Recipe Collection

A Holiday Salad for Pear Month

A Holiday Salad for Pear Month

December may be a month dominated by the holidays, but did you know that it's also Pear Month? This lovely winter salad is festive enough for any holiday table and it offers the spotlight to the fruit of the month as well. A Holiday Salad for Pear Month 4 Cups mixed...

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Holiday Salad Wreath

Holiday Salad Wreath

Here is an easy way to display salads, vegetables, and fruits as holiday wreaths. They make colorful and healthful centerpieces that will grace any holiday table. You can take them to parties, too. Holiday Salad Wreath 2 pounds mixed greens (ready to serve)1 beet1...

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Holiday Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar

Holiday Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar

Holiday Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar Cookies in a jar make a great gift for teachers, friends, and neighbors. 1 decorative jar or cookie tin (must hold 4 cups of cookie mix)1/3 Cup brown sugar1/3 Cup granulated sugar1 1/4 Cups all-purpose flour1/2 Cup oatmeal1/2 Teaspoon...

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Red Velvet Chocolate Beet Cake

Red Velvet Chocolate Beet Cake

Red Velvet Chocolate Beet Cake This delicious cake is so moist and it can be served as an elegant red velvet cake for holidays. This cake has 60% fewer calories than a regular slice of frosted red velvet cake. It uses beets instead of red food color. 3 large beets4...

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Winter Beet Salad

Winter Beet Salad

Winter Beet Salad 3 small red beets (roasted and cut into quarters)1 head fennel (sliced thin)1/4 red onion (peeled and sliced thin)vegetable oil cooking spray (or olive oil cooking spray)4 Cups assorted fresh lettuces (red romaine and frise work well)1 golden beet...

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Apple Fig Compote

Apple Fig Compote

Apple Fig Compote This super-easy dessert uses apples, figs, and berries and is served warm. 2 apples (cored and sliced thin)1 Cup blueberries or cranberries1 Cup fresh figs (sliced )Juice of one orange and one lemon1 Teaspoons apple pie spice2 Tablespoons pecan...

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Roasted Vegetable Salad

Roasted Vegetable Salad

Roasted Vegetable Salad This is a fall or winter salad. It would be excellent for entertaining or for the holidays. Best of all the presentation is really amazing while the work required to make and serve it is very low! 5 cups greens (preferably "cooking greens" like...

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Portabella Mushroom Burger

Portabella Mushroom Burger

Portabella Mushroom Burger This recipe is a homage to my favorite restaurant, Greens, in San Francisco. They offer a vegetarian menu that is so delightful you do not have to be vegetarian to enjoy it. This burger is made with portabella mushrooms and roasted veggies....

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Cranberry Orange Loaf

Cranberry Orange Loaf

Cranberry Orange Loaf 1 cup all-purpose flour1/2 cup instant rolled oats1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 cup egg whites1/2 cup honey1/2 cup skim milk4 tablespoons orange juice concentrate (undiluted)1 tablespoon apple...

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