Chocolate Chip Apricot Scones
makes 12 scones

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
6 T cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
1/2 cup + 2 T cream
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips + 1/2 cup chocolate for drizzle

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in the butter with your fingers and work mixture together until it resembles coarse sand. Add the chopped apricots and chocolate chips.
• Add the cream and mix with your hands until a dough forms. Make an eight inch circle with the dough and slice into 12 small wedges. Place wedges on a lined baking sheet and bake for 16-18 minutes, until golden brown.
• Melt additional half cup of chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every thirty seconds until melted. Put melted chocolate in a small plastic bag, snip off the tip and drizzle scones with chocolate.

Time:
30 minutes

Mediterranean Baked Salmon
serves 2 heartily

Ingredients:
3/4th pound of Wild King salmon
1 tbsp pesto, storebought or homemade
2 tbsp sundried tomatoes
1/4th of a red onion, minced
1/4 cup feta cheese crumbles
about 10 pitted kalamata olives, chopped

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the salmon on the parchment paper and rub the top of the fish all over with the pesto. Layer on the feta, red onion, sundried tomatoes and olives.
• Bake fish for 25-30 minutes until fully cooked. Enjoy!

Time:
40 minutes