Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

12 OZ Elena's Black...
16 OZ Garlic Survival...
1 each bag or bunch of...
1 each large tomato -...
2 each to 3 tablespoon...

Directions:

Bring water to a boil, add pasta, cook until al dente.
Heat sauce in a separate pot, med-low.
Add the snow peas 2 minutes before draining.
Add spinach 30 seconds before draining.
Drain pasta, toss with vegetables and sauce.
Sprinkle tomatoes and pine nuts over top.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon finely chopped onion
2 each canned jalapeno...
0.25 cup chopped fresh...
2 each ripe California...
1 each tomato peeled,...
3 each Tablespoon. fresh...

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together. Serve as a dip with corn chips or fresh vegetables. Also great as a topping for baked potatoes or burgers.
2. N.B. Place an avocado pit in the centre of prepared guacamole to help prevent browning.
3. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

1 cup long grain brown...
1 cup brown lentils
0.5 cup wild rice
4 cups veggie stock
1 cup water
1 each small acorn...
14 OZ can diced...
1 tablespoon dried oregano
0.25 teaspoon crushed red pepper
0.5 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon galic powder
2 each red onions
1 cup pine nuts, olive oil
1 each bunch swiss...
0.25 cup balsamic vinegar

Directions:

Cook the rice, lentils and wild rice in broth for 20 minutes in a pressure cooker or fifty minutes be conventional means.

Add squash, tomatoes and seasoning and simmer until squash is cooked through--about 10 minutes (test with a fork).

Meanwhile fry onions and nuts, in enough olive oil, slowly until onions are carmelized.

Add onion mixture to pot with swiss chard and cook until chard is wilted.

Stir in balsamic vinegar.

Time:

30 min (0 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Notes:

315 cal
15 fat
5 fiber

Ingredients:

2 each lemons
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 OZ tilapia fillets (4)
1/4 C sliced natural...
1 each small onion, chopped
1 each bag 12 ounce...
1 package 10 ounce thinly...
2 tablespoon water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. From 1 lemon, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 3 tablespoons juice; cut second lemon into wedges. In cup, mix lemon peel and 1 tablespoon juice, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper.
Spray 13" by 9" glass baking dish with nonstick spray; place tilapia, dark side down, in dish. Drizzle tilapia with lemon mixture; top with almonds, pressing them on. Bake 15 minutes or until tilapia turns opaque.
...

Time:

1 hr (15 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon Corn Oil
1 each Kilogram onions...
0.5 teaspoon salt
2 each Deciliters soy milk
250 each Grams silken tofu
0.25 teaspoon black pepper --...
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 teaspoons Soy sauce
50 each Milliliters couscous
1 tablespoon chives –...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F | 175 C.

Saute onions in oil, with salt, until translucent and mostly soft.

Dress a 10" | 24 cm spring form with the puff pastry.
Bake in the oven for 5 minutes.

Blend the soy milk, silken tofu, pepper, basil and soy sauce until smooth.

Then combine the onions, the soy milk mixture, chives and the couscous.
Pour into the spring form.
Bake for 30-40 minutes.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

6 each cloves garlic,...

Directions:

in skillet olive oil (1/2 cup) get moderately hot.

add in artichoke hearts and all other vegetable ingredients about ten minutes apart.

once ingrediates is translucent cover and simmer about 20 min.

cook angel hair pasta and drain

toss ingredients and pasta until very well mixed and serve.

pine nuts can be distributed.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 teaspoon extra virgin...
2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
3 each cloves garlic
10 each fresh basil...
1 each handful of...
2 each large ripe tomatoes

Directions:

Boil a saucepan of water.
Throw in pasta when water comes to a rolling boil.
Now for the pesto.
Get your mini food processor (otherwise you big only will do just as well).
Add in the olive oil, garlic, basil and balsamic.
Frappe away!
You can stop when the mixture is well blended and somewhat chunky ('cos of the basil).

Drain pasta well. Slice tomatoes into wedges.
Add tomatoes and pesto in the pasta and toss.
All tha...

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 cup pearl rice (long...
2 each medium sized...
0.333333 cup Wesson Oil, Salt...
0.5 cup water
0.5 cup tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dill
0.25 cup chopped parsley,...

Directions:

In a large frying pan, fry onions in oil until limp.
Add rice, water, tomato sauce, salt and pepper.
Cover and boil a few minutes until the water has been absorbed (if you use long grain rice this will take approx. 20 minutes).
Take off heat and add dill and parsley.
Stir and let cool.
Rinse leaves in warm water and gently snap off stems.
Spread a leaf on a small plate, vein side up and stem end toward you.
Put a teaspoon of filling near the st...

Time:

35 min (10 min to prepare, 25 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

3 each cupwater
2 cup chopped, packed...
0.5 cup jasmine rice or...
0.5 teaspoon Freshly ground...
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon garlic powder,...
15 OZ cooked red kidney...
0.25 cup chopped parsley

Directions:

1.Combine water, kale, rice, and dried seasonings in a medium saucepan.
Bring to simmer over medium-high heat.
Stir once, cover, and cook over medium-low heat about 15 minutes.

