Salmon with Pesto
This recipe is so easy to make, why not try it tonight?

4 (5-6 oz.) skinless, boneless fresh or frozen salmon fillets
2 Tbls. crumbled firm-textured bread crumbs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
3 Tbls. purchased basil pesto
1 Tbls. grated Parmesan cheese

Thaw fish, if frozen. Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels. Place the bread crumbs in a shallow baking pan. Broil about 4 inches from the heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring once. Set aside.

Measure thickness of fish. Place fish on the greased unheated rack of a broiler pan, tucking under any thin edges. Broil about 4 inches from heat for 4-6 minutes per 1/2-inch thickness or until fish is no longer opaque. Turn halfway through broiling.

Meanwhile, combine mayonnaise and pesto. Combine bread crumbs and cheese. Spoon pesto mixture over fish; sprinkle with crumb mixture. Broil for 1-2 minutes more. Makes 4 servings.

2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornmeal
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/3 cup molasses
2 Tbls. vegetable oil
2 eggs
Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 9 ingredients (flour thru nutmeg) in a large bowl. Stir in dried cranberries and make a well in center of mixture. Combine buttermilk, molasses, oil and eggs in a bowl and stir well with a whisk. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan, return to wire rack until completely cool.

1-2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 lb. bacon, fried crisp, drained and chopped
Toast points (optional)

Mix together and chill overnite. Remove crusts from a loaf of thin-sliced sandwich bread. Toast each slice and cool. Stack 3-4 pieces together and slice diagonally each way. Each bread slice will yield 4 pieces. Arrange around chilled dip.
Note: We used lower fat sour cream and mayonnaise with wonderful results.