1/4 cup olive oil
1 & 1/2 tsp cumin
1 large eggplant, peeled, if desired, and quartered & sliced
2 cups chopped ripe tomatoes
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp sugar or honey
1 tsp salt
1 cup cooked garbanzon beans

Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the cumin & saute for 1 minute. Add eggplant & saute for 5 minutes. add the tomatoes & continue cooking for 3-4 more minutes. Stir in cinnamon, sugar or honey, salt & beans. Place in a cassarole dish, cover, and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Makes 4 servings. Serve with rice, bulgar wheat or couscous.

For those of you who missed it, Joggin' Your Noggin was a 3-part program done here at the library to help people to age gracefully, and hopefully avoid Alzheimer's. Diet is, of course, an important component of staying mentally and physically fit. Participants brought in recipes.

1 lb. favorite fish (poached)
1 cup mayonnaise
2 hard-boiled eggs (cubed)
2 stalks celery (chopped)
1/4 cup red onion (chopped)

Combine all ingredients and chill. Serve on bread or with crackers.

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Ingredients
1 premade pizza crust
1 tsp garlic salt
Olive oil
1 c Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing (cheaper kinds taste horrible on this pizza)
1.5 c grilled chicken breast
3 strips cooked bacon chopped
1/2 can diced tomatoes
1 pkg shredded mozzarella and provolone cheese

Preheat the oven as per crust instructions. Prepare the crust. Brush olive oil on the crust and sprinkle with garlic salt. Top with ranch salad dressing as sauce. Sprinkle cheese heavily over the top. Top with chicken, bacon, and tomato. Cook as per crust instructions and serve.

I mishmashed several recipes together to create this. It's in the oven now!

1 lb. ground turkey
8 oz. spaghetti (whole wheat or enriched flour)
4 oz. reduced fat sour cream
4 oz. low fat cream cheese
24 oz. spaghetti sauce
Italian seasoning, parsley, garlic powder to taste (I use a lot!)
1/2 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350. Cook turkey in skillet until browned. Add spaghetti sauce; simmer for 10-15 min. Add seasonings to meat mixture. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti and drain. Stir cream cheese and sour cream into meat mixture until fully blended. Mix in spaghetti. Place in 9 x 11 pan, top with mozzarella, and bake for 30-35 min. uncovered.

You can add other seasonings (I would like to try with Cajun seasoning) or vegetables (zucchini, squash, onions, peppers). I will serve this with a green salad.