Baked Apple Crisp

I love warm baked fruit, especially apples. It goes so well with gelato or ice cream. When Frank and I go to dinner he usually will say "if I get dessert what are you most likely to try or share?" I always say fruit pie or tart of some sort. I wanted to try something without all the calories and fat that the restaurants have so I came up with this.

Ingredients:

4-5 apples sliced (I used Gala)

1 TBSP Organic Raw Brown Sugar

1-2 packets of Instant Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal

1 tsp dried Cranberries

Cooking Spray

Preheat the oven to 375. Take a baking dish and spray it. Place your sliced apples on the dish and layer them all around, sprinkle your sugar, oatmeal packet, and cranberries on top. Place in the oven for 15 minutes and serve.

Tips:

This was a total look in the pantry surprise. It came out really good. I put it in my Greek yogurt for lunch yesterday and I was impressed with the flavors. It was not at all to sweet, but if you want to use low sugar oatmeal you can. I just don't enjoy stevia/splenda; it is garbage for the stomach. You can also serve this with frozen yogurt, or any ice cream of your choice.

Apple Sauce

I love apples, eat one everyday. So I was excited when a client of mine dropped of a huge bag of apples she picked at a friends orchard. The only problem was what to do with 3 lb of them. So I decided to make apples sauce and give it to my nieces to snack on, and of course Frank. It was so easy and the final product was excellent. I recommend you give it a try. So lets get started.

(The amount of apples is based on how many people you want to serve)

Ingredients:

5-8 apples of your liking (sliced)

1 TBSP Cinnamon

Take all your apples and slice them with the skin on (skin has all the nutrients). Place them in a pot of water and let it come to a boil until soft. It should be about 10 minutes. Drain your apples and place them back into your pot. Using a masher, blender or food processor, spoon your apples into the processor, sprinkle your Cinnamon, and pulse till smooth. Once you are done place into a container and refrigerate for and hour.

Tips:

I did this in two batches, so I don't overflow the processor. Apple sauce can also be frozen so if you want to make up a bunch and freeze it go right ahead. This is great in oatmeal, or you can use it to bake with in place of oil.

Lemon Pepper Panko Salmon

This recipe I really liked, it was the first time I used Panko Bread Crumbs. My original idea here was to go with panko chicken, but Frank and I had just finished walking NYC for 4-5 hours and our legs were tired so I went with Omega 3 Salmon instead. Better for muscle recovery. Ingredients: 2 Salmon Fillets 2 Cups Panko Bread Crumbs 1/3 cup TBSP Lemon Juice 2 TBSP Ms Dash (Lemon Pepper Seasoning) PAM Baking Spray Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a dish place your panko and lemon pepper seasoning and mix together. Take another dish and place your lemon Juice in it. Now with each salmon fillet dip it into the lemon juice first then the panko, make sure that both sides are coated well, and place on a sprayed baking tray. Once both pieces are done and coated well place in to the oven for 20 minutes. Serve. Note: I love how clean this dish tastes. I made it with a side of broccoli rabe, and if you want put some sliced avocados on top or greek yogurt sauce.