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Ingredients

• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 pound pecan halves
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease one baking sheet.
2. In a mixing bowl, whip together the egg white and water until frothy. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
3. Add pecans to egg whites, stir to coat the nuts evenly. Remove the nuts, and toss them in the sugar mixture until coated. Spread the nuts out on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake at 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 328 | Total Fat: 27.2g | Cholesterol: 0mg

NOTES: i add vanilla

lasagna to end world hunger

2 tsp olive oil

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1 1/2 cups cremini mushrooms, sliced

1 celery stalk, chopped

1 medium carrot, diced

1 medium zucchini, chopped

1 yellow squash, chopped

1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 tsp oregano or mixed Italian herbs

Freshly ground black pepper

2 handfuls baby spinach salad leaves, roughly chopped

1 15-ounce tub fat-free or low fat ricotta

8-ounces no-cook lasagna noodles

3/4 cup reduced fat shredded mozzarella cheese

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and coat an 11 X 7-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Heat oil in a large saucepan. Sauté garlic for 1 minute, followed by onion, mushrooms, celery, carrots, zucchini and squash. Gently sauté for 10 minutes until vegetables are softened. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, herbs and some black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in spinach.

Spread a cup of sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Top with noodles, followed by half the ricotta cheese; add another layer of sauce, followed by noodles and remaining ricotta cheese. Continue with remaining noodles and sauce, ending with sauce. Top with mozzarella and bake for 30 minutes. Serves 8.

Per Serving: Calories 303, Calories from Fat 37, Total Fat 4.1g (sat 1.5g), Cholesterol 42mg, Sodium 461mg, Carbohydrate 50.6g, Fiber 4.6g, Protein 15.8g

NOW

i switched chopped peppers for celery and doubled the ricotta cheese

oh frabjous day

Today KFC introduced its now "double down" sandwich composed of 2 fried chicken breasts instead of buns to hold the bacon and cheese together. boasting over 500 calories and 30g fat, this is actually not the worst thing to hit the fast food market. Regardless, it is still quite a fascinating marker on Americas journey to nationwide obesity.

oh george

man up