Chef Daniel
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Easy Homemade Ginger Ale
Most commercially produced ginger ale’s are high in sugar and low in ginger and ginger flavor if they contain any real ginger at all. One national brand sold in the United States prominently states it is “Made from Real Ginger” on the front label. But just below made from real ginger is ...
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Buttermilk Chocolate Cake & Cupcakes
Buttermilk Chocolate Cake & Cupcakes is a simple recipe for a moist, tender, chocolatey buttermilk chocolate cake or cupcakes. Small cupcakes have about 120 calories per cupcake and 240 calories for large cupcakes. Nutrition values are for 1/12 of cake unfrosted. Frosting can add 200 to 300 calories. Instead of ...
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Greens Peas and Pasta Recipe
Green peas and pasta is a simple one pan recipe pairing sweet green peas with any short pasta (macaroni, shells, farfalle, orzo). If you prefer, you can decrease the amount of water by one up and substitute cooked rice, or quinoa. One 12 ounce serving of green peas and pasta ...
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Fish Tacos
Fish tacos can be a healthier alternative to beef tacos. You can make them using corn or flour tortillas, lettuce or coleslaw, pan-fried, broiled or deep fried fish or seafood.Enjoy the with or without salsa, cheese, guacamole or sliced avocado. Nutrition values vary depending on the type of tortilla, fish ...
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Spicy White Bean and Chicken Chili
Spicy White Bean and Chicken Chili is a simple, delicious, and nutritious recipe high in fiber and protein, low in saturated fat, and healthier alternative to red meat chilis. As with any chili recipe, adjust the heat level to taste by using hotter or milder green or red chili peppers. ...
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Practically Perfect Popcorn
This simple method makes practically perfect popcorn with little or no unpopped kernels. Homemade popcorn is an easy, fresher, lower calorie alternative to microwave popcorn. Four cups of popcorn provides 7 grams of fiber. Eating popcorn without butter saves 100 calories or more per serving. An equivalent serving of air ...
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Italian-American Fried Eggplant Parmigiano
This version of Eggplant Parmigiano (aka parmigiana) is served by many Italian-American restaurants. The eggplant is breaded, fried and served with tomato sauce, melted mozzarella cheese and a side of pasta with more marinara tomato sauce. You can substitute meat, fish or poultry for the pasta to reduce total carbohydrates ...
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Easy 2-Egg Omelette Recipe
Whether you spell it omelette or omelet, versatile omelettes are another way of cooking beaten eggs, and you can prepare this easy 2-egg omelette recipe dozens of ways. Omelette cooking times take about twice as long as making scrambled eggs, but it is worth the extra effort to enjoy a delicious ...
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Easy Mushroom & Wine Gravy
Easy Mushroom & Wine Gravy is a simple gravy you can make using wine or broth. Most of the wines’s alcohol evaporates during cooking leaving a wine flavored mushroom gravy. Easy Mushroom & Wine Gravy goes well with poultry, fish, pork, beef or mashed potatoes. Wine or lemon juice retains the ...
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Fig and Yogurt Bruschetta
This fig and yogurt bruschetta recipe is a variation of a fig bruschetta by the food photographer husband and wife team White on Rice. Their roasted fig bruschetta takes 45 minutes to make versus as little as 10 minutes for this recipe using grilled bread and homemade or prepared fig preserves. ...
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