Posts in HEALTHY
Mango, Cranberry & Candied Pecan Salad Recipe

This is the most versatile salad around - perfect for brunch, nice for lunch (add chicken and goat cheese and make a meal of it) and elegant at dinner. The combination of homemade sugared pecans (lethally delicious), chunks of sweet mango and tart cranberries are tossed in a delicious honey mustard dressing.

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Red Pepper Hummus with Spiced Pita Chips Recipe

This delicious dip is our go-to quick and easy snack for the dreaded unexpected "drop-by". A few pulses in the food processor and you've got a creamy, garlicky, lemony blend of chickpeas, roasted red peppers, olive oil and spices. Paired with addictive baked pita chips – wedges seasoned with cumin and salt – it’s no wonder they come a-knockin’ at all hours.

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Tabbouleh Salad with Pistachios & Chickpeas Recipe

Healthy and refreshing, this Tabbouleh Salad with Pistachios & Chickpeas makes for the perfect lunch or side dish. Chock full of fresh herbs, dried fruit, juicy cucumber and protein-rich chickpeas, this bulgur salad is tossed in a lemon shallot vinaigrette and is topped with crunchy roasted pistachios.

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Easy Crusted Dill Salmon Recipe

Being rhythmically challenged (Lisa does the cadaver dance while I'm prone to whip out the Elaine Benes "little kicks"), we shudder at anything involving the phrase "two-step." That is, until now. Elegant and easy, this two-step crusted salmon, the ideal pairing of fish and dill, makes it effortless to keep perfect tempo.

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Creamy Peanut Noodles with Tofu Recipe

If there was ever a customizable recipe, this is it. As written, tender udon noodles are tossed in a smooth and creamy peanut butter sauce (so lip-smackingly good it should be bottled!), along with sauted tofu, red peppers and edamame. Don't prefer tofu? Swap it out for chicken or shrimp and add veggies of your choice, with the same delicious results.

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Sushi Salad with Tofu & Brown Rice Recipe

Training to become a sushi chef can take up to 43,800 hours. Making this delicious Sushi Salad of brown rice, marinated tofu, avocado and edamame, all tossed in a ginger wasabi dressing will take you less than 1 hour. We don't know about you, but we aren't going to roll our sushi...we're going to bowl it.

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Baked Lemon Cod with Orange Jicama Salad Recipe

Think the only way to get your family to eat fish is to serve up the frozen sticks? Think again, especially considering this delicious, elegant and utterly simple Baked Lemon Cod with Orange Jicama Salad. Not only does this mild white fish take on a zesty lemon flavor, but it's also paired with a refreshing and crunchy orange jicama salad.

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Zesty Pasta Salad with Fresh Vegetables & Herbs Recipe

Lisa knows how to make us all look good. In between critiquing my rouge application (“Like a clown”) and my dance skills (“Spaz!”), she has found the time to make us all chefs. If you can boil water, thanks to this quick and easy recipe, you can be Master of the Pasta Salad. With a few chops here and a slice and shake there, this fresh vegetable and herb-loaded pasta salad is tossed in a zesty lemon Dijon dressing in no time at all. You can thank her later, after she has corrected your pronunciation (“It’s PAH-stuh, not PAW-stah”) and posture.

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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Chew with your mouth closed. Don’t put your feet on the table. That’s pretty much the extent of my rules governing dining etiquette. When it comes to eating I like to take my cue from the Indian culture, hands-on. Fiddling with my food since childhood, these moo-shu-like lettuce wraps are another great excuse to hold dinner in the palm of my hand. Now I just have to remember: napkin, not sleeve.

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Popcorn-Crusted Chicken Sandwiches

These crunchtastic Popcorn-Crusted Chicken Sandwiches are guaranteed to bring the delicious to dinnertime - chicken is baked in a crunchy popcorn coating and sandwiched with creamy avocado, crisp lettuce and spicy sauce. One bite and you'll immediately discover how poptacular poultry can taste.

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The Best Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

Want to have your fries and eat them too? Yes, there's a healthy alternative to the greasy-goodness of deep fried potatoes. These oven-baked Sweet Potato Fries, creamy-yet-crisp-baked French fries that have been tossed in a Tex Mex seasoning, are super satisfying, especially when dunked in this creamy lemon dip.

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