In my quest to try and eat healthier, I've discovered quinoa. This is an easy dish from Prevention Healthy Cooking. The red bell pepper, black beans, and cilantro adds color to the quinoa.
This is an easy recipe for pizza dough that you make by hand. If you have no food processor or a bread maker or you just want to make it by hand, this fits the bill. You can make the dough and put in the...
Delicious, Mediterranean-influenced salad. It's a healthy whole food salad that can be eaten as a main dish or side dish. Eat immediately or chill for several hours. I think it gets better after sitting...
Wonderful recipe from an old community cookbook called *From Noodles to Strudels*, Volume 1. The only changes I made wer to add 1/2 teaspoon of thyme (because I like it!) and to substitute frozen baby...
I am an idiot. Last year I GLUED all my weight watchers recipes out of weight watchers magazines into an exercise book. Come this year when I am given not one but two recipe folders to hold snippets out...
My family thinks that Emily's Lebanese Deli in Minneapolis has the best tabouli. I found this recipe on a blog by MoiFrey (http://diningchezmoi.blogspot.com/2006/08/my-favorite-tabouli-tabouli-is.html)...
This is a recipe my mother used to make when we came home hungry from school and if we wanted to snack on something before dinner. Since all of us in the family have a sweet tooth, this is a good variation...
This is a light flavored salad that lets all the ingredients shine equally. Recommend toasting Quinoa Recipe #16399. For those who like more spice try adding cumin and chili powder.
Quinoa is something that I always make for one since my husband has ZERO interest in it. Consequently, I'm always making it in addition to whatever side dish the rest of the family is having. So for me,...
This super easy tofu salad is both extremely nutritious and a quick throw-together main dish salad. Serve it in place of rice or pasta salad, but don't forget to make enough to take the leftovers for lunch...
Combining spicy and cooling ingredients for a festive main dish shrimp salad served on bulgur and ringed by avocado relish. Formalize the presentation by molding the shrimp and rice (in a rice mold or...
This tasty salad makes a nice side dish or a good main dish by adding cooked chicken or seafood. The recipe comes from Taste of Homes Light & Tasty magazine.
This comes from 125 Meatless Main Dishes. Posting for ZWT3. This can be made ahead of time, but should come to room temperature before serving. They recommend serving this with Monterey Jack cheese, peach...
This is a granola recipe that improves upon one printed in Martha Stewart Living's February 2010 issue. Removing unnecessary sugar and salt and adding ground flax to the mix greatly improves the health...
I made this for my son's 9th birthday party as an appetizer for the adults. Let me say, this recipe was so good that after dinner I had to whip up another batch for guests who arrived after appetizers...
I love a great Panzanella Salad. I've made this several different ways, but this recipe is the one that seemed to get the best reviews when I served it.
This is from the December 2006 edition of Sainsbury's magazine. It is outstanding! The recipe is for 12 servings but I adjusted it to 150g couscous to 250ml of boiling water for two very generous servings....
Here is my whole wheat pizza crust recipe. I adapted it from a book called "Health Eating for Two (Or Just You)" by Frances Rice. Her recipe is a little heavy and hard to work with. This crust is a bit...
This is a very easy but VERY TASTY ONION soup from Florence. My family loves this soup especially in winter. Recipe by Paolo Petrioni, Florentine Delgate to the Accademia Italiana della Cucina.
I really like the way mashing some of the beans gives the soup a thicker texture. This freezes VERY well, just leave out the cheese.Let it thaw in the fridge, then microwave to heat. Add a Cheese and Herb...
This is from Bobby Flay's Pizzas on the Grill episode. Looks fabulous! Feel free to change out the vegetables! And the hummus all by itself is so good! If you want, use storebought pizza crust to make...
My version. There are others posted. I find this salad incredibly tasty. If you'd like to try it there is one VERY important caveat - do not stint on the quality of your ingredients. (Garbage in garbage...
Originally from "Naturally Slim and Powerful"--one of two favorites that I'm saving before putting the book in the garage sale box. It's a nice hot comfort food that I would eat for dinner on its own....
This is a wonderful vegetarian chili with barley for texture. This recipe is so easy because it uses a lot of canned ingredients, and the fresh avocado takes it over the top!
I used to make great big batches of these simple little bite sized corn bread shells for hors d'oeurves. You can fill these with chili and cheese, a little grated onion and pass on trays. Or, fill them...
From Mark Bittman's book, "The Best Recipes in the World". This recipe has only a handful of ingredients. If it were anyone except Bittman, I'd be worried that it meant a paucity of taste. However, it...
Quinoa is an ancient grain that contains complete protein, making it super-satisfying for a vegetarian main course or side dish. Ir's also quick-cooking compared to most whole grains - you can't ask for...
From January 2006 Southern Living. We had this for dinner last night. At first taste, I thought it was just okay; by the time I got it to the table, though, it tasted really good. I had the leftovers cold...
Posted for Zaar World Tour 2005. Just picked this recipe up when I was in Iceland from a cookbook called Cool Dishes. Sounds different but very appealling. Cooking time includes soaking time. Have not...
These Oat and Vanilla Shortbread Cookies are from Rachel Allen's book Bake. These roll and slice cookies fill the kitchen with that gorgeous buttery aroma while they bake, these soft, buttery, golden melt-in...