2.Stir in beans and parsley.

3.Fluff rice with fork; turn off heat.
Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 each medium onion --...
3 each cloves garlic --...
1 cup brown rice --...
1 cup frozen peas
0.5 teaspoon turmeric
0.25 teaspoon salt -- or more...
16 ounces red kidney beans...
6 each artichoke hearts...

Directions:

Cook rice.

Heat oil in large skillet and cook onion and garlic until crisp/tender, about 4 minutes.

Stir in remaining ingredients, and heat 5-10 minutes, until peas are tender.

Time:

45 min (10 min to prepare, 35 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

9 ounces artichoke hearts
1 teaspoon olive oil
0.5 cup onion -- finely...
2 each cloves garlic --...
3 cups Sliced mushrooms
1 teaspoon dried basil
0.5 teaspoon dried oregano,...
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
1 tablespoon dry white wine
1 tablespoon Italian seasoned...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350¡ F.
Lightly oil a 1-quart baking dish or spray with a nonstick cooking spray.

Cook frozen artichokes according to package directions.
(1-16 oz. can of artichokes can be substituted, these need only be drained.)
Drain and place in pan.

Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Add onion and garlic.
Cook, stirring frequently, 3 minutes.
Add mushrooms.
Sprinkle with spices.
...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

0.5 each lbs. ground...
0.5 cups finely chopped...
0.5 cups finely chopped onion
2 each cloves garlic,...
0.5 teaspoon finely chopped...
2 tablespoon freshly squeezed...
2 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
2 teaspoon Brown sugar, packed
0.5 teaspoon Sesame oil
1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
7 each drops red pepper...
2 each Sunkist®...
2 tablespoon cilantro or...
1 each head Iceberg...

Directions:

In large skillet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, sauté chicken over medium heat, crumbling and cooking until no longer pink. Pour into dish, set aside.
Rinse out pan and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Sauté bell pepper, onion, garlic and ginger for 2 minutes. Add meat to pan.
In small bowl, blend lemon juice, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce and red pepper sauce.
Pour into pan and stir to coat chicken. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring until...

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

3 each ripe Fresh...
0.5 pounds shrimp, peeled,...
1 cup mayonnaise
1 each clove garlic,...
1 each small onion,...
1 each dill pickle,...
1 teaspoon tarragon
1 teaspoon Dry mustard
0.5 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Place avocado halves on pretty plate upside down on assorted lettuce, season with salt and pepper.
2. Sauce:
3. Combine sauce and let sit for 1 hour.
4. Cut up shrimp in nice size and put in sauce.
5. Serve this on top of avocado halves and garnish with green and black olives. Slice limes in half and wrap each half in colored net and tie with a tiny ribbon and place on plate.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

4 each sole or haddock...
2 tablespoon freshly squeezed...
2 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
0.333333 cups light cream or...
1 teaspoon freshly grated...
1 each avocado, sliced,...

Directions:

Sprinkle the fillets with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice; let stand for 5 to 10 minutes.
Coat the fillets with bread crumbs. In a large skillet, heat the butter and oil; sauté the fillets for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned and fish flakes easily with a fork.
Remove the fish to a serving dish; sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
Keep warm.
Add cream and lemon peel to the pan drippings.
Bring...

Time:

30 min (15 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

0.6875 cup hot tapwater
2 teaspoon (1 pkg. yeast),...
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
0.25 cup olive oil,...
0.25 cup Prego traditional...
1 can stewed tomatoes
0.5 cups mozzarella cheese
1 each avocado
0.75 cup goat cheese (feta)
0.75 cup cooked hamburger
1 each sliced tomato,...

Directions:

1. Crust: Mix water, yeast, dash sugar, and olive oil. In separate bowl, mix flour and salt, add to liquids. Mix well, knead 10-15 min., place in greased bowl, cover, and double
2. Then, roll out dough and brush with olive oil mixed with basil, rosemary, oregano, and garlic. Spread on Prego sauce, then the stewed tomatoes, and then the mozzarella. Place the avocados, goat cheese, hamburger, and tomatoes on top and sprinkle basil over whole pizza. Bake for approx. 15 min.

Time:

2 hr 15 min (15 min to prepare, 2 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

8 each cloves garlic -...
3 cups carrot - grated
3 each ripe avacados,...
0.25 cup olive oil
0.25 cup lime juice, sea...

Directions:

Combine all ingredients, toss, and let stand for 1/2 hour before serving.
Toss again just before serving.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

1 each medium avocado
0.333333 cup virgin olive oil
3 each cloves garlic,...
0.333333 cup romano/parmesan...
1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1...
1 teaspoon lime juice or...

Directions:

1. Prepare favorite pasta or rice. Process sauce shortly before serving. Split avocado, remove pit and scoop flesh with a spoon. Place in blender or food processor along with other ingrdients. Puree. Put puree in a large pan and bring up the heat slowly. Add water as needed to give the sauce a cream-like consistency. Before sauce begins to boil add pasta or rice and fold together. Remove from heat and serve immediately on warmed plates.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

1 each stalk green...
2 tablespoon red onion minced...
0.5 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 each avocados, cubed
2 each ripe red...
0.5 teaspoon salt, up to 1/4...

