List of Recipes
Devil’s Food Cake
Devil’s Food Cake is one of America’s most popular cakes especially for lovers of dark chocolate. Nutrition Information Nutrition information is for unfrosted cake. Baking TImes Oven temperatures can vary by 50°F or more. Modern oven are more accurate, but there can still be variations. Overcooked cakes can be dry ...
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Broccoli and Rice
The recipe for Broccoli with Rice came from Portuguese friends. It is a simple blend of cooked fresh or frozen broccoli combined with your favorite rice (white, jasmine, basmati, brown, wild or combination). You adjust the ratio of broccoli to rice to your taste. Broccoli is a low calorie vegetable ...
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Pan Fried White Fish Fillets
Pan Fried White Fish Fillets are ready in about 15 minutes, have less calories than deep-fried fish, and can be prepared dozens of ways by adding different seasonings to the fish fillets and flour. White fish is low in calories and a good source of complete protein. While this recipe ...
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Baked Pita Chips
Pita chips made with whole wheat or multi-grain pita bread is a high fiber alternative to potato chips with up to 30% less calories per 1-ounce serving. Serve pita chips with hummus or a variety of dips. Related Recipes Hummus Cucumber Dip
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Hummus
Hummus is Arabic for chickpeas. At it’s simplest, it is a puree of garbanzo beans (cici, chickpeas), tahini a sesame seed paste, oil, and spices. Hummus is nutritious, providing 3 grams of fiber per 2 tablespoon (30 ml) serving. This basic homemade hummus recipe can be prepared dozens of ways ...
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Aloo Saag Italiano
Aloo Saag is a vegetarian East Indian recipe of spinach and potatoes. This low calorie version adds yellow summer squash for additional color. You can substitute zucchini for the yellow squash. Adjust the ratio of potatoes, spinach, and squash to your taste.
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Tacos de Pollo a la Parilla (grilled chicken tacos)
In Mexico, tacos are any filling wrapped in a tortilla. In the United States they are typically a fried corn tortilla shell filled with seasoned ground or shredded meat, lettuce and cheese. This type of taco is referred to as Sonoran style after the state of Sonora, Mexico. This version ...
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Easy Ground Meat Taco Filling
This simple recipe requires two ingredients: ground meat and prepared salsa. You can use red or green salsa for the filling. Packaged taco seasoning mixes have 1,800 to 2,800 mg of sodium. You can reduce the amount of sodium by 50 percent or more by substituting low sodium (less than ...
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Eclair Chocolate Glaze
This Eclair Chocolate Glaze recipe makes a thick glaze for eclairs and cream puffs that can also be used to glaze cookies or as hot fudge for ice cream sundaes. You can make the glaze using a double-boiler, microwave oven, or heavy sauce pan. The secret to a smooth glaze ...
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Italian Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe
A whole or half stuffed bell pepper can be a meal in its self. You can prepare this Italian Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe with meat or without meat for a vegetarian version. This recipe and preparation are similar to stuffed zucchini and eggplant but requires less preparation time since you ...
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