Shell Pasta Salad

Serves 6-8 Ingredients: 1 lb small or medium shell pasta (prepared as directed) 1/4 lb baby spinach or arugula washed and torn into pieces 6 oz crumbled feta cheese 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, quartered 2 Tbsp each thinly sliced sun-dried tomatoes and basil leaves 2 Tbsp red-wine vinegar 3 Tbsp olive oil Cracked black [...]

Broiled Rainbow Trout

Serves 4. Ingredients: 1/4 Cup Mayonaise 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard 1 Teaspoon Honey 1 Tablespoon chopped parsely 16 Oz. Rainbow Trout (with skin) Directions: Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Cover flesh side of trout with mixture. Broil 4 inches from heat for 5 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork and topping [...]

Salmon with Avocado Sauce

Ingredients: 2 6-7 oz salmon fillets with skin 5 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 lime 1 avocado 1 tablespoon lime juice Directions: Rub salmon w/1 tablespoon olive oil Squeeze lime over the salmon Broil salmon 9 minutes Combine avocado, 4 tablespoons olive oil and lime juice in a small bowl Season w/salt & pepper Cover the [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 2 sticks of butter 2 eggs 1 Cup of brown sugar 1 Cup granulated sugar 14 oz chocolate bars (chopped) 3 Cups flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda (optional) 1.5 Cups of chopped nuts Directions: Cream butter, eggs, sugars. Sift flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder together and [...]

Pork Tenderloins in Spiced Apple Sauce

My mom made this meal when we were growing up.  It is one of the few tenderloin meals I have ever liked. Ingredients: Chopped onion Can of cream of celery 6 ounces of apple juice 1 tspn celery sage 1tspn cinnamon 3-4 oz tenderloins chopped celery chopped apples Can of evaporated milk egg noodles Directions: [...]

Dirt

This is one of Andrew’s favorite desserts.  There is absolutely nothing healthy about it, but is sure does taste good. Ingredients: Two 8 oz packages of cream cheese, softened 2 Cups confectioners sugar 2 boxes of vanilla instant pudding 3 cups milk Two 8 oz containers of Cool Whip 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 packages [...]

Baked Fish and Chips

If you are counting points for weight watchers, this is equal to 5 points. It serves 4 and takes about an hour to prepare and cook. Ingredients: 4 5-second sprays of olive oil cooking spray 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 8 wedges each 1/4 tsp of salt (sea salt goes along way for [...]

Chicken Satay

Ingredients: 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast 1 tablespoon soy sauce PEANUT SAUCE 1.5 tablespoons peanut butter 1/4  teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce 1/4 packet of sugar substitute 1.5 tablespoons  water cayenne pepper to taste Directions: Pound chicken breast between pieces of plastic wrap to uniform thickness. Rub [...]

Helms Family Beef BBQ

Beef BBQ is a Helms family staple. It is not too difficult to make and serves 8-12. The bbq has started to gain a following in metro Atlanta. Ingredients 3 lbs stew meat 1 yellow onion 3 garlic cloves 12 oz soda (cherry coke or dr pepper adds some flavor) 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce 1 [...]

Matzah Ball Soup

I made this for the Seder dinner earlier this year.  I think it is similar to a really hardy chicken noodle (without the chicken).  A lot of people enjoyed the soup.  It was a little scary to make, but if you ever find yourself celebrating passover, you might want to try this recipe. Ingredients: 6 [...]