Peanut Sauce

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 Tbsp honey

2 cloves garlic

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1/3 cup hot water

Whisk everything together. Makes a couple cups.

Air Fryer Honey Salmon

 4 salmon fillets (~1/2 lb-1 lb)

1 Tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos

1 1/2 tsp sesame oil

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 Tbsp honey

1 tsp sesame seeds

1. Place salmon fillets into a shallow dish. Whisk soy sauce, oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.

2. Pour the sauce mixture over the salmon fillets and gently rub all over, flipping the salmon a few times to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

3. Place fillets into preheated air fryer, skin side down, and cook at 400 for 8 minutes.

4. Open the air fryer and brush fillets with honey and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Cook for 2 more minutes.

To reheat, place in preheated air fryer at 350 for 5 minutes.

Healthy Chicken Salad

4 cups cooked chicken
1 cup diced celery (about 4 large stalks)
1/2 cup diced red onion (about 1/3 medium onion)
1 cup halved grapes or diced apples
2 handfuls cashews (or almonds or walnuts)
1 cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
2 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp white vinegar (or other light vinegar)
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp salt
black pepper, garlic powder, and dill to taste

Combine chicken, celery, onion, and grapes in a large bowl. In a separate, smaller bowl stir together yogurt, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and dill. Taste dressing and make any adjustments. Add dressing to the chicken bowl and stir to combine. If your chicken is warm from cooking, refrigerate salad for an hour or two to chill. Stir in cashews or other nuts before serving. Serve with quinoa (optional) on salad greens, or make sandwiches.

Serves 4 as salad, or 6 as sandwiches.

Susan's Spicy Sausage Cheese Dip

2 blocks cream cheese
1 lb Jimmy Dean hot pork sausage
1 can Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 can sliced black olives

Cook sausage on the stove. Remove from the pan and set aside. Melt cream cheese in the pan. Add sausage back in along with tomatoes and olives. Serve immediately or transfer to a crock pot to keep warm. Serve with tortilla chips or crackers.

Baked Oatmeal

1.5 cups quick cooking oats (or gluten free oats)
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup milk (or milk alternative)
1/4 cup melted butter (or margarine or dairy free margarine)
1 egg
1/2 cup peanut butter or almond butter
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8x8 pan. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Spread evenly into pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, until edges are golden brown. Serve warm out of the oven or let it cool completely and cut into bars.

Note: Mix in raisins, chocolate chips, or whatever sounds good.

{Recipe from: A Few Shortcuts}