Salmon with Tomatoes and Green Onions (can't screw-it-up salmon that looks awful impressive for how easy it is)

Materials:

• Salmon fillets (also good with trout and white fish), rinsed and patted dry
• Tomatoes (I like on-the-vine or plum), roughly seeded and chopped
• Green Onions, chopped
• Olive Oil
• Salt
• Pepper

Methods:

1. Heat oven to 350. 
2. Lightly oil the bottom of a glass baking dish.
   
3. Cut the fillets into roughly portion-sized pieces (you can do the fillet whole, but it cooks more even this way)
4. Completely cover fillets with tomatoes.
5. Sprinkle green onions over tomatoes.
6. Drizzle olive oil overtop of fillets.
7. Lightly sprinkle salt and pepper overtop.
8. Bake ~20min or until salmon flakes with a fork.
9. Serve with jasmine rice and steamed asparagus for a healthy quick dinner. 

Maple Curry Chicken (the diet destroyer)

Materials:

• 4 or 5 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks or strips
• 4 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 4 to 5 Tbsp mild red curry paste, to taste
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 cup (canadian!) maple syrup
• 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup light cream
• 1/2 to 1 cup diced red pepper
• 2 tsp chives
• 4 oz cream cheese

Methods:

1. Cook chicken pieces in 2 Tbsp of olive oil and set aside.
2. Saute onion and garlic in 2 Tbsp of olive oil and butter for 2 min.
3. Add red pepper and saute another 1-2 min.
4. Add mild curry paste and cook 1 min.
5. Add sugar and stir until mixture starts to carmelize (~1-2 min.)
6. Add in maple syrup and cook another 1 min. 
7. Add chicken broth and cream and boil until reduced and thickened (may take 20+ min.).
8. Add chives and cooked chicken to the sauce and simmer for a few more minutes.
9. Salt and pepper to taste.
10. Add cream cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
11. Serve on egg noodle they soak up the most of the yummy sauce).

Notes:

It's important NOT to tell your guests all the bad things that go into this. It's terribly yummy, so let them enjoy it without the guilt :)

White Chili (why haven't we made this before?)

Materials:

Chili:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1-1/2 lbs ground turkey
• 2 (4 oz) cans diced green chili peppers
• 1 Tbsp ground cumin
• 1 Tbsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
• 3/4 tsp ground white pepper (to taste)
• 3 (15 oz) cans cannellini beans
• 2-1/2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack Cheese

Garnish:

• Sour Cream
• Fresh Cilantro
• Tortilla Chips

Methods:

1. In a large pot over medium heat, saute the garlic, onion and tur key for 10 minutes, or until turkey is well browned.
2. Add the chili peppers, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, cayenne and white pepper and saute another 5 min.
3. Add two cans of the beans (drained) and the chicken broth to the pot.
4. Take the third can on beans and mash by fork or puree in a blender or food processor.
5. Add mashed beans and cheese to the pot.
6. Stir well and simmer for 10+ min under thickened and cheese is melted.
7. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and some cilantro on top with chips to dip!

Blueberry Flax Pancakes (can healthy taste this good?)

Materials:

• 1 cup flour
  
• 1/2 cup flax meal
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup buttermilk (can use 1 cup milk + 1 tsp of lemon juice or vinegar)
• 2 tsp oil
• 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen

Methods:

• Mix together flour, flax meal, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, cinnamon
• In a separate bowl, mix beaten egg, milk and oil
• Add wet ingredients and blueberries to dry ingredients, and mix just until combined, but still lumpy
• Melt butter in frying pan
• Add 1/4 cup of batter to pan
• Flip pancake when bubbles rising up do not close in again
• Pancakes should be deep brown hue when done (need to cook slightly longer as batter is quite thick)
• Serve with yogurt and fruit on top for a healthy, yummy breakfast!