Whole wheat buttermilk waffles with wheat germ for extra nuttiness. Six simple ingredients, crisp outside and tender inside, perfect for fresh fruit and maple syrup.
Golden wheat pancakes are vegan, egg-free, dairy-free flapjacks built on whole wheat pastry flour, oat flour, and wheat germ. Sweetened with brown rice syrup, topped with fresh fruit and maple.
Country Style Buttermilk Pancakes with Berry Sauce recipe
Pop that popcorn with fresh garlic and dress with parmesan for a garlicky cheesy twist on a quick and easy healthy snack.
Black bean chili built on home-ground spices and dried ancho chile. Vegetarian, vegan-adaptable, with toasted cumin and homemade chili powder. Serve over melted cheese with creme fraiche and roasted poblanos.
Texas-style Brownsville chili with ground beef, dried pinto beans, jalapeños, and a hint of cinnamon. A border-town big-batch chili serving up to 32 with that distinctive sweet-savory backbone.
Hershey's chocolate brownies bake a one-bowl cocoa batter with corn oil and egg substitute for a lower-cholesterol take on the classic. Fudgy centers, crackly top, dusted with powdered sugar.
Pumpkin and chickpea soup with caramelized onions, fresh pumpkin, soaked chickpeas, and a hint of honey. Hearty vegan, high-fibre soup ready in an hour.
These have a great texture and are not as filling and heavy as ordinary pancakes.
Carrot cake with lemon cream cheese frosting, made ultra-moist with pureed carrots, crushed pineapple, and toasted walnuts. The bright citrus frosting cuts the sweetness on this towering three-layer cake.
Mexican chicken chili blends home-ground chicken breast with a little lean beef, simmered low and slow with warm spices and tomatoes. Topped with avocado, a dollop of yogurt, and fresh cilantro for a lighter bowl.
A hearty no-knead whole wheat batter bread, beaten rather than kneaded and boosted with wheat germ and soy flour for extra fiber and protein. Honey and molasses give it a deep, faintly sweet, nutty crumb.
So moist and delicious. These muffins are one of our favorites for breakfast or snack.
Stovetop popcorn popped in garlic-infused oil, then tossed with cayenne, cracked black pepper, and hot sauce butter. This fiery, crunchy snack blows microwave bags out of the water.
This hearty Italian vegetable soup delivers. It is chock full of vegetables, two kinds of beans, pasta, and tomatoes, everything needed for a relaxed Sunday meal.
Light chocolate brownies made with cocoa powder, egg substitute and a corn oil spread instead of butter, so they bake up fudgy and cholesterol-free. A one-saucepan brownie, dusted with powdered sugar.
This delicious mango chutney is great with any kind of Indian dish.
This recipe is fun to make.Store-bought noodles is fine, for the most part, but homemade pasta noodles offer a completely different texture and taste experience.
Making your own bread is always the way to go, it fills your entire place with great aroma during the baking, and nothing is better than a fresh loaf of bread.
Popcorn tossed with basil, cheese and sun-dried tomatoes. Amazingly delicious popcorn with a twist.
A quick, easy and flavorful salad. I added a bit chopped red onion, and used lemon juice instead of lime juice, and it was very tasty. Next time I will use pickled jalapeno, which I think will make the salad taste even better.
Spicy succulent strips of chicken, onion and peppers mixed with sweetcorn, rice and cheese served in a warm tortilla. A great sharing dish – help yourself to a couple of enchiladas and eat with a fresh green salad, scatter with the rest of the grated cheese.
Smoky chipotle tomatillo salsa with charred tomatillos, pureed chipotles in adobo, red onion and cilantro. Tart, smoky and vegan, with a deep building heat that's a world above any jar.
Try this fruity delicious snack that is perfect for a treat after lunch.
Buttermilk corn oil biscuits use yeast plus baking powder for double leavening and a refrigerator-friendly dough that keeps a week. Pull off only what you need and bake fresh biscuits any morning.
