mini sweet potato samosas

CARMEN! go back in the last four posts and include summary
Ingredients
1 sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon butter
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon dry onion soup mix
curry powder to taste
20 wonton wrappers
sesame oil for brushing
Directions
Simmer sweet potatoes with a little water until very soft. Drain, and mash with butter, milk, onion soup mix, and curry powder.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Place about 1 teaspoon of the sweet potato mixture into the center of each wonton wrapper. Brush two adjacent edges of wrapper with water, fold into a triangle, and press the edges together to seal. Brush both sides with sesame oil. Place the samosas on a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, then turn over, and bake for 5 minutes more.

healthy crispy crab cakes

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 green onions, chopped
3/8 cup olive oil
1 (6 ounce) can canned crabmeat, drained
1 egg
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 teaspoon dry mustard
8 ounces buttery round crackers, crushed
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning TM
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs) or regular dry bread crumbs
Directions
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over high heat. Saute green onions briefly until tender; cool slightly.
Combine crabmeat, sauteed green onions, egg, mayonnaise, dry mustard, crushed crackers, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning, salt and pepper. Form into 1/2 inch thick patties. Coat the patties with bread crumbs.
Heat 1/2 cup oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook cakes until golden brown on each side. Drain briefly on paper towels and serve hot.

Baked Dijon salmon

Ingredients
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
4 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
4 (4 ounce) fillets salmon
salt and pepper to taste
1 lemon, for garnish
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a small bowl, stir together butter, mustard, and honey. Set aside. In another bowl, mix together bread crumbs, pecans, and parsley.
Brush each salmon fillet lightly with honey mustard mixture, and sprinkle the tops of the fillets with the bread crumb mixture.
Bake salmon 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until it flakes easily with a fork. Season with salt and pepper, and garnish with a wedge of lemon.

Ingredients
4 sweet potatoes, cut into large French fries
1 tablespoon water
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Place the cut sweet potatoes into a microwave-safe dish with the water. Cook on in the microwave for 5 minutes on full power. Drain off liquid, and toss with Italian seasoning, lemon pepper, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Arrange fries on a baking sheet in a single layer.
Bake for 30 minutes, turning once, or until fries are crispy on the outside.

Nutritional Information
Amount Per Serving Calories: 174 Total Fat: 6.9g Cholesterol: 0mg
Nutritional Information
T's Sweet Potato Fries
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 174
Total Fat: 6.9g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 226mg
Total Carbs: 26.7g
Dietary Fiber: 4.2g
Protein: 2.1g

Ingredients:For the coulis:
600g raspberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup Chambord liquer
juice of one lemonFor the salad:
1/2 pint raspberries
1/2 pint blackberries
1/2 pint strawberries
1/2 pint blueberriesDirections:Press raspberries through a fine sieve or cheesecloth. Reserve raspberry pulp.Combine raspberry juice with lemon juice, Chambord and sugar.Slowly bring coulis to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.Simmer coulis gently 5-10 minutes until slightly thickened.Wash fruit.Hull strawberries.Chop strawberries into pieces of similar size to the smaller berries.Gently toss berries together.Drizzle a small amount of coulis over berries and enjoy.

So I had a little extra money and decided to splurge on an extravagant dessert. Unfortunately, my cooking skills are not the same as the creator of this recipe. If this was made right, I'm sure it would have been amazing, but mine came out like fruit mush. better luck to you if you decide to try this one out. This would go great with angel food cake (which is low in calories) if you need a little extra something with this dessert, add light cool whip.

Sushi

Sushi is on the rise in America, showing up in grocery stores, japanese resurants, and even in sushi bars. Sushi is delicious when someone else makes it, but even better when you make it yourself. It is simple once you get the hang of it. Its cost effective and great way to entertain.


Materials needed.


Sushi mat


ceranwrap


nori (the seaweed that holds the sushi together)


sushi rice (its sticky and holds the sushi together)


very sharp knife (this is the most important tool to make sushi because the nori is so delicate that it tears easily).


Any Ingriedents you may want which may include the following and many more- feel free to experiment


Imitation crab


any type of fish (cooked or raw)


veggies like carrot, cucumber


fruit like pineapple, banana


Avacado


Cream cheese-keep it on the light side


green onions


sesame seeds


anything else you want in there :)

Directions:

Lay nori flat on sushi mat. spread a thin layer of rice on the nori. add ingridents in a thin strip one inch from the edge of the nori clostest to you. once all ingridents are combine, roll sushi tight using sushi mat. It may take a few tries to master. Chill rolls for 15 minutes. Slice into 1" pieces and enjoy- goes great with soy sauce.

happy earth day

40 years ago today, Earth day was born to bring attention to many ecological concerns. here we are today still celbrating. Some people celebrate differently than others. I myself am celebrating by not shaving, and making a needed trip to the recycling center. My house is begining to look like a trash can. I saw this television show once where a guy had a hoarding disease and he was obsesive compulsive. So he would wash his recycling like eight times before he did anything with it. He lived llike oscar the grouch. how do people do that? Any ways, back to earth day...The environmental movement in the late ’60s and early ’70s was driven by a strong sense of urgency that I just don't think exists anymore. But in my opinion, Earth day is more than a simple reminder that we need to take care of our planet. To me it represents spring and the rebirth of warmer times. That may sound shallow, but I enjoy the smell of earth day. Can you smell what this big rock is cookin? Its spring time again. finally!