at home with ann

I love Cooking Light.  Out of all the food and cooking magazines I've subscribed to over the years (there have been a lot), it's my favorite.  Every month I bookmark at least half of the recipes.  Aside from offering healthy meals, as the name suggests, their recipes have a lot of variety, use ingredients that I have on hand or are easily obtained, and have simple, straightforward directions.  I made these on a hot night, and they were a nice, light meal.  My brother-in-law Matt, my newest full-time taste tester, declared them to be innovative and fun.  You can't ask for much more than that.  Asian Lettuce Wraps with Hoisin Peanut Sauce based on recipe from Cooking Light Serves 4 Ingredients: Sauce: 1 teaspoon canola oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/3 cup water 2 Tablespoons creamy almond butter (or peanut or sunflower, any nut butter will do) 4 teaspoons hoisin sauce 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper juice from 1 lime (about 1 Tablespoon) ...