Archive for February, 2011
Sizing up the Perfect Burger Portion
When you’re trying to be healthy, one of the hardest parts is giving up all the foods you love to eat. Instead of giving up the foods you love entirely, the key is to make them healthier so you can still eat what you want and live a healthy lifestyle at the same time.
So how can you have your burgers and still have a healthy life, too? Simply prepare your favorite dish to fit a healthy lifestyle. Here’s how… › Continue reading
Feature Focus: Interchangeable Cooking Plates for Your Grill
Nowadays, everyone is looking for ways to to do more with less. It’s about finding ways to maximize good living while minimizing everything else—cost, carbon footprints, clutter, etc.
When it comes to your kitchen, there’s no better way to do this than to find appliances that do more than one thing. Enter the interchangeable plate George Foreman grill. It expands the versatility of your grill beyond your favorite dinner foods to give you 24/7 healthy cooking power. › Continue reading
Celebrate President’s Day with George Foreman
President’s Day is Monday, February 21st, which means big sales at all your favorite stores this weekend and hopefully some great all-American food on your table!
George Foreman wants to help you celebrate this President’s Day by helping you bring all your family’s favorite American comfort foods to the table fast, easy and healthy. › Continue reading
Caramel Nut Tart
Caramel Nut Tart
2 cups mixed toasted almonds, pecans and walnuts,
¾ cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
½ tsp salt
½ cup cold butter, cut in large pieces
2 egg yolks
¾ cup butterscotch caramel topping
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
In large bowl of A food processor, combine 1 cup nuts, flour, confectioners’ sugar, salt and butter. Using pulse, process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg yolks and process to blend. Press against sides and bottom of ungreased 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Bake in preheated George Foreman Healthy Cooking Oven at 350º F for 20 minutes, until edges begin to lightly brown. Remove from oven and place on rack.
Meanwhile, coarsely chop remaining 1 cup nut mixture. In medium bowl, combine caramel topping, heavy cream, egg and vanilla. Blend well. Stir in nuts and spoon into prepared tart shell. Bake 25 minutes longer or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
Cool on wire rack.
Serve warm with vanilla or cinnamon ice cream.
Makes 8 servings.
French Chocolate Silk Tart
French Chocolate Silk Tart
12 chocolate refrigerator wafers, broken into large pieces
3 tbsp. melted butter or margarine
1 tbsp. granulated sugar
¼ cup butter, softened
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted and cooled
½ tsp. vanilla extract
In large bowl of A Food Processor, using pulse, crush cookies to fine crumbs. In medium bowl, combine chocolate crumbs with melted butter and 1 tbsp. sugar. Toss to blend. Press on bottom and up sides of 2 4-inch tart pan.
Bake in preheated George Foreman Healthy Cooking Oven at 350º F for 10 minutes, until edges begin to lightly brown. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
Meanwhile, in medium deep bowl, cream remaining ¼ cup butter using Black & Decker Hand Mixer set at medium speed, gradually adding remaining ¼ cup sugar. Beat until lemon colored and fluffy. Stir in cooled chocolate. Add egg and beat 5 minutes on medium speed until very light and airy. Spoon into baked and cooled tart shells. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.
If desired, garnish with sweetened whipped cream.
Makes 2 servings.
Pair this with an elegant dinner Fillet for two with Herbed Couscous for a romantic dinner for two.
