1. Preheat grill to medium-high.
2. Leaving root ends intact, quarter escarole lengthwise; brush with 1 tablespoon oil. Sprinkle chicken with ¼ teaspoon each paprika and salt.
3. Take the escarole, chicken, corn, scallions and tomatoes out to the grill. Oil the grill rack. Oiling a grill rack before you grill foods helps ensure that the food won’t stick. Oil a folded paper towel, hold it with tongs and rub it over the rack. (Do not use cooking spray on a hot grill.) When grilling delicate foods like tofu and fish, it is helpful to coat the food with cooking spray.
4. Place escarole and scallions on the grill. Grill, turning occasionally, until charred in spots: 2 to 4 minutes for the scallions, 3 to 4 minutes for the escarole. Transfer to a plate. Place the chicken, corn and tomatoes on the grill, with the chicken on the hottest part and the tomatoes skin-side down. Grill the chicken, turning occasionally, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part registers 165°F, 8 to 16 minutes total. Grill the corn, turning occasionally, until tender, 8 to 12 minutes. Grill the tomatoes, turning once, until charred in spots, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
5. Place the tomatoes in a blender; add garlic, vinegar, the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the remaining ¼ teaspoon each paprika and salt. Puree until smooth.
6. Cut off the root ends of the escarole; coarsely chop the leaves and put in a large bowl. Cut the corn kernels off the cobs and coarsely chop the scallions; add to the bowl. Toss the salad with ½ cup of the dressing. Divide among 4 plates. Thinly slice the chicken and divide among the salads. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and sprinkle with cheese and pine nuts.

1. To prepare the scallops: Thaw scallops, if frozen. Rinse scallops; pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle scallops with the pepper; set aside. Set aside half of the diced tomatoes. In a blender or food processor, combine the remaining diced tomatoes and the juice from the can. Cover and blend or process until smooth; set aside.
2. Preheat a very large skillet over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add oil to hot skillet; swirl to lightly coat skillet. Add scallops to hot skillet; cook about 4 minutes or until golden brown and opaque, turning once. Transfer scallops to a warm platter; cover and keep warm.
3. To prepare the sauce: Add wine and garlic to skillet, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from bottom of skillet. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until wine mixture is reduced by one-third. Add the reserved diced tomatoes, the pureed tomato mixture, and the broth. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 4 to 5 minutes or until sauce begins to thicken slightly.
4. Remove from heat; stir in olives. Divide hot cooked fettuccine among four shallow pasta bowls. Spoon sauce over fettuccine; toss to combine. Arrange scallops on top of fettuccine mixture. Sprinkle with basil. Serve immediately.

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add carrot and celery and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables just begin to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add broth, water, salmon, cauliflower and chives (or scallions) and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook, maintaining a gentle simmer, until the salmon is just cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove the salmon to a clean cutting board. Flake into bite-size pieces with a fork.
2. Stir potato flakes (or leftover mashed potatoes), dill (or tarragon) and mustard into the soup until well blended. Return to a simmer. Add the salmon and reheat. Season with salt and pepper.

1. Preheat broiler. Combine spinach and olives in a small bowl; set aside. Arrange English muffin halves on a baking sheet, cut sides up. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat about 2 minutes or until golden.
2. Spread English muffin halves lightly with mustard. Top with spinach mixture and cheese. Broil about 1 minute more or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve immediately.

1. Coat a 2-quart rectangular baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Halve and pit plums. Place plums, cut sides up, in prepared baking dish. Stir together pineapple juice, the 2 tablespoons brown sugar, the cinnamon, cardamom and cumin. Drizzle over plums.
2. Roast in a 450°F oven about 20 minutes or until plums are tender. In a small bowl stir together sour cream and the 1 tablespoon brown sugar. To serve, arrange plums in dessert dishes; top with sour cream mixture and toasted almonds.

Roasting plums concentrates their flavor and allows the added spices in this recipe to really penetrate the fruit. If you prefer, you can omit the sour cream topper and serve this                dessert with vanilla frozen yogurt instead.

