Wellness Recipes
Crab, Grapefruit & Avocado Salad
This main-course salad is similar to a classic dish called Crab Louis. The origins of the dish are disputed (several West Coast chefs have been credited with the invention),...
Recipe Creator: Appetizer Wraps
Flexible soft breads, such as whole-wheat flour tortillas and lavash, are the perfect vehicles for any number of filling ingredients. Pick ingredients from each of the four categories (or...
Tex-Mex Butternut Stew
The texture of the bulgur gives the impression that there’s meat in this hearty stew, and the butternut squash adds a hefty dose of beta carotene. Overall, the dish...
Beet & Tomato Borscht
Though all borschts—and there are hundreds of regional versions—include beets or beet juice, this peasant soup from Eastern Europe is fundamentally a blank canvas: sort of a “stone soup.”...
Smashed Potatoes
As our article on resistant starch discusses, potatoes (and other starchy foods) can have some rather unexpected benefits, making them good foods to bring (back) to the dinner table....
Chocolate Bundt Cake With Chocolate Glaze
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we offer this recipe for a healthier spin on chocolate cake. The secret ingredient in this cake is beets, which add fiber and the...
Recipe Corner: Broiled Tuna With Mango Vinaigrette
A nectar is a fruit juice that includes the fruit pulp and is invariably sweetened. It makes a nice basis for a quick, lower-calorie salad dressing. The yellow bell...
Recipe Corner: Shells With Italian Butternut Squash Sauce
The flavors in this Italian butternut squash sauce were inspired by the filling for Italian pumpkin tortellini: a mixture of naturally sweet pumpkin complemented by salty cheese and a...
Recipe Corner: Greek Salad With Sardines
High in omega-3 fatty acids, sardines are a good choice for this quick, heart-healthy meal. For tips on getting the most from canned sardines, see the box.
1/3 cup...
Recipe Corner: Quinoa & Corn Salad
Quinoa, an ancient grain (technically a seed) from South America, is a source of complete protein (providing all nine essential amino acids that the body can’t make on its...
