Chopped Italian Salad

Chop all ingredients into bite size pieces. Place in a large bowl. Add olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder and oregano and mix. Add grated romano and mix again. Serve

Pasta with Oven-roasted Grape Tomatoes

Place oil in a large sauté pan, add garlic and bring heat up to high, immediately add the spinach and figs. When spinach is wilted add the oven-roasted grape tomatoes and pasta. Stir well, add the Boursin and mix, adjust salt and pepper to taste.

Note: You may add sausage (add with garlic) or shrimp (add with garlic). Shown here with shrimp.

Oven-roasted Grape Tomatoes

Heat oven to 350°. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl, mix and place in an oven-proof pan. Bake for 7 minutes.

Spinach Salad

Lightly toast pecans. Place all ingredients in a large bowl and toss.

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Pan-seared Salmon

Salt and pepper filets. Heat olive oil in a pan until it just starts to smoke. Carefully place salmon filets skin-side up in pan. Cook about 4 minutes, turn over and cook for 2 minutes more. Remove skin and serve.

Pot Roast

Spread salt and pepper over entire roast. Heat oil in a large, oven-roof pot. Brown roast on all sides. Add onion and onion browning slightly; add garlic and immediately add beer, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves and consommé. Cover and cook on low on stove top or place in a 300 degree oven for at least 3 hours, until meat is fork tender. When done remove meat to a platter and cover. Mix water and cornstarch to make a slurry. Add to pan juices, bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened. Reduce heat, Cut meat cross grain and pour gravy over. Serve extra gravy on side.
Shown here with oven-roasted veggies.

Roasted Vegetables

Cut carrots and potatoes into large wedges. Cut the garlic head in half. Place all ingredients in large roasting pan, mix well in a roasting pan, roast at 350 degrees for at least 1- 1/12 hours or until tender and
browned.

Each serving has 387 calories, 41.8 1g carbs, 21.2g fat, 7g protein, 10.1g fiber

Chicken with Black Beans and Garlic

Put half the oil in a wok or frying pan on high. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and add to wok. Cook chicken until browned and full cooked. Add remaining oil and chopped ginger, garlic, celery and scallions. Saute, rinse and drain beans and add to pan along with soy sauce and hoisin sauce and stir. Add pepper to taste.

White Rice

Place all ingredients in a microwavable bowl. Mix and cook, covered on high for 15 minutes.

Salisbury Steaks

Mix ground beef with breadcrumbs, chopped onion, egg, salt, and 1/4 cup beefy mushroom soup. Form mixture into patties. Lightly brown on both sides in vegetable oil in large heavy skillet. While patties are browning, mix water with remaining soup. Pour over beef patties, cover and simmer over low heat for fifteen minutes or until beef is cooked thoroughly.

Meal Planning Suggestion!

Carrots

Place carrots in a microwavable dish, heat on high for 4 minutes. Stir and heat an additional 3-4 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Green Bean Bundles

Roll six or seven whole green bean in bacon strips (cut in half) to make bundles. Place in 9 by 13 pan. Heat remaining ingredients in saucepan until butter is melted. Pour over bundles. Bake covered in 350-degree oven for 30 minutes- then uncover and bake 15 more minutes.

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