This recipe cuts a few corners without sacrificing flavor and nutrition. By using a taco seasoning packet instead of making your own blend of seasonings and a pre-shredded bag of coleslaw mix, you can pull these tacos together in 15 minutes. Frozen shrimp should always be in your freezer because you can defrost them quickly…
Category: Weekly Recipe Guides
Every week we select a few great recipes to cook this week!
Whole Grain Carrot Cake with a Light Cream Cheese Frosting
With Easter quickly approaching, I searched my recipes for a lighter dessert option and found this carrot cake which is one of my favorites! Easter dessert is solved. This whole grain carrot cake is deliciously moist, just the right sweetness, and is topped with a lucious, creamy, light cream cheese frosting! The whole wheat flour,…
Irish Soda Bread for St. Patrick’s Day (or any time of the year)
Although a delicious addition to any St. Patrick’s day celebration, this easy, whole grain Irish soda bread can be baked any time of the year. No yeast, no kneading and no rising necessary so that means fresh baked bread in about 45 minutes. I often double the recipe so I have a loaf to eat…
Superbowl Cauliflower Wings
These Buffalo cauliflower wings are a delicious swap for the traditional calorie bomb we all know and love. Cauliflower wings give you the same Buffalo wing flavor profile but with 80% fewer calories. And did I mention they are super easy to make and only 5 ingredients. Pair these bites with celery and cucumber slices…
Happy New Year with Pork and Sauerkraut
For many families, pork and sauerkraut is a traditional New Year’s day meal. I can’t remember a New Year’s day without it. I make this dish once a year using a lean pork loin instead of a pork roast and add onions and apples to cut the saltiness of the kraut.
Simply Delicious Fish and Fennel Stew
Satisfying meals don’t have to include countless ingredients. A couple of pantry staples and a few fresh finds can make for a delicious dish. I presented a cooking workshop featuring five-ingredient meals where the participants learned how to cook fast and healthy recipes consisting of five ingredients or less. Here’s a sample of one of…
Harissa Scrambled Tofu with a Refreshing Cucumber Salad
I was thrilled to discover Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook, Ottolenghi Simple. The recipes in this book are designed to keep the ingredient lists short and cooking techniques simple. This recipe is a vegetarian twist on scrambled eggs. As he mentions in the recipe, double or triple the harissa onions because they keep in the fridge for…
Roasted Curried Cauliflower and Egg Salad
If you’re getting bored with typical salads, try this flavorful combination of roasted cauliflower, hard boiled eggs in a curried yogurt dressing. It’s another winner from Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook, Ottolenghi Simple.
No-Knead Whole Grain Beer Batter Bread
If you have flour in your pantry and beer in your fridge, you can make this bread! This recipe is a no-knead, no yeast, whole grain bread you can make in under an hour! Start your day with a toasted slice, serve it alongside your salads and soups, or spread a slice with some nut…
Baked Feta and Tomatoes (TikTok pasta) over Bucatini
Most of us have heard of, watched, and maybe even made this TikTok recipe. I wanted to lighten it up. The original version uses way too much feta cheese. A serving of the TikTok pasta is packing your arteries with a 1/2 block of feta cheese which is 4 ounces! That’s enough cheese for 4…
Watermelon Pizza
Nothing is more refreshing than a wedge of juicy watermelon on a hot summer day. For a fun little twist, add some yogurt and fruit and call it pizza. Set out a toppings bar and have your kids make their own. It’s a perfect little treat for your Labor Day celebration!
Refrigerator Bran Muffins (bake them fresh each morning)!
Warm muffins, right out of your oven, on a weekday morning? Yes, please! Make the batter over the weekend, put it in your fridge, then bake the muffins later in the week (or even 2 weeks later). Sometimes I only want to bake 6 muffins, not 12, and this recipe gives you the flexibility to…
Judy Matusky, RDN, LDN 