyeball Martini
By ltrodrigu
Pictured far left. For a more Asian flavor, substitute sake for gin
- For Lychee Eyeballs:
- 15-20-ounce can peeled lychees (about 20)
- 20 large blueberries or cranberries
- For Martini:
- 2 whole canned lychees, plus 1/2 cup drained syrup
- 1/2 cup gin