Baked Dijon Salmon

A wonderful way to bake fresh salmon. 

Ingredients:
Makes 4 servings

• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 tbsp honey
• 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup pecans (or other nuts), finely chopped
• 4 tsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 4 salmon fillets
• salt and pepper to taste
• lemon for garnishing

Directions:
Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celcius. In a small bowl, stir together melted butter, mustard, and honey. Set aside. In another bowl, mix together bread crumbs, pecans, and parsley. 

Brush each salmon fillet lightly with honey mustard mixture, and sprinkle the tops of the fillets (skin side down) with the bread crumb mixture. Bake salmon 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until it flakes easily with a fork. Season with salt and pepper, and garnish with a wedge of lemon.  

Nutrition Facts:
Calories (kcal): 422
Protein: 24.3g
Carbohydrates: 17.6g
Fat: 29g
Fiber: 2.3g
Sodium: 480mg
Cholesterol: 97mg 

Original Recipe

Szechwan Shrimp

A impressive dish done in minutes, and it's sooo good!

Ingredients:
Makes 4 servings

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 2 tsp honey
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup green onions, sliced
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 350g shrimps, shelled

Directions:
In a bowl, stir together water, ketchup, soy sauce, cornstarch, honey, cayenne, and ground ginger. Set aside. 

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in green onions and garlic; cook 30 seconds. Stir in shrimp, and toss to coat with oil. Cook until the shrimps turn lightly pink, then stir in sauce and cook and stir until sauce is bubbly and thickened.  

Serve shrimps over basmati rice and stir fried vegetables. 

Nutrition Facts:
Calories (kcal): 142
Protein: 18.3g
Carbohydrates: 6.7g
Fat: 4.4g
Fiber: 0.4g
Sodium: 500mg
Cholesterol: 164mg 

Adapted from Original Recipe

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Almond Biscotti

Italian-style biscotti, great for dipping in coffee or tea. These biscotti are true to their name; they are cooked twice to ensure they become very crispy. They do take a long time to bake, but they require very little effort to do. You can do variations of this recipe by adding a chocolate drizzle. The recipe calls for roughly chopped almonds, however I did not have any at hand so I skipped those. I also halved my biscotti to have smaller ones. 

Ingredients:
Makes about 12 long biscotti

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tbsp Amaretto (or 2 tbsp rum with 1 tsp almond extract)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp anise extract (optional)
• 1 cup whole almonds, toasted and chopped very roughly

Directions:
Preheat oven to 150 degrees Celsius. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine dry ingredients and set aside. Whisk the eggs, amaretto, vanilla and anise extracts in the mixer until well blended. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined. The dough should be thick and sticky at this point, do not add more flour!

Scrape the dough out onto a parchment lined sheet pan. Flour your hands and shape into a long flat loaf, about 10 inches long and 5 inches wide. There is no need to be perfect, just try to get it into the general shape. 

Bake into the pre-heated oven until firm and dry, about 50 minutes. Take out of the oven and use a long serrated knife to slice it into 1/2 inch wide slices. Lay the slices cut side down on the baking sheet and bake another 20 minutes. Turn the slices over and bake 20 minutes more, or until the biscotti are a light golden brown. 

Cool the biscotti on a rack, making sure to cool them completely before storing. 

Original Recipe