Barely ripe mangoes simmer with fresh ginger, garlic, cumin, and fenugreek in malt vinegar until the fruit turns translucent and the liquid thickens into sweet-tart Indian chutney perfect for canning.
Weeknight ground beef chili built on a sneaky shortcut: a can of French onion soup blended smooth and mashed into the meat. Kidney beans, tomato paste, chili powder, and cumin do the rest. One pot, no chopping.
No special occasion needed for this decadent dessert...it's so easy.
Quick Chinese pork stir-fry with bell peppers, mushrooms and water chestnuts in five-spice marinade, finished with cornstarch-thickened sauce over rice.
We loved it and used it in the Turkey Lasagna recipe.
Made a few changes, and I got a much healthier but super moist and delicious fresh apple cake (see the linked recipe below). I love making everything healthier without losing great flavor and texture, desserts are definitely one of them, especially I have such a sweet tooth :)
A hearty vegetarian chili loaded with chickpeas, kidney beans, and sweet corn, simmered with tomatoes, carrots, green pepper, and jalapeno. A satisfying, meat-free one-pot dinner that even chili skeptics love.
This was THE BEST EVER! So moist and so much flavor with just the right amount of 'kick' to it. I loved loved LOVED this and so did my guest! This gets more than 5 stars! and a double blue ribbon! :)
Experience the traditional Russian dish called, "Shashlik" Throughout the Middle East, South Russia, and Siberia this meal has been a favorite for centuries. Most of the western world knows this dish by its' Middle Eastern version called, "Shish Kabob." But on the Crimean peninsula and the steps of south Russia, Shashlik is a unique variant of the Shish Kabob dish most Americans know. It's a sweet/tart version of shish-kebab.
Diabetic-friendly oatmeal peanut butter cookies use sugar substitute and Egg Beaters for a lower-glycemic treat. Soft, chewy, and packed with classic flavor without the spike.
Grilled beef kababs marinated 12 hours in soy sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and mustard. Skewered with mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, and onion over hot coals.
No-bake gumdrop peanut popcorn cake: a Bundt-shaped tower of popcorn, peanuts, and rainbow gumdrops bound by melted marshmallows and butter. A retro birthday party showpiece.
Lettuce packages, Chinese-style lettuce wraps filled with savory ground pork, smoked clams, and water chestnuts over crispy fried bean thread noodles and walnuts. Scoop into crisp lettuce leaves and eat by hand.
Indian carrot salad with cumin, cinnamon, lime juice, and garlic, served chilled and garnished with wheat sprouts. A light, spiced vegetarian side dish.
Potato and onion koora is a South Indian potato dish bloomed in mustard seeds, urad dal, ginger, and green chiles. Chunky, lemony, deeply spiced, and ready in 40 minutes.
Hearty potato cheese chowder thickened with a quick roux and brightened with chopped tomatoes and parsley. A vegetarian dinner soup ready in 40 minutes from pantry staples.
Creamy kidney bean dip spiked with green chilis, red pepper flakes, garlic, and melted cheddar cheese. Serve warm with tortilla chips for a crowd-pleasing party appetizer.
Toasted cumin and garlic stirred into cool yogurt with fresh tomatoes, green onions, and chopped mint. This chilled Indian-style raita is the condiment that tames spicy curries and livens up grilled meats.
Stovetop popcorn popped with a real vanilla bean right in the hot oil, then tossed with melted butter, sugar, and scraped vanilla seeds. Sweet, fragrant, and wildly addictive.
Grilled oysters on the half shell drenched in a rich curry cream sauce made with homemade fish fumet, topped with a tropical red banana salsa spiked with serrano chiles, tamarind, and fresh mint. A showstopper.
Salmon croquettes with remoulade sauce: pantry-friendly canned salmon patties bound with mayo, mustard, tarragon, and cracker crumbs, then pan-fried golden and served with carrot slaw and tangy remoulade.
Sad Face Cake made with Bisquick, brown sugar, coconut, chopped nuts, and eggs. A dense, chewy dump cake with a brownie-like texture and no frosting needed.
Cumin Peanut Chicken in Jalapeno Tomato Sauce recipe