Crab Rolls (Or Shrimp Rolls)

Good with imitation crab, or Shrimp, or fresh crab--whatever you've got!
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Make these crab rolls ahead, and take them on a picnic. You can find a 12-pack of dinner rolls in the bakery section of your local supermarket. Substitute lobster or chopped shrimp for crab, if desired.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 rolls)

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup finely chopped Vidalia or other sweet onion
• 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
• 1 pound lump crabmeat, drained and shell pieces removed (OR Substitute Shrimp)
  
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 12 (1-ounce) dinner rolls, cut in half horizontally
• 12 Boston lettuce leaves (about 1 small head)
• 6 plum tomatoes, each cut into 4 slices

Preparation

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl; toss well.

Spread butter onto cut sides of rolls. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place 6 roll halves, cut side down, in pan for 1 minute or until toasted. Repeat procedure with remaining roll halves. Spoon 1/4 cup crab mixture onto each bottom roll half. Place 1 piece of lettuce and 2 tomato slices on crab mixture; top with remaining roll halves.

Calories:320 (23% from fat)

David Bonom, Cooking Light, JUNE 2006

Caramel Pecan Bars

This is a bar cookie that looks unassuming--but you'll have a hard time staying out of them--they taste a lot like pecan pie.

1 c. margarine, melted
2 1/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 cps. chopped pecans

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Combine the margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla until well blended. In a seperate bowl combine the baking powder and flour. Then add the flour mixture to the brown sugar mixture and mix well. Then fold in the chopped pecans and pour into a greased 13 x 9 inch pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out with a few crumbs (but no batter). They will be golden brown--and yummy. Can cut with a plastic knife while still warm if you can't wait until they cool.

5 Bean Baked Beans

1/2 lb Bacon
2 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. light brown sugar
1 tsp mustard powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 c cider vinegar
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1 15 oz. can each: Butter Beans, Lima Beans, Kidney Beans, Garbanzo Beans
1 28 oz jar Great Northern Beans

Brown the bacon.
Add next 6 ingredients and saute for 20 minutes.

Add the beans, mix well, pour into casserole dish and bake
Bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours COVERED and 45 minutes uncovered