Chocolate Cake

Whole Wheat Cake bottom:
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup butter softened
1 egg
2/3 cup yogurt
1-2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract (optional)
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. Lite salt

Cream together honey and butter; add egg, yogurt, and vanilla. Stir. Add remaining ingredients stirring until smooth. Pour batter into greased 8 or 9 inch round baking dish. Heat 10 minutes on power level 7 or medium in microwave. Let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Store covered until cool.

Chocolate Frosting

1/4 cup butter softened
1/4 cup honey
1-2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup yogurt
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
3 tablespoons carob powder (or a total of 6 tablespoons cocoa powder if you don't want to use carob)
dash of salt (optional)
1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
About 1 1/2 cups dry non-fat milk powder (or whey milk substitute)
dry pectin or powdered sugar (optional) for thickener

Mix first 4 ingredients until smooth. Stir in cocoa and carob. Sift or stir in the powder milk. Will be slightly lumpy if just stirred. Mix until slightly runny. Taste to see if mixture needs to be sweeter. Can add powder sugar. The frosting tends to thicken up, so wait a few minutes before frosting the cake for the right consistency. Sprinkle with nuts. Keep in refrigerator. Frosts 2 single layer cakes.

3/4 cup sesame seeds
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup apple juice or water
1/8 teaspoon salt

Toast sesame seeds and grind into a meal in a blender. Remove to a bowl and add honey, water, and salt. The mixture will thicken as it cools, so you may want to thin it by adding more juice.

Linguini

1/2 pound linguini
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup finely diced mushrooms
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
1/4 cup grated soy cheese
Lite Salt or salt substitute to taste

Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a medium size saucepan. Add the noodles and cook for about 5 minutes. Drain thoroughly. Immediately return the pot to the stove and add the olive oil, garlic, and mushrooms. Cook for 3 minutes over medium heat. Add the drained noodles and parsley, and toss. Add the cheese and salt to taste and toss again.

Cabbage Salad

1/4 of a head of a medium cabbage
2 carrots
1 diced onion (small)
raisins
sunflower seeds
Italian dressing

Grate cabbage and carrots. Add onion, raisins and sunflower seeds to taste. Sprinkle with Italian dressing.

Variation: Add any of the following: diced prunes, diced apples, walnuts, pecans, bell peppers, any other vegetables or dried fruit.

Baked Chicken and Yams

4 pieces of chicken
4 baking yams (medium size)

Wash chicken and place in oven-proof pan with enough room so the pieces aren't crowded. Scrub yams and poke with a knife several times. Place chicken and yams in oven and cook at 375 F. for 45 to 50 minutes.