Recipes from "Sex Lives of Cannibals"

Yogurt Smoothies

little bit of OJ (or another fruit juice), like 1/4 cup
one small container peach yogurt (I used Archer Farms)
one small container of vanilla yogurt (I added some plain too to cut down on sweetness)
a bunch of strawberries (or any kind of berry)

BLEND until smooth

Add one banana and blend again until banana is just mixed in. You can see the smoothie's texture change and get a little fluffy. YUM.

Bacon and Asparagus Quiche

Buy or make a crust (I used this one, with 1/4 whole wheat flour, and canola oil instead of olive oil)

Cook bacon and crumble/cut into small pieces
Cook asparagus (I boiled for a few minutes, but then decided to stick them in the oven to roast out all the excess moisture). Cut into 3" pieces or so (for decorating on top of quiche) and chop up the rest to go in quiche.

The following is from the Chickadee Cottage Cookbook:

7 eggs
3/4 cup half and half
dash nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
choice of veggies and/or meat
3/4 cup shredded cheddar

Beat eggs and half and half together with nutmeg and salt and pepper. Place small asparagus pieces, bacon, and cheese in the bottom of a pie shell. Pour egg mixture over. Add longer asparagus pieces on top in decorative pattern (if you wish). Place pie pan on a cookie sheet and bake uncovered for 10 minutes at 350. Place another empty pie pan upside down over quiche and bake an additional 35-40 minutes or until egg is set but still wiggly in the middle. Remove from oven and keep covered for 15 minutes.

(this particular recipe recommends using 3/4 cup diced ham and 1.5 cups loosely packed fresh spinach - also a good combo.)

Macaroons

14 oz sweetened shredded coconut

14 oz sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 large eggs whites, room temp

¼ tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 325

Combine coconut, condensed milk, vanilla in a large bowl. 

Whip the egg whites and salt on high speed until they make medium-firm peaks.

Carefully fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture.

Drop the batter onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper using either a 1 ¾ diameter ice cream scoop, or two teaspoons.

Bake for 25 to 30 min., until golden brown.  Cool and serve

* be careful taking the pan out of the oven, as sometimes the cookies can easily slide off of the parchment paper. 

I served the cookies with Ciao Bella's Key Lime Graham Gelato (although I thought it was sorbet! Oops)

Just for the record, we also had bagels and cream cheese and fresh fruit!

Note: All photos found via Google (I didn't take any of them! And they probably aren't even the right recipes, haha, I just thought they looked good)

Recipes from "Sarah's Key" at Christine's

Mango Chicken Curry Sandwiches
from "The Book of Afternoon Tea" by Lesley Mackley

1/4 lb boneless cooked chicken
2 tsp mango chutney
2 1/2 Tbsp mayonnaise
1/2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp lime juice
salt
3 Tbsp butter, softened
4 slices whole wheat bread
TO GARNISH:
lime twist and dill sprig

With a sharp knife, chop up any large pieces of fruit in the chutney. In a bowl, combine chutney with mayonnaise, curry powder, lime juice, and salt. Mix together well. Stir in chopped chicken.

Butter bread. Divide chicken mixture between buttered sides of 2 bread slices. Cover with remaining bread slices, buttered side down, and press together. Cut off crusts from bread. Cut each sandwich into 4 rectangles or triangles. Arrange on a serving plate, garnished with a lime twist and a dill sprig.
Makes 8.

Walnut & Cinnamon Scones

2 cups flour
3 Tbsp sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
4 Tbsp butter
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix dry ingredients. Work in butter with fingers. Add nuts. Make a well in flour and pour milk in. Mix together.

Shape the mixture into a disc-shaped mound about 1-inch thick. Cut into 12 triangles and arrange on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 15 minutes or until done.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle

1 cup butter
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the butter, vanilla, and salt until blended well. Gradually beat in the sugar. Add in the flour and mix. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Press evenly into an ungreased 9" x 13" pan and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly-browned around the edges. Let cool and then break into pieces.

Anna's Couscous Chicken Salad

Remember last May when there was absolutely not a flake of snow on the ground and we were dining on Anna's back porch enjoying the sun? Well, although Anna is now off on her adventure in Africa and we are stuck here in yet another snowstorm, I figured I'd post one of her fabulous recipes as a little reminder that we'll once again be sitting outside enjoying a spring day soon!

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 1 1/4  cups  fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1  (5.7-ounce) box uncooked couscous
• 1 1/2  cups  cubed cooked chicken (about 6 ounces)
• 1/2  cup  thinly sliced green onions
• 1/2  cup  diced radishes (about 3 large)
• 1/2  cup  chopped seeded peeled cucumber
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2  tablespoons  pine nuts, toasted
• Dressing:
• 1/4  cup  white wine vinegar
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  extravirgin olive oil
• 1  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1  garlic clove, minced

Preparation

To prepare salad, bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Spoon couscous into a large bowl; cool slightly. Add chicken, onions, radishes, cucumber, parsley, and pine nuts; toss gently to combine.

To prepare dressing, combine vinegar and remaining ingredients, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle dressing over salad; toss to combine.

Note: You can toast nuts quickly in a dry skillet over medium-high heat. Stir frequently, and as soon as they become fragrant, remove the nuts from the pan.

She served it with some warm garlic naan bread from Trader Joe's and some fresh fruit. I think we had some frozen Tiramisu dessert, also from our friends at TJ's.

Photo and recipe from here.