This time of year many people are working on light meals and eating healthy what better way then to eat fish. Fish is good brain food as well.

Preparation time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:
4 salmon fillets
2 teaspoons mustard (preferable Dijon)
2 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 1/2 Tablespoons pancake syrup
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Salt to taste after cooked
Directions:
1. Preheat the broiler.
2. Mix mustard, hoisin sauce, pancake syrup, and black pepper
in small bowl together.
3. Lightly spray broiler pan with non-stick cooking spray. Place
fish in pan skin side down.
4. Brush syrup mixture onto each piece every five minutes.
5. Broil 10-15 min or until fish flakes easily.
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A lot of people are stuck working weekends so they miss out on Sunday dinners. Have no fear Ms Recipe to the rescue. You can have that good old fashion goodness in a slow cooker. Couldn’t get any better then that? Can It? Well, ya I know you could easily go to the local restaurant, but there’s nothing better then home cooking.

Cooking time: 7-8 hours
Servings: 6-7

Ingredients:

1 (3-4 pounds) chuck roast
1 package dry onion soup mix
2 tablespoons minced garlic
black pepper to taste
5 medium potatoes
1 pound carrots, diced
4 ounces button mushrooms
4 celery stalks with leaves
1 ½ cups water
2 beef bouillon cubes
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

1. In slow cooker, sprinkle both sides of chuck roast with dry onion soup mix, garlic, and black pepper.

2. Cut potatoes in half and place around chuck roast. Add remaining ingredients and sprinkle with Worcestershire sauce.

3. Pour water into slow cooker and cook on high for 7-8 hours.

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Most people are looking for simple recipes to feed their children and I am no different. I’ve made a few different versions of tuna salad so I thought I’d share one of mine.

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes (eggs)
Servings: 4-6

Ingredients:
2 (6 ounce) cans tuna in spring water, drain
4 large eggs, hard boiled
1/4 cup onion, chopped
2 tablespoons dill pickle or sweet, chopped
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and black pepper, as desired
2 stalks celery with leaves, chopped
3 tablespoons mayonnaise/miracle whip (adjust to taste)

Directions:
1. Combine in large bowl, all ingredients above. Cover and
refrigerate 1 hour before serving. Serve on your favorite bread.

Tips:
#1 Spread mayonnaise and tuna on bread and top with cheese.
Place on cookie sheet on bottom rack of oven. Bake on 350
degrees F until cheese is melted.

#2 Serve as a dip with chips or crackers.
Equipment Needed: can opener, saucepan, sharp knife, spoon,
measuring spoons/ cups, large bowl

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Image Source Spam

Spam’s one of those foods that you either love or hate like liver and onions

Ingredients
1/2 cup light beer
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 tablespoons Grey Poupon Mustard
1/2 teaspoon crushed celery seed
1 medium yellow onion, sliced
2 cups diced baby carrots
2 large yams, slice into ¼ inch pieces
1 (12 ounce) can Spam Luncheon Meat, sliced, rinse off gel
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together beer, sugar, mustard, and celery seed.
3. Cut aluminum foil into four pieces enough to make 4 pockets.
4. Equally divide veggies and spam onto each piece foil.
5. Spoon beer mixture over veggies and spam fold each foil into pocket. Place on cookies sheet
6. Bake 50 minutes or until yams are fork tender.

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Roasted Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar Vinaigrette at Lynda’s Recipe Box

Easy & Amazing Zesty Italian Beef at Faith Family & French Fries

Vegetarian Breakfast Casserole at Chow Bella

One Skillet Smoked Sausage Meal at Ask Ms Recipe

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It’s a new year so many of you want a new you, so here’s a recipe for all you dieters out there. Lots of spices with the  sweetness of snapper and the saltiness of olives along with herbs and spices.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons green olives, chopped
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 (6-ounce) snapper or halibut
Pam cooking spray
1 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped

1. Remove pan line with aluminum foil. Preheat broiler then  spray pan with  Pam, and place back in oven.
2. In a medium bowl mix  cherry tomatoes, green olives, olive oil, basil, salt, hot sauce, and lemon juice.
3. Sprinkle fish with paprika and spray fish with Pam , place onto hot broiler pan; cook for 5 minutes check with fork doneness if additional 5 minutes.
4. Remove from oven place on dinner plate spoon tomato mixture onto each fillet.

