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Marinated Cucumbers in Dill
By Lv2Cook
Place cucumber slices and salt in a large bowl; add water to cover
- 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced peeled English cucumber
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- OR
- 3/4 teaspoon dried dill
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Chocolate Roulade with Raspberries
By Lv2Cook
Preheat oven to 375º. Coat a 15 × 10-inch jelly-roll pan with cooking spray; line bottom with wax paper
- Cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
- 4 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar divided
- 6 large egg whites (at room temperature)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 cups frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping thawed
- 10 teaspoons chocolate syrup
- 2 1/2 cups raspberries
Mocha Crumb Cake
By Lv2Cook
Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chilled stick margarine or butter cut into small pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup 1% low-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- Cooking spray
- 1 1/2 teaspoons water
Mediterranean Goat-Cheese Sandwiches
By Lv2Cook
Slice the loaf in half lengthwise
- 1 (8-ounce) loaf French bread
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive paste (such as Oliva da Sanremo)
- 1 cup trimmed arugula or fresh spinach
- 4 slices (1/8-inch-thick) red onions separated into rings
- 4 (1/8-inch-thick) tomato slices
- 6 basil leaves thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped capers
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Vegetable Breadsticks
By Lv2Cook
Combine first 5 ingredients; set aside
- 1 cup instant potato flakes
- 1 cup water
- 6 tablespoons skim milk
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 package dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 cup skim milk (105º to 115º)
- 5 cups bread flour divided
- 1/4 cup stick margarine softened
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1 large egg
- Cooking spray
Spiced Plum Butter
By Lv2Cook
Combine juice and plums in a large saucepan or Dutch oven
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 4 pounds plums quartered
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Roasted Root Vegetables
By Lv2Cook
Preheat oven to 425º. Steam first 3 ingredients, covered, 5 minutes or until crisp-tender
- 2 cups diagonally sliced parsnip (1/2-inch-thick)
- 2 cups diagonally sliced carrot (1/2-inch-thick)
- 3/4 pound rutabaga (about 1 medium) peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Shrimp Couscous with Mint
By Lv2Cook
Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan; stir in couscous
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup uncooked couscous
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/3 cup diced red bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 1/2 pound medium shrimp cooked and peeled
- 1 (10-ounce) package frozen green peas thawed
- 1/4 cup low-salt chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
Marinated Balsamic Bean Salad
By Lv2Cook
Combine the first 5 ingredients in a colander; rinse and drain
- 1 cup frozen whole-kernel corn
- 1 cup frozen cut green beans
- 1 (16-ounce) can kidney beans
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans
- 1 cup diced red onion
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 2 garlic cloves minced
Chocolate Icebox Cookies
By Lv2Cook
Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl; set aside
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons stick margarine softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg white
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
- Cooking spray