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Spring is the time of year when salads become more than a side dish. With or without lean meats, eggs, or low-fat cheese, all the lovely spring produce available at this time of year only have to be cut up and tossed together in a bowl with a dressing. Includes recipe for Broccoli, Cherry Tomato and Watercress Salad
One of the main reasons fewer Americans cook at home is time. There just isnt enough of it. Includes recipe for 10-Minute Italian Chicken Stir-Fry.
Dark leafy greens are among the most nutritious vegetables you can eat. Yet extremely few Americans eat a daily serving of them. The vast majority is overlooking a major source of nutrition and health protection. Includes recipe for Spinach and Orange Salad.
Baby spinach is fashionable. But don’t let that scare you away from it. It can be the basis of an easy, delicious, healthful side dish or main course. Includes recipe for Spinach, Red Bell Pepper, and Feta Cheese Salad with Yogurt Dressing.
In the northern half of the world, March 20 is the first day of spring and the time to begin putting away the winter sweaters and roasting pans. Includes recipe for Barley and Spring Greens.
There’s no doubt about it-grilling has become a year ’round cooking method. And vegetables on the grill are more and more popular.
A pretty bowl of chilled soup is a nice way to start any spring meal. A cool soup made from beets and oranges with a little buttermilk is one good choice, both aesthetically and nutritionally. Includes recipe for Orange-Beet Soup.
In spring a food lover’s fancy turns to thoughts of asparagus. Includes recipe for Asparagus With Red Pepper Sauce.
Mustard greens are one clan in the immense, and immensely varied, brassica family of greens. Includes recipe for Chicken Soup with Greens and Black Beans.
We have long been grateful to the Italians for introducing us to broccoli. In recent years, more Americans have also gotten to know its cousin – broccoli rabe. Includes recipe for Spicy Broccoli Rabe.
Eating more healthfully has always appeared on my annual list of well-intended commitments. Last year, I had reasonable success with two ways to accomplish this, so I want to share them. Includes recipe for Italian Stir-Fry.
Hearty, filling soups can be healthful as well as comforting winter dishes. And there’s no better place to start than with the legume family. Includes fat-free recipe for Split Pea Soup.
Eating healthfully during the holiday season doesn’t have to mean giving up richly flavorful dishes, nor abandoning good intentions to eat wisely.
In the midst of a holiday season studded with rich foods, it can be a relief to have a simple meal. A frittata, an Italian-style omelet, is a good choice for a light main course at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
