NUTTY APPLE COOKIES

1/2 cup shortening
1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup apple juice
2-1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. salt
1 medium tart apple, peeled, cored, and shredded
3/4 cup raisins
2 Tbsp. margarine
2 Tbsp. water
1-3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
Skim milk
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Beat shortening and 1 1/4 cups brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined.
3. Add egg and beat 1 minute. Add apple juice and beat at low speed until blended.
4. In another bowl stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
5. Add egg mixture to the flour mixture, beating at low speed until combined. Fold in apple and raisins.
6. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute on cookie sheet.
8. Remove to wire racks and cool.
9. Heat margarine, 1/3 cup brown sugar, and water over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
10. Remove from heat.
11. Stir in sifted powdered sugar. If frosting begins to harden, stir in small amount of milk to make of spreading consistency.
12. Spread cookies with Caramel Frosting and sprinkle with walnuts.

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Skirt Steak with Balsamic Marinade (Fat Healthy Low Recipe)

1 1/2 pounds skirt steak
1 Tbsp. dijon mustard
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Grated zest of 1/2 lemon
2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 roasted garlic cloves

1. To make the marinade, mix the Dijon mustard with chopped cilantro, lemon zest, balsamic vinegar, 2 tbsp. Olive oil, kosher salt and black pepper. Soak the steak in the marinade for one hour in a covered container.
2. Use a broiler and cook the steak, with garlic cloves, for 5 minutes on each side, with broiler set to high. Or, fry the steak in a heavy pan with 2 cloves of garlic.
As an alternate, you can sear in a grill pan on top of stove over high heat and then place in a 450° F oven for 10 to 15 minutes, to desired doneness (130 degrees with instant read thermometer would equal medium rare.)
Use salt and pepper to season steak and serve with Garlic-Roasted Radicchio.

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APPLE CARAMEL CAKE (low fat healthy recipe)

Batter:
2 c unbleached flour
1 3/4 c brown sugar -- packed
4 tsps cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c reduced fat margarine -- softened
2 tsps pure vanilla extract
6 whole egg whites -- slightly beaten
2 c apples -- peeled and sliced

Topping:
1 1/2 c powdered sugar -- sifted
1/4 c reduced fat margarine -- melted
1/4 c brown sugar -- packed
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
4 tsps skim milk

Preheat oven at 350. Prepare a 12-cup fluted pan with cooking spray and flour; set aside. To prepare batter, combine flour, 1 3/4 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda in a mixing bowl. In another mixing bowl, combine 3/4 cup margarine, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, egg whites, and apples. Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients just until moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Cool upright for 30 minutes; invert onto serving plate. Meanwhile, to prepare topping, combine powdered sugar, remaining margarine, brown sugar, remaining vanilla extract, and milk. Immediately spoon over cooled cake.

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