Notes:
The dish more people probably associate with Sicily than any other is caponata, a (generally) eggplant delight that has now spread throughout the Peninsula, much in the manner of cotoletta alla milanese. As is the case with the cotoletta, which is one thing in Milano and too often something else elsewhere, much of the caponata one encounters outside of Sicily is a shadow of what it should be — a zesty summer dish that’s ideal for perking up an indolent appetite on a hot day.

Servings: 6

Ingredients:
3 eggplants, 2 oz. capers, 1 heart of celery branch, 4 oz. green olives,1 large white onion, 5 large tomatoes, 1 oz. garlic, ¾ cups olive oil, 1 tsp. wine vinegar, 3 bay leaves, salt, pepper. One can add to these ingredients: 8 anchovies in olive oil, 1 oz semolina sugar , 1 large bunch parsley, 1 small bunch thyme, 1 box of tuna in olive oil

Directions:
Peel and dice the eggplants. Heat oil in a frying pan. Once it’s very hot, toss eggplant in the oil and brown. Drain. Boil a pot of water (with 1 oz. salt for every 4 cups of water used). Wash celery, shred it, and toss it in the boiling water. Blanche for 5 minutes, then drain. Peel the tomatoes, dice, and remove seeds. Peel garlic and onion. Dice. Pit and chop green olives. Coarsely chop capers.

Submitted by:
dulce

Notes:
A coffee-based punch with melted ice cream makes a cool, creamy, delicious beverage for a crowd.

Servings: 20

Ingredients:
Base for 20 people:

1 cup water

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons instant coffee

Boil water, add sugar and coffee. Let it cool awhile

Add:

1 quart + 1 cup of whole milk (should be the color of cardboard or a little darker)

About 15 minutes before serving, add, but don't mix or blend:

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream (Dryers brand is preferred)

1/2 gallon chocolate ice cream

Directions:
Voila!

Serves 20.

Source: Corinne Le of Malibu, Calif.

Submitted by:
emma

Notes:
A coffee-based punch with melted ice cream makes a cool, creamy, delicious beverage for a crowd.

Servings: 20

Ingredients:
Base for 20 people:

1 cup water

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons instant coffee

Boil water, add sugar and coffee. Let it cool awhile

Add:

1 quart + 1 cup of whole milk (should be the color of cardboard or a little darker)

About 15 minutes before serving, add, but don't mix or blend:

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream (Dryers brand is preferred)

1/2 gallon chocolate ice cream

Directions:
Voila!

Serves 20.

Source: Corinne Le of Malibu, Calif.

Submitted by:
emma

Notes:
Wash the various salads and aromatic herbs, drain then. Scale, empty the red mullets, raise the nets, remove the bones that resist uselessly and reserve to the cool. Rub bread with the cloves of garlic, dampen extra olive oil. Spread mash of black olives slightly or chop very end of the black olives pitted, add some leaves of marjoram, so possible. Only arrange on every slice 2 nets of red mullets, salty and peppery, side flesh, and add some grains of coriander crushed. Pass olive oil to the brush on the nets of red mullets, before placing to the oven. Achieve a vinaigrette with the remaining olive oil and the balsamic vinegar, of salt and pepper. Grill to very hot oven the crosti of red mullets, bread must be under crusty, the red mullets dor&

Servings: 4

Ingredients:
4 small red mullets, 4 bread slices cut ¾ inch thick, marjoram sprigs, 34 oz. of mashed black olives 3 3/4 oz. olive oil, 4 garlic cloves, 1 bunch of cress, 7 oz. wild ROUQUETTE 3 ½ oz. young spinach leaves or mesclun (young chervil, arugula, leafy lettuce, and endive leaves), 1 sprig each of basil, chervil, tarragon, chive, and dill, 8 ½ oz coriander coffee grounds, 1 oz. balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper

Directions:
Wash the salads and herbs, drain, and pat them dry. Wash, scale, gut, and debone the red. Dampen bread with olive oil and rub with garlic cloves. Spread mashed black olives on the bread and add some chopped marjoram. Place two red mullets on every slice; salt and pepper, and sprinkle with coriander coffee grounds. Brush olive oil on the red mullets before placing into the oven. Make a vinaigrette with the remaining olive oil and the balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper. In a very hot oven, cook the crosti of red mullets, until the bread is crusty and the red mullets dark.

Submitted by:
emliy

Notes:
Galette is, in fact, a French term signifying a flat cake that can be either sweet or savory. They can be made from puff pastry, yeast raised dough like brioche, or with a sweet pastry crust. The toppings can vary also; ranging from fresh, candied or dried fruits, creams, nuts, and jams for sweet galettes, with savory ones being topped with an assortment of meats and/or cheeses.