Directions:

1. Place both types of onions in a bowl with the lemon juice and let sit for awhile to tame the sharpness of the onions.
2. Cut the avocados into "bite-sized" cubes and add to the bowl.
3. Cube and seed the tomatoes and add them to the bowl as well.
4. Add spices and cilantro and mix gently (try not to mash the avocados too much as you mix)
5. Let sit for 15-20 minutes (or longer, this salad is often even better on day 2, as long as you cover the avocados...

Time:

55 min (10 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

4 each chicken breasts,...
2 each avocados, peeled,...
3 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
0.5 cup fresh, minced...
1 each large tomato,...
0.5 cup sweet onion, chopped
2 tablespoon cracked peppercorns

Directions:

1. Place the chicken breasts on a flat, working surface.
2. Mix all the remaining ingredients together, except for the peppercorns.
3. Reserve half of the mixture.
4. Divide the remaining half onto the chicken breasts.
5. Roll up the breasts, tucking in ends.
6. Place in a lightly oiled baking dish.
7. Sprinkle with the peppercorns.
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until chicken is fork tender.
9. Remove from...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

1 each ripe avocado,...
1 each medium onion,...
2 each large green...
2 each large red...
1 cup fresh cilantro,...
0.5 cups fresh tomato...
12 each flour tortillas,...
1 cup diced tomatoes
0.333333 cup diced onions
0.5 each clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoon cilantro
0.333333 teaspoon chopped jalape?o...
0.5 teaspoon lime juice, pinch...

Directions:

Prepare salsa as listed below. Spray skillet with cooking spray. Lightly sauté onion and green and red peppers. Cut avocado into 12 slices. Warm tortillas in oven and fill with peppers, onions, avocado slices and salsa. Fold tortillas and serve.

Fresh Tomato Salsa

Mix together all ingredients and refrigerate in advance.

Time:

30 min (15 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

1 cup couscous
0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
1 cup to 1 1/4 cup water
0.75 cups black beans or 1...
1 cup corn kernels
0.5 cup red onion --...
0.25 cup fresh cilantro --...
1 each jalapeno -- minced
3 tablespoons roasted garlic...
3 tablespoons to 4 tablespoon...

Directions:

Place couscous, cumin, and salt in a large heatproof bowl or storage container and pour 1 cup boiling water on top.
Cover tightly and let sit until all the liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
If the couscous is not quite tender, add an additional 1/4 cup of boiling water, cover, and let sit for a few minutes longer.
Fluff up with a fork.

Toss in the beans, corn, onion, cilantro, and jalapeno.
Mix in the olive oil and enough lime juice to give the s...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ingredients:

1 each Sunkist®...
0.5 cups light sour cream
1 tablespoon brown sugar
6 each eggs, separated
0.25 teaspoon salt
2 each Sunkist®...

Directions:

To make sauce, combine sour cream, brown sugar and one-third of the orange peel
In medium bowl, with electric mixer, beat egg yolks and salt until thick and light in color
stir in the remaining two-thirds orange peel
With clean beaters, in large glass or metal bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form
Gently fold in egg yolks
Spray non-stick, oven-proof 10-inch skillet well with no stick cooking spray
Heat skillet and pour in egg mixture
Cook...

Time:

50 min (5 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 each Medium-small...
1 cup tahini
6 each cloves of garlic
1 cup finely chopped...
2 teaspoons of salt
0.5 cup finely minced...
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

Cut off and throw out the stem-ends of the eggplants.
Prick the eggplants all over with a fork.
Place them directly on an oven rack (preheated to 400 degrees), and roast them slowly until they pop (about 45 minutes).
When they are sagging, wrinkled, crumpled and totally soft, they are ready.
Remove them from the oven and wait for them to cool enough to handle.
Scoop out the insides and mash them.
Combine will all other ingredients except the olive oil...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 each large eggplants
0.25 cup tahini
1 each small Onion
7 each cloves garlic
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon vinegar
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil, salt...

Directions:

Pierce the skin of the eggplant and placed on foil lined baking sheet under boiler.
Broil, turning once, until they are oozing and the skin is black on both sides.
Throw the eggplants in cold water and peel.
Drain the flesh and pop into a blender.
Add a conservative amount of all ingredients and blend on low, for a minute or two (until creamy and well-blended) you may have to add water to achieve desired consistency.
Adjust the seasoning by adding ingredient...

Time:

1 hr 50 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr 40 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

3 each lbs. firm...
2 each med yellow onions
0.5 each head garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.5 tablespoon tahine
3 tablespoon lemon juice, cayenne

Directions:

Prick eggplants with a fork and put on baking sheet and roast on 400 degrees until they are charred and collapse - at least an hour.
Allow them to cool, then split them lengthwise with a sharp knife and sccop out the flesh, first pulling out and discarding any pockets of dark seeds.

While the eggplants are roasting, chop the onions and peel and mince the garlic.
Heat the olive oil in a non stick pan and cook the onion and garlic in it with 1/2 tsp of salt, stirrin...