Serves: 4

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Some people call it stuffing others called it dressing. It doesn’t matter what you call it as long as it’s good food with good people. Happy Cooking.

Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 60 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
3/4 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup celery with leaves, chopped
1 cup yellow onion, peeled, chopped

3 (8 ounce) boxes button mushrooms, (remove stems)
1/2 cup dehydrated currants
1 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 1/4 teaspoons dried sage
2 teaspoons kosher salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper to taste
1 loaf white bread, cut into bite size pieces, toast
1/4 cup turkey or chicken broth
Directions:
1. In a large non-stick skillet over medium-low heat melt butter, add celery and onion. Stir often until vegetables are soft.
2. Add mushrooms with vegetable mixture, stir often, cook over medium heat when mushrooms are soft, cook until most of liquid is evaporated except for 1/2 cup, and add mixture to large bowl.
3. Mix currants, thyme, sage, salt, and pepper, toasted bread, and walnuts into bowl with mushroom mixture together slowly.
4. Preheat the oven 325 degrees F.
5. Spoon the mixture into lightly buttered 4 qt shallow baking dish.
6. Pour chicken broth over stuffing evenly.
7. Bake on middle rack oven covered for 30 minutes, bake uncovered for 20 minutes.

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A simple recipe that’s easy to make when you are running a marathon to get the kids to  after school activities and home before 10. In under a half hour you will have a simple recipe to get supper done on the run.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients
4 (1/2 inch thick) center cut pork chops
1 teaspoon Citrus Herb seasoning
1 teaspoon canola oil
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Directions:
1. Sprinkle each chop evenly on both sides with seasoning.
2. In a large non-stick skillet over low to medium heat add oil and allow it to heat up a little.
3. Add chops, and cook 4-5 minutes on each side until lightly brown. Remove and set aside cover to keep warm.
4. Using the same skillet stir in broth, Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes until mixture becomes a thin sauce stir often.
5. Remove from heat when serving chops spoon sauce over them.

Tips:
#1: Use instead assorted pork chops can also be used or chicken.
#:2 Serve with rice or potatoes.

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Fedra from Spicy Caspian Sauce submitted a Guest Recipe

Ingredients for Caspian sauce:
6 chicken drumsticks
1/2 Cup of Olive Oil
1/2 Cup of Lemon Juice
1/4 teaspoon ofparsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon of mint flakes

2 teaspoon red pepper
2 teaspoon white pepper
Salt to taste

Ingredients for Yogurt:
2 cups Yogurt
1/4 cup of fresh mint OR 2 teaspoon of mint flakes
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder (optional)
Salt to taste

Directions:
1.Mix lemon Juice, parsley flakes, mint flakes, red pepper, and white pepper in a bowl.
2.Separate the meat from the bones.
3.Cook separated meat in boiled water in a medium size pot for less than 10 min.
4.Marinate in the sauce for 30 min.
5.In a pan add olive oil, once heated add meat, you can brush the meat with the remainder juice as needed while frying in the pan.
6.Keep stirring till all the moisture evaporates, and the meat is almost brown.
7.Pour yogurt in a bowl and add mint and salt (garlic optional).

To Serve:
Serve the meat on a plate and serve the yogurt in a bowl.

Tips:

#1:You can eat this meal with pita bread or basmati rice, but the chicken

#2yogurt is  healthy carb, low fat, and good amount of protein meal.

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Cauliflower, red and green peppers baked together to create a creamy and crunchy side dish.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4-6

Ingredients:
1 large cauliflower, broken up and rinsed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Colby jack cheese, diced
1/4 cup corn flakes
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup green pepper,diced
1/2 cup red pepper,diced
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions:
1. Preheat oven 325F
2. In a large saucepan, add cauliflower 1/2 teaspoon salt with enough water to cover; cover and cook on medium heat bring to rapid boil, turn heat down low cook about 5 minutes, until tender.
3. Drain cauliflower, pour into large bowl and mix in Colby jack cheese, cornflakes, sour cream, yogurt, green pepper, red pepper, salt, and black pepper, mixing well. Pour into a greased baking dish/pan, sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
4. Bake uncovered, on bottom rack of oven for 30 minutes.

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