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Eye of Round with Roasted-Garlic Sauce
By Lv2Cook
Preheat oven to 350º. Remove white papery skin from garlic heads (do not peel or separate the cloves)
- 3 whole garlic heads
- 2 cups fat-free beef broth divided
- 4 teaspoons dried marjoram divided
- 1 teaspoon salt divided
- 8 garlic cloves peeled
- 2 large shallots peeled
- 1 (4-pound) lean eye-of-round roast
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon brandy
Vegetable Pizza with Feta Cheese
By Lv2Cook
Preheat oven to 375º. Combine first 7 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil
- 1/2 cup dry vermouth
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped red onion
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 6 black peppercorns
- 1 cup sliced zucchini
- 1 cup sliced yellow squash
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 3 cups sliced cremini mushrooms (about 1/2 pound)
- 1 (1-pound) Italian cheese-flavored pizza crust (such as Boboli)
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) crumbled Feta cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Pork Roast with Plum Glaze
By Lv2Cook
Preheat oven to 425º. Unroll roast; trim fat
- 1 1/2 pounds lean, boned pork loin roast
- 5 tablespoons Spiced Plum Butter (see recipe)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder (optional)
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 cup water
- Plum slices (optional)
- Sage sprigs (optional)
Greek Couscous
By Lv2Cook
Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan; stir in couscous and oregano
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup uncooked couscous
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 1/2 cups diced plum tomatoes
- 1 cup diced peeled cucumber
- 1/3 cup crumbled Feta cheese
- 1/4 cup small ripe olives halved
- 3 tablespoons diced red onion
- 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) drained
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
Banana-Citrus Sorbet
By Lv2Cook
Place bananas in food processor; process until smooth
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups fresh orange juice
Roasted Sweet Potato Dip
By Lv2Cook
Preheat oven to 350º. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl
- 3 cups chopped peeled sweet potato (about 1 pound)
- 2 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 1 1/2 cups chopped carrot
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup tahini (sesame-seed paste)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- Breadsticks (optional)
Honey-Dijon Lamb Chops
By Lv2Cook
Preheat broiler. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl, and stir well
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
- OR
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary crushed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- OR
- 2 teaspoons dried mint flakes
- 4 teaspoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 4 (4-ounce) lean lamb loin chops
Cajun Shrimp
By Lv2Cook
Combine first 8 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal bag and shake to coat
- 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
White Triple-Layer Cake with Lemon Filling
By Lv2Cook
Preheat oven to 350º. Coat 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, and dust pans with 1 tablespoon flour
- Cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon cake flour
- 3 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or stick margarine softened
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 2/3 cups fat-free milk
- 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon butter extract
- Lemon Filling (recipe follows)
- Fluffy White Frosting (recipe follows)
- LEMON FILLING
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- FLUFFY WHITE FROSTING
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Dash salt
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Grilled Pineapple with Mango Coulis
By Lv2Cook
Prepare grill. Place pineapple on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 21/2 minutes on each side or until te...
- 12 slices (1/2-inch-thick) fresh pineapple (about 1 pineapple)
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup orange sections (about 1 large orange)
- 1 cup pink grapefruit sections (about 1 large grapefruit)
- Mango Coulis
- MANGO COULIS
- 3/4 cup cubed peeled ripe mango
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper