DAY Recipe

Midweek suggestions are thick-cut fries, sautéed mushrooms and peppermint-stick ice cream. For a touch of glamour, begin with Champagne and caviar, offer roasted potatoes and spinach soufflé with the steak, and have chocolate truffles afterward.

Makes 2 servings; can be [...]

INGREDIENTS

4 salmon fillets
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 shallots , finely chopped
4 tablespoons fresh tarragon , chopped
6 ounces whipping cream
3 tablespoons fresh parsley , chopped
lemon wedges , to serve

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Season salmon on both sides with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a frying pan until fairly hot.

Add salmon flesh side down, and fry quickly for about 3 minutes until lightly browned.Turn over and fry skin side for 2 [...]

Quick, light, delicious — a spring supper in thirty minutes, including chopping
and peeling. I added a little pasta to the pan stew to give it substance. You
want the scallop and pea flavors to dominate, so make sure the pasta shells
are thin not thick. (Names, sizes, and thickness vary from brand to brand.)
And you want shells, [...]

INGREDIENTS

2 lbs lean ground beef
2 (1 1/4ounce)packages taco seasoning
1 lb frozen potatoes , ore-ida potato rounds
8 ounces shredded taco cheese
salsa , if desired (optional)
1 head shredded lettuce
1-2 chopped tomato
8 ounces sour cream , if desired (optional)
8 ounces guacamole, if desired (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Brown the ground beef and drain very well.Return to pan.
Add the taco seasoning and follow the directions on the package.
When done, drain it again.
Line a 9×13 pan with the tator rounds.I only put one layer, but you can put [...]

INGREDIENTS

cooking spray
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper , divided
8 (4ounce) lamb loin chops , trimmed
2 teaspoons minced garlic , bottled works well
1/2 cup fat free low-sodium beef broth
1/2 cup cherry preserves
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
parsley sprigs (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
Coat pan with cooking spray.
Combine rosemary, salt, and 1/4 teaspoons pepper in a small bowl, stirring well.
Rub spice mix evenly over both sides of lamb and add the lamb to the [...]