1. Combine peaches, mango, onion, bell pepper, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice and salt in a medium bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Scoop this easy and healthy peach-mango salsa up with tortilla chips, serve it with grilled chicken, salmon or pork chops or use it as a taco topper. It’s a versatile and vibrant                    addition to all sorts of meals.

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. For sauce, place sweet pepper quarters, cut sides down, in a microwave-safe dish. Add the water. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on 100% power (high) 4 to 5 minutes or until tender. Let stand about 10 minutes or until edges of skins are loosened. Gently peel off skins and discard.
2. Place sweet pepper quarters in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. Drain pineapple, reserving ⅓ cup of the juice; set pineapple chunks aside. Add reserved ⅓ cup pineapple juice, the cornstarch, brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, vinegar and garlic to sweet pepper in food processor. Cover and process until combined; set aside.
3. For ham balls, in a medium bowl combine bread crumbs, egg and dry mustard. Add ground pork and ground ham; mix well. Form mixture into 12 balls and place in a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Pour sauce over ham balls. Bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until ham balls are done (160°F) and sauce is bubbly on the edges.
4. Meanwhile, heat an extra-large skillet over medium-high heat. Add reserved pineapple chunks; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning occasionally. Add spinach in batches, cooking until spinach is wilted. Drain any excess liquid.
5. Serve ham balls and sauce over spinach mixture. If desired, sprinkle with toasted almonds.

1. For sauce, stir together sour cream, milk, and mustard in a small bowl; set aside.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and shallot. Cook for 4 minutes or until mushrooms are golden brown, stirring frequently. Stir in spinach until it just starts to wilt. Set aside.
3. Fill a medium nonstick skillet halfway with water. Bring water to boiling; reduce heat to simmering (bubbles should begin to break the surface of the water). Break one of the eggs into a small dish. Carefully slide egg into simmering water, holding the lip of the dish as close to the water as possible. Repeat with the remaining egg, allowing each egg an equal amount of space. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 to 5 minutes or until egg whites are completely set and yolks being to thicken but are not hard. Remove eggs from skillet with a slotted spoon.
4. Meanwhile, toast the two muffin halves in a toaster. Place each half on a serving plate. Top evenly with mushroom mixture; place eggs on top of mushroom mixture. Spoon sauce over eggs. Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper and nutmeg. If desired, garnish with thyme sprigs.

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray; set aside. Combine salmon, Parmesan, scallions, and pimiento in a medium bowl. Spread in the prepared pie plate; set aside.
2. Combine cottage cheese and lemon juice in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Add milk, baking mix, eggs, egg whites, and dill. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Pour over the salmon mixture in the pie plate, spreading evenly. If desired, sprinkle with paprika.
3. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until top is golden brown and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Cut into wedges to serve. If desired, garnish with fresh dill sprigs.

1. Stir ½ cup cheese into mashed potatoes; set mixture aside.
2. Cook ground beef, sausage, and onion in a large skillet until the meat is no longer pink and the onion is tender; drain. Stir in squash, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, and pepper. Bring to boiling. Transfer the mixture to a 2-quart casserole.
3. Spoon the mashed potato mixture into a large pastry bag fitted with a large round tip. Starting at one end, fill in the center of the casserole with rows of the mashed potato mixture until the meat mixture is covered. (Or, spoon the mashed potato mixture in mounds on top of the hot mixture.) Sprinkle with the remaining ¼ cup cheese and paprika, if desired.
4. Bake in a 375°F oven for about 30 minutes or until the mashed potato top is golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with parsley.

1. Lightly coat the inside of a 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray; set aside. Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook just until browned, about 3 minutes.
2. In the prepared slow cooker combine the chicken, enchilada sauce, tomato sauce, beans, green chile peppers, cheese, cumin, oregano, basil and chili powder. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3 hours or on high-heat setting for 1½ hours.
3. Meanwhile, prepare corn bread topper. In a medium bowl stir together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl combine milk, egg product and melted butter. Add milk mixture all at once to cornmeal mixture; stir just until moistened (mixture will be thin).
4. If using low-heat setting, turn cooker to high-heat setting. Gently spoon cornbread topper evenly over mixture in cooker. Cover and cook about 50 minutes more or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of corn bread comes out clean. (Do not lift cover during cooking.) Top with sliced green onions and top with yogurt, if desired. Serve immediately.

1. Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Peel and de-vein shrimp, leaving tails intact if desired. Rinse shrimp; pat dry. For sauce, in a small bowl combine chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, ginger, oil, garlic, salt and crushed red pepper.
2. In a 12-inch skillet or a wok heat vegetable oil over medium-high. Add onion and carrots; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or just until beginning to soften. Add pea pods; cook and stir 3 minutes. Add shrimp; cook and stir 3 minutes more or just until shrimp are opaque. Add sauce; cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
3. Serve shrimp mixture over rice.

1. Place milk in a small pot over medium heat. Whisk in pumpkin, maple syrup and nutmeg. Add cinnamon stick. Heat just to a simmer (do not boil). Remove from heat.
2. Use a milk frother to create a foamy consistency, if desired. Place espresso (or coffee) in a mug; pour in the milk mixture. Garnish with the cinnamon stick and a pinch of nutmeg.

1. Whisk oil, vinegar, salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Add spinach, raspberries, hazelnuts and goat cheese; toss to coat.

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, return to the pot and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and Brussels sprouts and cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms release their liquid, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sherry (or vinegar), scraping up any brown bits; bring to a boil and cook, stirring, until almost evaporated, 10 seconds (if using vinegar) or about 1 minute (if using sherry).
3. Whisk milk and flour in a bowl; add to the skillet with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the sauce bubbles and thickens, about 2 minutes. Stir in Asiago until melted. Add the sauce to the pasta; gently toss. Serve with more cheese, if desired.

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning once, until deep golden brown, about 5 minutes total. Transfer to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Finely chop 6 garlic cloves and add to the slow cooker along with broth, leek, carrot, wild rice, salt and pepper.
2. Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender, 3 hours on High or 6 hours on Low. Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board and shred into bite-size pieces; discard bones.
3. Add asparagus and peas to the slow cooker; cook on High, uncovered, until the vegetables are bright green and tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in the shredded chicken, parsley, chives and lemon juice.
4. Halve the remaining garlic clove and rub the cut sides over both sides of toasts. Drizzle the toasts with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Serve the soup with the toasts.

1. Snap off and discard woody bases from asparagus. In a covered large saucepan, cook asparagus spears in a small amount of boiling lightly salted water for 3 to 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and plunge into ice water to cool quickly. Drain again; pat dry with paper towels.
2. In a small bowl, stir together cream cheese, lemon peel, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper. Fold in flaked salmon and basil. Spread on tortillas. For wraps, arrange 3 of the asparagus spears and half of the sweet pepper strips atop salmon mixture on each tortilla. Roll up tortillas. If necessary, secure with toothpicks. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill overnight.
3. For each serving, transport one of the wraps in an insulated lunch box with an ice pack. Store wraps in the refrigerator until ready to eat.

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Stir together flour and salt in a medium bowl. Add oil and milk all at once to the flour mixture. Stir lightly with a fork. Form into a ball.
2. On a well-floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten pastry dough. Roll the dough from center to edge into a 10- to 11-inch circle. To transfer the pastry, wrap it around the rolling pin. Unroll the pastry into an 8- to 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Ease the pastry into the tart pan, being careful not to stretch the pastry. Press the pastry into fluted side of tart pan; trim edge. Prick the pastry all over with the tines of a fork. Bake for 5 minutes. Let stand on a wire rack while preparing filling.
3. Combine pineapple, sugar, and cornstarch in a medium saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to boiling; cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon peel and lemon juice. Spread filling into the crust-lined tart pan.
4. Bake for 20 minutes; sprinkle with coconut. Bake about 10 minutes more or until the crust is golden brown. Cool completely in the tart pan on a wire rack. Remove side of the tart pan; cut the tart into wedges to serve.