Servings: 4

Ingredients:
almonds, 4.48 oz. (about ½ cup) sugar, 7 tablespoons flour, 5 eggs. 1 lb. raspberries or seasonal red fruits, 3.5 oz. (7 tablespoons) thick cream (creme fraiche), 3.5 oz. (7 tablespoons) creme patissiere (vanilla flavored custard filling for pastries and cakes), raspberry sauce.

Directions:
Mix the almonds, sugar, flour, and eggs, creating a dough. Spread this dough as thin as possible in a cake form. Bake it in a preheated oven for about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the creme patissiere with an equal amount of cream. Place the almond cake in the middle of a plate. Pour the cream on one side of the cake. Top with red fruits. For decoration, add some mint leaves, raspberry sauce, and berries. You may serve the rest of the cream in a gravy bowl. In another bowl, serve the rest of the raspberry sauce.

Submitted by:
allen

Notes:
This is my go-to salad for a meal. I also use it as an addition to other meals. My daughters LOVE it. Most importantly, I’ve found when I eat this, or any variation of it, once a day, I do better weight loss goals. I’m not that gal who measures things exactly, so be patient with me, please. I usually put gamasio on this (ground roasted sesame seeds and sea salt) and sometimes I’ll put pasta on it.

Servings: 1

Ingredients:
Salad:
Mixed salad greens of your choice (I prefer Herb Mix salad with additional spinach)
1/2 Tomato, cherry tomatoes or sandwich tomato diced
1/4 Cucumber, chopped
1/2 avocado
Sunflower seeds
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
Carrot, grated

Dressing:
about 2 Tbs olive oil
about 1 Tbs balsamic vinegar
squeeze of lime

Directions:
Mix all the salad ingredients together. All the ingredients are optional. I also use cauliflower, celery, red cabbage, broccoli, artichoke hearts, black olives. It's really an "and the kitchen sink" thing in this house.

Whisk together in a small cup, about 2 Tbs olive oil, a squeeze of lime and maybe a tbsp of balsamic vinegar. Set the amounts to suit your taste. Whisk away then pour on salad.

Top with gamasio, sesame seeds, or other raw nuts and enjoy. This is a meal

Submitted by:
Lucy

Notes:
Tropical flavors of pineapple and lime mixed with red onions, serrano pepper, and cilantro make a great flavor to add with grilled steak, shrimp, or tofu.  Also great with tortilla chips or over tacos.

Servings: 6

Ingredients:
2 cups fresh pineapple, diced
1/2 cup cilantro, chipped
1 lime, juiced & zest
1 T. extra virgin olive oil (optional)
sea salt to taste
1 serrano pepper, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped

Directions:
Toss all ingredients together in a large bowl. Serve immediately or cover and chill until ready to use. For the best flavor, make at least 30 minutes ahead of time to allow flavors to blend.

Submitted by:
Queen

Notes:
my mom used to make this for me when i was a kid in school and she was working so she didn’t have time to make us breakfast sometimes. this is what she would give us instead. it’s easy to make and good for you.  its a banana shake of sorts and delicious. hope you like i t.:D

Servings: 1 serving

Ingredients:
1 whole banana (peeled)
1 raw egg (small,medium ,or large its up to you.any of these works)
1 cup of milk (any milk, but to be healthy use 1% or fat free)
1 blender
or by hand you're gonna need a fork
note:if you want to you can also add some sort of powder chocolate/strawberry mix to this. if you can find a healthy one.

Directions:
blender: put the banana in your blender followed by the egg and last the milk. then press liquify!! let it run until the banana is gone and there aren't any chunks in the shake. turn off blender, pour in a cup and drink up.
by hand: first take the banana and put it in a cup. you are gonna take a fork and start mashing up the banana. mix it all up and break it down until it becomes creamy. (shouldn't take long) then you break your egg in the mixture and mix it up again into the banana. after the egg and banana are well combined pour in the milk and repeat the mix step. pour in a cup and enjoy!:D

Submitted by:
josey

Notes:
Today I tried making this for the first time and I was surprised at how good it tastes.  I was really sick of drinking only water and unsweetened ice tea.  I think that too much stevia is bad for you also it doesn’t seem to go with ice tea as well as it does with lemonade.  For anyone who loves lemonade but doesn’t want the sugar, and thinks most artificial sweetners are bad for you I highly recommend this.

Servings: many

Ingredients:
Lemon juice, Stevia powder, water

Directions:
Squeeze lemons, add Stevia powder to taste (Stevia is much much sweeter than sugar, i used about 1 teaspoon of stevia powder to make a3/4 gallon jug of lemonade) Add water, stir or shake..drink guiltlessly!

Submitted by:
Rikki

Notes:
i got this from my son who eats like a horse and does not gain weight..

freeze pieces of watermelon and bananas along with some grapes…put them on small sealed containers or plastic bags…when you feel like something sweet…just pull one out of the freezer…and since its so cold it will help speed up your metabolism…make enough for 7 days

Servings: 7

Ingredients:
fruits

Directions:
freeze

Submitted by:
Dr Marc