Theme Meal Plans: Jet Lag Relief Dinner
Fingerling Potato and Green Bean Salad | Teresa's Crab Cakes | Bourbon Gelato
Fingerling Potato and Green Bean Salad
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 12 |
Category: | Salad |
Meal: | Jet Lag Relief Dinner (Theme Meal Plans) |
2 | lb | potatoes, fingerling |
1 | lb | beans, green |
3 | Tb | oil, olive |
1 | tsp | lemon zest, finely chopped |
0.25 | cup | parsley, flat leaf |
1 | tsp | salt, table |
0.5 | tsp | pepper, fresh cracked |
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Scrub fingerling potatoes to remove all dirt. Boil in salted water until tender, drain and cool. Cook trimmed fresh green beans in salted water 3- 5 minutes until crisp tender then drain. Whisk together lemon zest, olive oil, salt, pepper and chopped fresh parsley. Toss together with potatoes and beans. Serve at room temperature or cold.
Hint: You may also add any chopped herbs you desire, such as rosemary, thyme, tarragon, etc;
Teresa's Crab Cakes
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 6 |
Category: | Fish Entrée |
Meal: | Jet Lag Relief Dinner (Theme Meal Plans) |
1 | lb | crab, white lump |
1 | large | egg |
0.5 | cup | breadcrumbs |
1 | Tb | parsley, flakes |
0.75 | tsp | old bay seasoning |
0.5 | tsp | Worcestershire sauce, white |
3 | drops | hot sauce to taste |
0.125 | tsp | pepper, fresh ground |
3 | Tb | mayonnaise |
1 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
0.5 | tsp | paprika, sweet |
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Drain crabmeat, removing any bits of shell. Combine egg and next eight ingredients; stir into crabmeat. Shape into 6 three-inch patties. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden. (Do not over bake)
Shown served with a small salad and a wedge of lemon.
Meal planning suggestion!
Bourbon Gelato
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 10 |
Category: | Dessert |
Meal: | Jet Lag Relief Dinner (Theme Meal Plans) |
5 | large | egg, yolks |
0.75 | cup | sugar, granulated |
2 | cups | milk, whole |
1 | cup | cream, light |
3 | Tb | bourbon, Jack Daniels |
2 | Tb | honey |
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Whisk egg yolks and sugar together until light yellow. Bring milk to a simmer on the stove; pour 1/3 of the milk into the egg/sugar mixture and whisk. Pour remaining mixture into the egg/sugar mixture, and continue to whisk. Pour mixture back into the pan and heat over low-medium heat, stirring constantly until thick (do not boil. When you put a spoon into the mixture and remove it you can draw a line with your finger on the spoon. Add the cream, bourbon and honey and stir. Cool the mixture in the frig. Pour into an ice cream maker and allow it to reach a custard consistency. Place in a storage container and seal with a lid. Freeze in the freezer until hard