Amazing Chocolate Peanut Butter Molten Cake

4 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup powdered sugar
2 whole eggs plus 2 egg yolks (I just used 3 eggs)
6 Tbsp. flour
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
3 Tbsp. peanut butter
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
PREHEAT oven to 425°F. Grease 1-qt. souffle dish or baking dish; set aside. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted. Stir with wire whisk until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in powdered sugar. Blend in whole eggs and egg yolks. Stir in flour; set aside. Mix cream cheese, peanut butter, brown sugar and vanilla until well blended.

POUR half of the chocolate batter into prepared dish; cover with peanut butter mixture. Top with remaining chocolate batter.

BAKE 20 min. or until edge is set but center is still slightly soft. Cool slightly. Top each serving with the whipped topping just before serving. Store any leftover dessert in refrigerator. Reheat in microwave if desired.

Beet Salad

1 lb of beets mixed red and golden
6 scallions, white parts only, minced
lemon juice
1/2 cup of currants softened in hot water
2 firm apples, sweet or tart cut in small pieces
1 celery heart, sliced thinly
3/4 cup of walnut meat
Feta cheese
lettuce or watercress as garnish

Curry vinaigrette:
1 clove of garlic crushed
1/2 tsp of salt
2 tsp of curry powder
1/2 tsp of fresh grated ginger
2 tbsp of lemon juice
6 tbsp of olive oil
a pinch of cayenne pepper
a pinch of sugar


Bake or boil the beets for 30-40 minutes. Peel them and cut them in
small pieces.Add some lemon juice to the beets.Add the rest of the
ingredients . Make the vinaigrette and mix it in.
When ready to serve crumble some of the feta cheese on top .

Roasted Radishes with Soy and Sesame Seeds

20 medium radishes, leaves, stems and rootlets trimmed (about 1 pound when trimmed)
11/2 tablespoons roasted peanut oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 medium scallions, sliced think
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted in a dry skillet until golden brown

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Unless very small, halve the radishes lenghwise from stem to root end. Toss them with the oil on a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast, turning once or twice, until the radishes are tender and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes. Remove the radishes from the oven (but do not turn it off).
3. Drizzle the soy sauce over the radishes and sprinkle with scallions. Toss well and continue roasting for 5 minutes longer. Turn the radishes and any juices on the baking sheet into serving bowl. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds and serve immediately.

Frosty Paw Treats

Ingredients:
(1) tub organic yogurt, for this I use Vanilla, low fat.
(1) big dallop of peanut butter
(1) whole banana
(2) tablespoons honey (preferrably local variety)
(1) cup fresh pineapple chunks, drained.

Add all above ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.

Spread out some 4 oz. dixie cups on a cookie sheet and pour the
blended mixture evenly into the cups. I typically use 15 or 16 cups
per batch. I don't fill them all the way up as it is much easier (less
messy) to remove the cups if they aren't filled all the way.

then transfer the cookie sheet into the freezer.

I should warn those with freezers away from their kitchens, that it
can be a bit of a challenge to get the tray of cups to the freezer
without spilling them. Our big upright freezer is out in our garage,
which is where I keep food and Frosty Paws treats. It can be quite
difficult to transport the tray of filled cups to the freezer when
your dogs are running figure eights between your legs as you carry the
tray to the freezer. I think they know that if they can make you drop
one it's theirs.

You've been warned.

Once the treats are fully frozen (couple hours max), you can remove
them from the cookie sheet and place all the cups into a gallon sized
zip lock freezer bag for more convenient storage.

To serve, simply remove a treat from the freezer and rip/peel off the
dixie cup. (Make sure you don't leave the bottom of the cup on by
accident.)

Feel free to add whatever ingredients you have or that your dog would
enjoy, these treats are very easy to make. Plus its an easy way to
give them their daily serving of yogurt/honey/pineapple, etc.... You
could even add salmon oil, vitamin e, medicines, etc.... if you wanted.