Parmesan Crusted Tilapia

Ingredients

4 4 oz tilapia filets
1/4 cup parmesan
3 tbls butter
2 tsp lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Salt and pepper both sides of tilapia
combine in a bowl cheese, butter, lemon juice, salt and peper to taste, may need to put into microwave to soften butter.
put tilapia on cookie sheet sprayed with pam, cover the top of tilapia with the cheese mixture and broil until it is golden brown. serve hot.
I served mine on top of spanish rice.

Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients

12 ounces Light (50% less fat) breakfast sausage
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
4 1/2 cups whole-wheat bread cubes
8 ounces shredded reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon mustard powder
2 large whole eggs
4 egg whites OR 1/2 cup egg substitute
2 cups low fat milk

Directions

1. Crumble sausage into a medium nonstick skillet. Cook over medium heat until nicely brown, breaking up into bits with spatula as it cooks. Sprinkle with poultry seasoning. Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with canola cooking spray and set aside.
2. Add sausage to large bowl along with toasted bread squares, cheese, mustard powder and salt, if desired. Add whole eggs, egg whites (or egg substitute) and milk to mixing bowl, and beat on medium-low speed until smooth and completely blended.
3. Drizzle egg-milk mixture over the sausage and bread mixture; stir to blend. Pour into the prepared baking dish, spread top evenly, cover with foil, then chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake, covered in foil, for 45 minutes. Uncover the foil, and reduce the temperature to 325 degrees. Bake for about 20 minutes longer or until set.

Gibbs Banana oat Bran Muffins

Ingredients

Oat Bran, 2.25 cup
Baking Powder, 3 tsp
Maple Syrup or sugar, .25 cup
Milk, nonfat, 1.25 cup
*Egg white, 2 serving
Banana, fresh, .75 cup, mashed
Almonds, .5 cup, chopped
(optional: handful of rasins or blueberries and .25 cup of shreded coconut)

Directions

Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl, blend wet ingreedinets together and mix gently with dry ingredients. Bake at 450 for 12-15 minutes for muffins or 10 minutes for muffin tops

Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup frozen green peas
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup milk
 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.)
In a saucepan, combine chicken, carrots, peas, and celery. Add water to cover and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
Place the chicken mixture in bottom pie crust. Pour hot liquid mixture over. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Two-Bean Chicken Chili

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large jalapeno pepper, seeds and ribs removed, minced
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into thin strips
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
2 cups canned chopped tomatoes with juice, chopped
2 cups chicken stock
1 medium orange
Salt and freshly ground pepper
One 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
One 15-ounce can pinto beans, drained and rinsed

Toppings

1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro, for serving
1/2 cup chopped ripe avocado, for serving
1/2 cup sour cream, for serving

Preparation:

1. In a large, heavy-bottomed pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, jalapeno pepper and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken and cook, stirring often, until no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Stir in both chili powders, and the zest and juice from the orange. Add the tomatoes with their juice, broth and season with salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes.

2. Stir in both cans of beans and simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat until the chili has thickened, about 20 minutes more. Serve with cilantro, avocado and sour cream, if desired.

Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 4 tablespoons milk
4 to 6 cups powdered sugar, depending on desired consistency

Preparation:

Cream the butter and cream cheese together in an electric mixer. (Be sure that the two are at room temperature. Cold cream cheese or butter can make your frosting lumpy.) Add the brown sugar and vanilla extract, and beat for about 2 minutes. Turn off mixer and add 2 cups of powdered sugar. Turn the mixer on a low speed so the sugar doesn’t fly out of the bowl. Slowly add more sugar alternately with the milk until you reach your desired consistency

SPICY SEV RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups Gram Flour
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp Asafoetida
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 tsp Salt
• 4 Peppercorns
• 2 tbsp Oil

How to make Spicy Sev:

• Mix well all ingredients except oil.
• Add sufficient water and make soft dough.
• Pour oil in a kadhai and heat.
• Press the dough out as sev directly into the oil.
• Fry till they turn crispy and golden brown.
• Spicy Sev is ready.