1. Mash avocados, lemon juice and chives with a fork in a medium bowl until half the mixture is smooth and the rest is chunky. Add goat cheese, salt and pepper; gently stir to combine.

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 2½-quart souffle or casserole dish with cooking spray.
2. Process bread in a food processor in three batches, until coarse crumbs form (about 5 cups).
3. Whisk 2 egg yolks (discard the remaining yolks or reserve for another use), milk, pineapple and ham in a large bowl. Stir in the breadcrumbs and butter.
4. Beat 6 egg whites, sugar and salt in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Gently fold the whites into the bread mixture in two batches. Transfer to the prepared dish.
5. Bake the souffle until puffed, golden and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers at least 160°F, 50 minutes to 1 hour.

1. Pierce potatoes all over with a fork. Microwave on Medium, turning once or twice, until soft, about 20 minutes. (Alternatively, bake potatoes at 425°F until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.) Transfer to a clean cutting board and let cool slightly.
2. Holding them with a kitchen towel to protect your hands, make a lengthwise cut to open the potato, but don’t cut all the way through. Pinch the ends to expose the flesh.
3. Top each potato with some mayonnaise, beef, lettuce, tomato, red onion and cheese. Serve warm.

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Place eggplant in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish (or similar-size 3-quart baking dish). Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil; toss to coat. Bake until starting to brown, about 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, combine tamari, rice wine (or sherry), sugar, vinegar and water in a small bowl. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
4. Combine pork, garlic, ginger, white pepper and salt in a medium bowl. Using about 3 tablespoons for each, form the mixture into 18 meatballs. Place cornstarch in a shallow dish. Roll meatballs in it until well coated. (Discard any remaining cornstarch.)
5. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs and cook, turning occasionally, until golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the reserved sauce and cook, turning the meatballs to coat with the sauce, until it is slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes more. Add the meatballs, sauce and scallions to the eggplant.
6. Bake the casserole until the eggplant is very tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted in a meatball registers at least 165°F, about 15 minutes.
7. Combine cilantro, peanuts and red pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the casserole just before serving.

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 2-quart square baking dish with cooking spray. In a very large nonstick skillet heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken to hot oil; cook about 12 minutes or until browned on all sides, turning to brown evenly. Transfer chicken thighs to the prepared baking dish, arranging in a single layer. Drain drippings from skillet, reserving about 1 teaspoon drippings in skillet.
2. Add chopped onion to hot drippings in skillet; cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes or until tender, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. In a small bowl whisk together orange juice, honey, cornstarch, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and garlic; add to skillet. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; pour over chicken. Bake about 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (180°F).
3. Meanwhile, use paper towels to wipe out the skillet. Pour sesame oil into skillet; heat over medium-high heat. Add kale, mushrooms, and sweet pepper; cook and stir about 10 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the rice vinegar; toss to combine. To serve, divide kale mixture among four serving plates. Arrange chicken on kale mixture. Whisk the cooking liquid in the bottom of the baking dish until combined; spoon over chicken. If desired, garnish with orange slices.

1. In a 3- ½- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine beans, undrained tomatoes, salsa, corn, jalapeno pepper (if desired), chili powder, and garlic.
2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours.
3. To serve, spoon bean mixture just below centers of tortillas. Top with lettuce and cheese. If desired, top with green onions and/or sour cream. Fold bottom edge of each tortilla up and over filling. Fold in opposite sides; roll up from bottom.

1. Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Peel and devein shrimp. Rinse shrimp; pat dry with paper towels and set aside. In a small bowl beat together egg and egg whites; set aside. In a large skillet or wok heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; stir-fry about 2 minutes or until shrimp are opaque. Remove shrimp; set aside.
2. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the skillet or wok. Add carrot, celery, mushrooms, green onions, and ginger; stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add egg mixture; let stand for 5 to 10 seconds or until egg sets on bottom but remains runny on top. Add rice and bean sprouts. Turn and toss mixture continuously for 1 minute. Stir in shrimp, peas, and soy sauce; heat through.