Corn Crab Cakes

1 cup corn
1./3 cup mayo

1 tsp taco seasoning
2 cans crabmeat
1 egg beaten
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

Line sheets wax paper or coat with spray or cooking oil. 
In a bowl, combine corn, mayo, crabmeat and taco seasoning.
shape into 8 patties, place on cookie sheet and freeze for 15 minutes

Heat oven to 450 degrees
In another bowl stir in water and egg
Dip each patty in egg mixture, then dip in bread crumbs
Bake 15 minutes, turn patties and bake 1-0 more minutes

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Peas

1/2 cup cream cheese
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup milk

1 cup peas
2 tsp garlic powder
12 ounces of pasta
salt and pepper to taste

cook pasta to taste
In the meantime, in sauce pan heat butter on low, when melted add cream cheese,pumpkin, stir in milk and stir rigorously
add garlic powder, peas and salt and pepper to taste

Linguine Red Clam Sauce with Black Olives

This is the second or third time I made pasta with clam sauce, but I havent made the dish with tomatoes or black olives before, and it was good.  The tomatoes added ofcourse the lycopenes, which are the most powerful antioxidents out there.  Clams contain protein, iron, potassium vitamin A and folate, and olives contain vitamin E, iron, copper and dietary fiber. 

12 ounces linguine or spaghetti
1 can clams
1 can diced tomato

1 cup sliced black olives
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried parsley
salt and pepper to taste

boil noodles according to instruction
heat oil in skillet on low.   Add diced tomatos and garlic powder, saute for 10 minutes. Add clams, black olives and salt and pepper to taste.
When pasta is ready, toss in skillet with clam sauce, saute another 2 minutes
devide in bowls, top with parsley

Sweet Potato Crisp

This is like a sweet potato pie, so it is sweet and savory.  Sweet potatoes are loaded with nutrients, vitamin A, niacin, folic acid and vitamin C.  Oats are high in fiber and aids in digestion.  Pecans contain oleic acid and is an excellent source of antioxidants, such as vitamin E and beta carotene. 

Preheat oven to 350

1 8 oz package cream cheese
1 can 40 oz sweet potatoes
3/4 brown sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup apples
2//3 cups cranberries
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1/3 cups butter
1/4 cup chopped pecans


Beat cream cheese, sweet potatoes, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon and top with apple and cranberries.  place in a 9" baking dish
in separate bowl, mix flour, oats, remaining sugar, and cut butter into 1 inch pieces
top sweet potatoes with crunch topping and bake for 35-45 minutes until the top is golden brown

Mandarin Tuna Salad Roll Ups

I was inspired by working lunch today at my sons school, when the fruit choices were: fresh pears, red apples, green apples, apple sauce and canned mandarin oranges, and half the children 4th through 8th grade chose mandarin oranges.  So I got to thinking, what could I add to mandarin oranges that would be healthy and children would enjoy. Tuna and/salmon came to mind.  Tuna provides powerful  omega 3's and protein, and their is vitamin E in almonds, which acts as a powerful antioxident.  Canned mandarin oranges contain vitamins A, C and E.

1 can tuna rinsed
1 cup mandarin orange
1/4 cup mayonaise
1/4 sliced almond

mix all ingredients together, serve alone, with whole wheat bread, roll ups.