Mediterranean Chicken Kebabs

Ingredients

1 cup plain yogurt
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1/2 t ground cumin
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions

Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. In a shallow baking dish, combine the yogurt and spices. Add chicken and marinate for at least 10 minutes, up to overnight. Grill until done through, about 10 minutes.

Easy Roast Salmon

Ingredients

Four 3/4 inch skin-on salmon fillets
olive oil
salt & pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 450'. Drizzle baking sheet with olive oil. Place salmon, skin-side down, on sheet. Drizzle with a little more oil, sprinkle with salt & pepper. Roast for 8 minutes, depending on thickness.

Roast Salmon

Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Ingredients

3/4 cup heavy cream
8 oz semi-sweet baking chocolate
1 T light corn syrup

Directions

Bring the cream to a simmer in a small saucepan. Reduce heat to low, add chocolate and syrup, and whisk until chocolate is completely melted. Remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until at desired consistency (about 15 more minutes). More difficult to spread if fully cooled.

Vanilla Yogurt Cake

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1/4 t table salt
1/2 c unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 c plain yogurt
2 t vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350'. Butter a 9" round cake pan and line with parchment paper. Blend together dry ingredients. Beat sugar and butter at high speed until soft and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; add eggs, then yogurt and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Bake for 40-45 minutes.

See Chocolate Ganache Frosting recipe.

Notes: batter expands significantly. Makes 24 cupcakes, baked for 20-25 minutes.

Apple Turnovers

Ingredients

4 apples, sliced and peeled
2 T butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 t ground cinnamon
1 t cornstarch, dissolved in 1 T water
1 package puff pastry
1 egg, beaten
coarse sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 400'. Heat apples in butter over medium heat, then stir in sugar and cinnamon. Mix in cornstarch and cook for another minute or so. Roll out pastry and cut into portion-sized pieces. Fill pastry half-full with apple mixture and fold over; crimp with fork. Brush with egg and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for about 25 minutes.