Salted Toffee-Chocolate Squares

 

13 graham crackers
1 bag (8 ounces) toffee bits
1 1/2 Cups coarsely chopped toasted natural almonds
1/2 Cup sugar
1 Cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
3/4 cups (4 ounces) chocolate chips
3/4 tsp coarse salt

Preheat oven to 350.  Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.  Place graham crackers in a single layer on sheet, edges touching.  Sprinkle toffee bits and almonds over graham crackers.

In a small sauce pan, bring sugar and butter to a boil over medium-high.  Reduce heat and cook at a rapid simmer, swirling pan occasionally, until mixture is syrupy, 2 minutes.  Immediately pour over graham crackers.  Bake until sugar topping is bubbling, 12 minutes.  Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate and salt over graham crackers.  With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut into 2-inch squares.  Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack.

Lemon-Ricotta Hot Cakes

6 large eggs, separated		1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups whole-milk ricotta cheese		1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled		2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract		Powdered sugar for dusting
1/2 cup all purpose flour

Yield: 4 Servings

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directions

 Heat a griddle. Whip egg whites until they hold firm glossy peaks, and set aside. Beat ricotta, butter, egg yolks, and vanilla together and set aside.Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and zest. With a rubber spatula, stir dry ingredients gently into the ricotta mixture. Stir a spoonful of whipped egg whites into the batter, then gently fold in the remainder.  Grease the heated griddle, if necessary. Drop 3 tablespoons of batter for each hotcake on the griddle, allowing space for spreading. Cook until golden on the bottom and the top shows a bubble or two. Gently flip, and cook until undersides are light brown. Dust with powdered sugar.

6 large eggs, separated

1/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups whole-milk ricotta cheese

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled

2 tablespoons grated lemon zest

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Powdered sugar for dusting

1/2 cup all purpose flour

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Olive Garden (Copycat) Grilled Chicken Flatbread Pizza

4 flat breads (pita bread) 1 Cup Alfredo Sauce 2 Cups mozzarella cheese 2 Chicken breasts grilled and thinly sliced roasted red pepper 1 roma tomato diced 3 green onions thinly sliced Preheat oven to 350. Place the flat bread on a large baking sheet. Spread Alfredo sauce on each flatbread, then top with cheese, chicken, roasted peppers, tomatoes and green onions. Place in the oven and cook for 5-7 minutes or until cheese melts. Makes 4 servings.

Fractured Tacos

1 1/2 lb Ground Beef 1 large onion chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp Chili powder 1/2 tsp ground Cumin 1 tsp Oregano 1 tsp salt 1 (6 oz) can Tomato paste 1 (8 oz) can Tomato sauce 1 1/2 Cup water 1 Cup cooked rice 1 (10oz) bag corn chips 1/2 head lettuce shredded 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 Avocado diced 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded Sour Cream Cook beef until browned, stirring to crumble. Add onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano and salt. Cook 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, sauce and water. Simmer 25-30 minutes. Add rice to sauce just before serving. To Serve: Arrange corn chips in a layer on a serving platter. Top chips with meat sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and avocado. Top with cheese and sprinkle with hot sauce it desired. Top with sour cream. Serve at once 6 servings.

Tuscan Vegetable Soup

Serves: 6 servings (1 1/2 cups each) Ingredients 1 (15-ounce) can low-sodium canellini beans, drained and rinsed 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 large onion, diced (about 1 cup) 2 carrots, diced (about 1/2 cup) 2 stalks celery, diced, (about 1/2 cup) 1 small zucchini, diced (about 1 1/2 cups) 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried) 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage leaves (or 1/2 teaspoon dried) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 32 ounces low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth 1 (14.5-ounce) can no salt added diced tomatoes 2 cups chopped baby spinach leaves 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan, optional Directions In a small bowl mash half of the beans with a masher or the back of a spoon, and set aside. Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, and cook stirring occasionally until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and tomatoes with the juice and bring to a boil. Add the mashed and whole beans and the spinach leaves and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes more. Serve topped with Parmesan, if desired.

Barbara Rossiter's Salad

2 heads romaine (used the kind you buy 4-5 in a package, like costco) 4 cups, approx., spring mix lettuce 3 pears 2 avocados 6-8 oz asiago cheese grated ( I usually use Jarlesberg cheese) 1-1 1/2 C whole candied pecans (I put 2 cups pecans in a skillet with 2/3 C sugar and stirred them together until the sugar was all melted and coated the pecans. I didn't use all the pecans in the salad) Briannas Blush Wine Vinigarette for dressing

Angela's Pear Salad

1 Cup candied pecans ( melt one cup of sugar in frying pan and mix in pecans. Coat and then turn out on wax paper. When they are cool - break apart)
Spring mix
Pears - sliced thin
Feta cheese
Mix the ingredients and serve with Girards Champagne Dressing.
This is Angela Larsen's recipe. It is such a winner. My mouth is watering just typing.