Grilled Halibut Bites

grilled halibut bites with pesto recipe

what you’ll need

makes 4 dinner servings or about 3 dozen appetizers

• 3 cups fresh basil
• 4 cloves garlic
• ¾ cup parmesan cheese
• ½ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup pine nuts
• ¼ cup white wine
• 4 halibut steaks
• salt and pepper, to taste
• resealable plastic bag
• baby spinach leaves (if making appetizer skewers)
• 36 skewers (if making appetizers)

let’s do it

pesto

• combine basil, garlic, parmesan, olive oil, and pine nuts in a food processor and mix until smooth
• reserve ¼ cup of pesto for later use

marinade

• combine white wine and prepared pesto in a sealed bag and carefully shake to mix
• add halibut steaks
• seal and refrigerate for 1 hour

to cook halibut

• preheat grill to medium-high
• remove halibut from marinade and place on hot grill, drizzling fish with remaining marinade in bag
• sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste
• grill 4-5 minutes per side (fish is done when it’s opaque all the way through

if serving as dinner

• brush steaks with reserved pesto sauce and serve

if serving as appetizer

• cut fish into cubes
• slide fish onto skewer then skewer each end with 1 spinach leaf
• brush with reserved pesto sauce

Grilled Pineapple Sundae

grilled pineapple dessert sundae recipe

makes 6 servings

what you'll need

• 1 pineapple (cored and sliced into 6 thick rings)
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• honey
• vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup crushed Nabisco gingersnap cookies
• 6 whole gingersnap cookies for garnish (cut into wedges)

let’s do it

• combine chili powder and cinnamon in a small dish, set aside
• core pineapple
• slice pineapple into 6 rings
• lightly drizzle honey onto each pineapple ring
• sprinkle pineapple rings with mixture of chili powder and cinnamon
• grill pineapple over medium heat on grill or in grill pan for 2-3 minutes per side or until grill marks appear
• place 1 cup of gingersnap cookies into resealable sandwich bag and roll with rolling pin or crush with hands to create small crumbles
• place one grilled pineapple ring onto each plate and add one scoop vanilla ice cream
• top ice cream with gingersnap crumbles and garnish with cookie wedge

Sweet Potato - Black Bean Burger

sweet potato black bean burger recipe

what you'll need

makes 6 (6 oz.) patties

• 4 medium sweet potatoes, roasted & mashed
• 1 can black beans
• 2 teaspoons of seafood seasoning *** see grilling or seasoning HEADINGS  this blog.
• ¼ – ½ teaspoon salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 egg whites
• 1 ½ cups panko bread crumbs

let’s do it

• preheat oven to 350 degrees
• bake sweet potatoes, then mash
• combine with black beans and seasonings
• mix remaining ingredients into bowl of black beans and sweet potato mash
• scoop generous amount of mix and form into patty
• pan sear both sides and transfer to parchment lined pan
• bake in oven 12 minutes or until golden brown
• assemble burger with arugula, sliced avocado, sliced tomato, feta or goat cheese and bun

Seafood Seasoning

ORDER JARS:

http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Herb-Storage-Jar-Hinged/dp/B008D5FXJC/ref=sr_1_17?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1371650552&sr=1-17&keywords=2.5+oz+glass+jars

seafood seasoning

what you’ll need

• 1 ½ teaspoons thyme
• 2 teaspoons shallots
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon onion
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
• 2 teaspoons lemon peel
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons chives
• ½ teaspoon dill
• 1 teaspoon orange peel
• spice jar
• CherylStyle grill seasonings label printable (optional)
• printer
• sticker paper
• scissors

let’s do it

• mix ingredients together
• put in spice jar
• download and print printable using Adobe Acrobat
• cut label and put on top of jar
• http://www.cherylstyle.com/showcase/3-salt-free-seasoning-mixes/

Poultry Seasoning Homemade

ORDER JARS:

http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Herb-Storage-Jar-Hinged/dp/B008D5FXJC/ref=sr_1_17?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1371650552&sr=1-17&keywords=2.5+oz+glass+jars

poultry seasoning

what you’ll need

• 2 teaspoons sage
• 2 teaspoons white pepper
• 2 teaspoons lemon peel
• 2 teaspoons rosemary
• ½ teaspoon all-spice
• 1 teaspoon dill
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 teaspoons marjoram
• ½ teaspoon mint
• resealable spice jar
• CherylStyle grill seasonings label printable (optional)
• printer
• sticker paper
• scissors

let’s do it

• mix ingredients together
• put in spice jar
• download and print printable using Adobe Acrobat
• cut label and put on top of jar
• http://www.cherylstyle.com/showcase/3-salt-free-seasoning-mixes/

Fruit Smoothie Frozen Pack

 frozen fruit smoothie packs

what you'll need

makes 8 packs

yogurt cubes:

• 1 cup fresh berries
• 2 cups plain Greek yogurt (or your favorite flavor)
• 2 ice cube trays

smoothie packs:

• 8 cups fresh fruit (pineapple, strawberries, bananas, blueberries, etc.)
• yogurt cubes
• 8 resealable bags

smoothies:

• 1 smoothie pack
• ½ cup crushed ice
• 1 cup milk
• blender

let’s do it

yogurt cubes:

• place 2-3 berries in bottom of each compartment of ice cube trays
• fill trays with yogurt
• place 2 more berries on top of each cube and freeze
• release yogurt cubes from ice cube tray once frozen
• place 3 yogurt cubes in each resealable bags

TIP: make extra frozen yogurt cubes to keep on hand for a quick snack

smoothie packs:

• wash and cut fresh fruit
• add 1 cup of fruit to resealable bags with yogurt cubes
• seal bag and lay flat
• place in freezer until needed

smoothies:

• remove 1 smoothie pack from freezer
• empty smoothie pack ingredients into blender
• add ice and milk
• blend until smooth
• pour into glass and drink

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Grapefruit Jello

greyhound jello shot recipe

What You’ll Need

• 4 cups ruby red grapefruit juice
• 8 packets Knox unflavored gelatin
• ½ cup Truvia Natural Sweetner or 1 cup sugar
• 3 cups vodka **** FLAT CLUB SODA or Grapefruit flavored soda
• 1 cup cold water
• Grapefruit pieces
• Raspberries
• Small saucepan
• 8″ square baking pan

Let’s Do It

• Pour grapefruit juice into small saucepan
• Add gelatin to juice
• Soak 2–3 minutes
• Add Truvia or sugar and stir on low heat until gelatin and sweetener have dissolved completely–about 5 minutes
• Add vodka and water
• Transfer to baking pan
• Refrigerate several hours or overnight
• Cut into rectangles
• Garnish your jello shots with grapefruit and raspberries and serve