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April 15, 2013 - 4:44pm

Quinoa for dessert? Oh yes. Just wait’ll you try this amazing quinoa blondie recipe

By Wendy Ruopp in Food Blog

Confession time: I’m a brownie snob. For years I’ve turned up my nose at “blondies.” (OK, maybe there’s a little “brunettes vs. blondes” thing going on too.) Given the choice, I’d always pick a fudgy brownie over a wan beige blondie more defined by its lack of chocolate than the presence of any particular identity of its own.

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But recently I’ve reconsidered my prejudices. A story in the March/April issue of EatingWell Magazine, “Rediscovering Quinoa,” brought Almond Butter-Quinoa Blondies into my life and that changed everything.

These beautiful squares mix up in 10 minutes with just a few...

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TAGS: Dessert, Food Blog, Recipe Makeover, Wendy Ruopp

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April 1, 2013 - 3:51pm

How to make simple Taiwanese three-cup chicken on the stovetop

By Wendy Ruopp in Food Blog

I just have two questions about this chicken recipe: Why is it called “Three-Cup Chicken”? And can I please have it for dinner tonight? It has the Asian flavors I love: Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, fresh ginger and fresh basil. And lots of garlic: 12 cloves plus 1 tablespoon minced garlic. That’s why Kathy Gunst included it in her story “A Fresh Look at Garlic” in the March/April issue of EatingWell. (Find 25 healthy garlic recipes, including more of her new garlic recipes for garlic scape pesto and more.)

According to her, the name of this classic Taiwanese dish comes from the combination of...

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TAGS: Budget meals, Dinner, Family meals, Food Blog, Wendy Ruopp

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April 1, 2013 - 3:13pm

EatingWell makeover: how to make a healthy banoffee pie recipe

By Hilary Meyer in Food Blog

Love bananas? Toffee? How about whipped cream? Then you’ve got to try banoffee pie, one of Great Britain’s sweetest contributions to the confectionary world.

No denying that it’s irresistibly creamy, caramelly and sugary. But it’s also usually quite a calorie bomb, so we’ve taken the classic and given it a little nip-’n’-tuck.

The result: Our pie has half the calories, over 65 percent less saturated fat and 40 percent less sugar than a traditional version. Don’t worry—it still delivers all the amazing taste of the original.

Here are five ways we made banoffee pie healthier:

1. We piled on the potassium-rich bananas, which also add natural sweetness.
2. For the filling we use half as much sweetened condensed milk (it's loaded with calories) and choose the nonfat kind to...

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TAGS: Cooking tips, Dessert, Food Blog, Recipe Makeover, Hilary Meyer

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April 1, 2013 - 3:06pm

Crazy-healthy casserole: zucchini quinoa lasagna

By Wendy Ruopp in Food Blog

Quinoa is all the rage these days—and once you’ve made a few quinoa recipes, it’s not hard to see why. It cooks in 15 to 20 minutes, which means it is a truly convenient whole grain, and makes itself at home in lots of different kinds of recipes—soups, salads, casseroles, even desserts (Hello, quinoa blondies.)

When the EatingWell Test Kitchen was testing the new quinoa recipes in the March/April issue of EatingWell magazine and putting the results out for lunch at our office, the Quinoa Lasagna was a huge hit. A pan of it disappeared in minutes and people clamored for the recipe to make it at home.

For this quinoa lasagna recipe, the quinoa stands in for lasagna noodles. To assemble, you spread cooked quinoa in...

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TAGS: Budget meals, Dinner, Family meals, Food Blog, Wendy Ruopp

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April 1, 2013 - 2:54pm

Quick microwaved stuffed baked potatoes for a cheap dinner

By Wendy Ruopp in Food Blog

The scene: My kitchen. The time: Tonight, about 30 minutes before everyone melts down from starvation. The options: Join in the meltdown; scrounge around for enough money to order pizza; or do something special with those innocent-looking potatoes in the pantry. I bought them recently, thinking it would be a good idea to have potatoes in the house, just in case. And in this case, I can turn them into Asparagus & Ham Stuffed Potatoes in 30 minutes and turn dinner drama into a satisfying family meal. (At less than $3 per serving, it’s cheaper than pizza too.)

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The potatoes are easily cooked in the microwave while you organize the “stuff” to stuff them...

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TAGS: Budget meals, Dinner, Family meals, Food Blog, Quick meals, Wendy Ruopp

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