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Baked Cod Casserole

admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:58:08 +0000

Dry white wine and Gruyère cheese give this fish casserole a rich flavor that hides its virtue. Before baking, we top the dish with seasoned whole-wheat breadcrumbs, which add a wholesome, nutty flavor and dietary fiber. For variety, you can substitute almost any mild white fish.

Double Ginger Frozen Yogurt Sandwiches

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:53:45 +0000

Double Ginger Frozen Yogurt Sandwiches

Thin, crispy ginger cookies are perfect for making mini ice cream sandwiches. Double the gingery flavor with the addition of sweet and spicy crystallized ginger in the frozen yogurt. It’s hard to eat just one!

Roasted Cherry Tomato & Sage Sauce

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:45:33 +0000

Roasted Cherry Tomato & Sage Sauce

There are endless ways to use this sage-flecked roasted cherry tomato sauce recipe: serve with baked fish, spread it on a panini or simply toss it with whole-wheat pasta for an instant, quick and flavorful dinner.

Herb-Crusted Chicken with Fresh Strawberry Relish

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:26:12 +0000

Herb-Crusted Chicken with Fresh Strawberry Relish

This roasted chicken recipe with fresh strawberry relish couldn’t be any simpler to make. The chicken is rubbed with herbs, salt and pepper and roasted in the oven. The relish, made with strawberries, lime zest, sugar and vinegar, is tart, sweet and fruity and it looks beautiful.

Vegetable & Tuna Pasta Salad

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:29:37 +0000

Vegetable & Tuna Pasta Salad

This delicious pasta salad recipe is made with zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula and chunk light tuna, which is lower in mercury than white albacore tuna. For the best flavor, combine the pasta salad with the dressing about 1 hour before serving. If you’re looking for an environmentally sustainable canned tuna option, check the label—tuna that was caught by troll or pole-and-line is considered the best choice, according to Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program. Or look for the blue Certified Sustainable Seafood label from the Marine Stewardship Council.

Broccoli & Feta Pasta Salad

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:08:55 +0000

Broccoli & Feta Pasta Salad

This vegetarian pasta salad recipe is perfect for your next potluck or as an easy side dish. The broccoli keeps it nice and crunchy and the chickpeas add protein. For the best flavor, combine the pasta salad with the dressing about 1 hour before serving.

Thai Grilled Chicken with Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:33:31 +0000

Thai Grilled Chicken with Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce

In this recipe for gai yang, or Thai grilled chicken, the chicken marinade is enriched with a little coconut milk, which keeps the meat moist during grilling. Prepare the sweet-and-spicy dipping sauce the day you want to use it, because it loses freshness quickly. If you prefer to use chicken breasts instead of thighs and drumsticks, use 3 bone-in breast halves and cut each in half crosswise for 6 servings total.

Spring Salad with Peas & Frizzled Shallots

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:15:53 +0000

Spring Salad with Peas & Frizzled Shallots

This simple spring salad recipe combines red leaf lettuce and frisee with fresh peas and crispy fried shallots tossed with a light tarragon-infused vinaigrette dressing. The fried shallots give this salad an out-of-this-world flavor. And compared with store-bought fried onions, they have half the calories and a fraction of the saturated fat and sodium.

Black Sticky Rice

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:56:07 +0000

Black Sticky Rice

Black sticky rice is a delicious whole-grain alternative to white rice, whether jasmine or sticky, which is the norm in Thailand. Black sticky rice, which is unpolished sticky rice, meaning the bran has not been removed, is purplish black in color and has a chewy texture. This black sticky rice recipe gives you a simple method for how to make black sticky rice, which, like any other rice, can be served with a meal. Black sticky rice is often used to make sweets (mixed with white sticky rice and simmered in coconut milk, for example). Look for black sticky rice in natural-foods stores in the bulk department or with other whole-grain rice.

Bacon, Tomato & Farro Salad

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:37:42 +0000

Bacon, Tomato & Farro Salad

We love farro, a high-fiber whole grain, because it cooks in about 15 minutes and has an amazing toothsome texture perfect for grain salads. In this healthy farro salad recipe we combine it with smoky bacon, sweet cherry tomatoes and fresh basil for an easy side dish or light lunch. Look for farro at natural-foods stores and gourmet food markets.

Arugula & Feta Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:26:26 +0000

Arugula & Feta Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

This fresh arugula and feta salad recipe is dressed with a tangy strawberry vinaigrette made from a base of fresh pureed strawberries. If you can't find the sweetest strawberries, don’t worry—strawberries with a little more pucker are wonderfully suited to salads, salad dressings and vinaigrette recipes, as we use them here.

Frozen Peanut Butter-Pretzel Pie

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:55:18 +0000

Frozen Peanut Butter-Pretzel Pie

If you like chocolate and peanut butter together, try this frozen peanut-butter-and-pretzel pie recipe in a chocolate cookie crust. The sweet vanilla frozen yogurt and chocolate cookie crust combine with the salty flavors of pretzels and peanut butter for an irresistible dessert.

Frozen Raspberry-Chocolate Terrine

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:48:33 +0000

Frozen Raspberry-Chocolate Terrine

Fresh or frozen raspberries work equally well in this quick raspberry and chocolate terrine recipe made with low-fat frozen yogurt. Don’t worry about getting the layers perfectly even in this dessert terrine—the unevenness makes each slice look unique.

Mini Frozen Baklava

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:37:45 +0000

Mini Frozen Baklava

Try this recipe for frozen mini baklava bites using low-fat frozen yogurt the next time you want to whip up a quick dessert. Shelf-stable mini phyllo cups are widely available, but for this recipe the frozen cups are best.

Pomegranate Float

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:34:09 +0000

Pomegranate Float

This pomegranate float recipe, which uses low-calorie pomegranate-flavored seltzer, pomegranate juice, vanilla frozen yogurt and fresh blueberries, is a refreshing, fruity twist on a malt-shop ice cream float. Combine ingredients just before serving.