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Quick Tomato, White Bean and Kale Soup
It should come as no surprise that what we eat and how we eat affects our overall health and weight loss success. This post focuses...


Go-To Chicken Marinade
Chicken has a reputation for being a healthy, low-fat protein that, unfortunately, is often tasteless. This simple marinade made from...


Roasted Salmon Glazed With Brown Sugar and Mustard
Roasting salmon with Dijon mustard and brown sugar is a great way to temper what I consider to be its strong taste. There are lots of...


Lasagna with Spinach and Mushrooms
This easy-to-make lasagna uses no-boil noodles and a jar of your favorite marinara sauce. The original recipe, from Martha Rose Shulman’s...


Butternut Squash Soup
Here's a rich tasting butternut squash soup that doesn't pack a caloric punch. Despite its creamy texture, there's no cream in this soup....


Julia Child's Trimmed Down, Eased up Boeuf Bourgignon
When the film Julie and Julia came out in 2009, moviegoers clamored to buy Julia Child's seminal cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French...


Lone Star Chicken
Following is a super-easy recipe that's perfect for this busy time of year when we're short on time but still need to serve healthy...


Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs
This recipe for Italian-inspired turkey meatballs is a sacrilege to traditional Italian cooks because these meatballs are not fried in...


Goldilocks’ Turkey Chili
I recently asked Siri if she could direct me to a good turkey chili recipe. (You know you're in the 21st century when your cooking BFF is...


Three Sisters Stew
According to Native American folklore, "the three sisters" were corn, squash, and beans, which have been planted together in North...


Shrimp Curry
When my father returned home from Hawaii where he was stationed for 3 years during WWII, he brought with him a recipe for shrimp curry . ...


Spicy Taco Soup
Our mid-October weather has finally turned cooler, putting hot soup back on the menu for the coming months. This recipe comes from Heidi...
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