Brighten up a winter day with smallish, slightly sweet adzuki beans in zingy orange sauce. This thrifty recipe uses the zest and juice of organic oranges. Adzuki beans cook faster than kidney beans. Adzuki beans originally came from China, Japan, or India more than a thousand years ago, where they are often used in cakes […]
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Carrot and Red Cabbage Slaw
Make this quick and bright salad in less than ten minutes. It has only four or five ingredients, no added fat, and loads of nutrition. Raisins and balsamic vinegar add sweetness without sugar, so even kids and meat-and-potato men will eat—and enjoy!—their vegetables. Fast enough for a weeknight dinner, festive enough for Easter brunch. The […]
Golden Thai Dressing or Sauce
I created this creamy, fragrant salad dressing to bring the yum of Thai food to my winter salads. Turns out it’s marvelous as a sauce too, mixed with noodles and steamed veg. This healthy recipe will make you feel like a magician as you turn crunchy, lumpy cauliflower into a silken base for peanut and […]
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
You can have roasted Brussels sprouts ready in 15 minutes! Crispy brown, deeply green, and utterly cute, this healthy vegetable makes any meal feel like a celebration. I’m always delighted when someone brings roasted Brussels sprouts to a potluck or serves them for dinner. I finally realized they are so easy to make that I […]
One-Pot New Year’s Day Feast for Two
Create your own good fortune for the New Year’s by cooking collards, a sweet potato, and black-eyed peas all in one pot. It costs only $2.14 per serving using organic ingredients! How does it work? Black-eyed peas surround a halved sweet potato at the bottom of a pot. After awhile, collards join in, kept above […]
Greek Collard Roll
Use filo pastry to wrap savory collards studded with pine nuts into a festive dish. Brush the filo pastry with olive oil infused with rosemary and garlic, so every flaky bite is a treat. Greek Collard Roll works as a main dish, vegetable side, or part of a buffet. You can bake and slice it […]
