Cobb salad

                                                                  

The Cobb salad is a main-dish American garden salad made from chopped salad greens (iceberg lettuce, watercress, endives, and Romaine lettuce), tomato, crisp bacon, boiled or roasted (not fried) chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette. -- wikepdia.com

...As to who invented it. varies depending on who tells it, but it was invented at the the then famous Brown Derby restaurant in LA. It was named for the owner Robert Cobb who own the Derby in the 30's.

Anyway the salad is delish, and one of my all time favorites.  The is the Weight Watchers version.

Ingredients 3/4 cup(s) canned cranberry sauce, whole-berry 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard 1/4 tsp black pepper 1 Tbsp fresh thyme, chopped 1 Tbsp olive oil 5 cup(s) romaine lettuce, coursely chopped 3 cup(s) Iceberg lettuce, coursely chopped 8 oz cooked turkey breast with skin, smoked, chopped 1 cup(s) low-fat shredded Cheddar cheese, white 1 cup(s) frozen corn kernels, thawed 1 cup(s) sweet red pepper(s), diced 1/2 cup(s) uncooked celery, chopped 1/2 cup(s) (sliced) uncooked red onion(s), diced Instructions Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk until well blended. Cover, and set aside. Combine romaine lettuce and iceberg lettuce in a large bowl. Place 2 cups lettuce mixture in each of 4 large salad bowls. Arrange 2 ounces chopped turkey, 1⁄4 cup cheese, 1⁄4 cup corn, 1⁄4 cup red bell pepper, 2 tablespoons celery and 2 tablespoons onion over each. Serve vinaigrette with salad. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 salad and about 1⁄3 cup dressing).

  

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Heart Shaped Pizza

Want to make something different for Valentines?  How about a heart shaped pizza?

Igredients:

3 cups bread flour

1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
1 1/4 cups warm water
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 ripe tomatoes, sliced
1 zucchini, sliced
15 slices pepperoni
1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives

Directions

1.Place bread flour, yeast, water, and 2 tablespoons olive oil into the bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the Dough setting. Press Start. When the dough is finished, knead rosemary into the dough.

2.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

3.Divide the dough into three portions. Shape each piece into a heart shape about 1/2 inch thick. Brush with remaining olive oil, and spread a thin layer of pizza sauce on each pizza. Sprinkle cheese over pizza sauce, and arrange tomatoes, zucchini, pepperoni, and sliced olives on top.

4.Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese has melted and crust is browned.

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Baked Fresh Ham with Apple-Cranberry Sauce

I was looking for something a little different. We all know about turkey and cranberry sauce, how about ham?

Ingredients

• 5 to 6-pound fresh ham
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Apple-Cranberry Sauce:

• 6 apples, split in 1/2
• 2 cups cranberries, (if not fresh, frozen is fine)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon pickling spice
• 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 (1-inch) piece ginger
• 1 1/2 cups apple juice
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Score fat and put ham, fat side up, in a roasting pan. Rub with extra-virgin olive oil and season with plenty of salt and pepper all over. Cover loosely with foil and roast for 2 hours. Remove foil and roast for final hour uncovered.

In a large saucepan add all the sauce ingredients and simmer for 25 minutes until apples are almost falling apart and the sauce is fragrant. Remove cinnamon stick, bay leaf, and ginger then puree in a blender until completely smooth. Serve with baked fresh ham.

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Prep Time:

15 min

Inactive Prep Time:

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Cook Time:

2 hr 0 min

Level:

Easy

Serves:

8 to 10 servings