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Lemon should be a staple of every pantry. Without doubt one of the most versatile flavors, lemon brightens savory dishes with all manner of herbs and spices and creates depth in the most tender baked goods. Rich with vitamin C and cheerful to look at, winter is the perfect time to spend a little more time getting to know lemons in your kitchen.
If you’ve set healthier eating goals for yourself, an important part of success is introducing new and delicious recipes to your routine. We’ve pulled together a few of our newest additions to give you some fresh, flavorful inspiration for eating more nutritiously.
We’ve made it through the holidays, but with the kids home from school and the hustle and bustle of the party season still winding down, it can be a challenge to find nutritious and flavorful dinners we have the energy to make. All of these recipes can be prepared in well under half an hour. Many of them will take less time if you can repurpose leftovers from your holiday meal for a new and wonderful dinner option.
You don’t need to dig out your astrolabe and star charts to find great tasting sandwiches that earn Guiding Stars. We’ve collected the best of our sandwich recipes to give you a great guide to the best flavor and highest nutrition to be found in wrap or on roll.
Good news! There is room for dessert in a balanced eating plan. The secret? Don’t rely on added sugars. Wherever possible, sweeten your desserts with fruit, which also provides nutrients and fiber. These recipes are balanced so that most of your calories are not coming from sugar or saturated fat and are designed to provide some important nutrients as well.
As the autumn air starts to turn crisp, there’s nothing more homey and satisfying to coming home from a long day of work and running errands to find a hot, healthy meal waiting for you. Slow cookers are a wonderful solution for eating well in the midst of a busy life. The problem with slow cookers is that many classic slow cooker recipes are high in fat and salt, and worse, if you don’t have a large repertoire, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut and tire of your wonderful assistant. This recipe roundup is sure to help with both of those problems.
If you or any neighbors within a three-block radius have a zucchini plant, you’re no doubt experiencing an overabundance of summer squash in your pantry which turned from delightful to overwhelming about two weeks ago. All you need to reclaim your zucchini mojo is a little inspiration, and we think these recipes will make you once more pleased as pie to be cooking with this versatile vegetable.
As the 2012 Summer Olympics open in London, we’ll all be admiring the strength of the world-class athletes competing for the gold. A large part of their training routine is choosing good fuel for their bodies. From a calories-in, calories-out perspective, most of us do not need as much food as an Olympic athlete, but we need the same types of food: fresh fruits & veggies, whole grains, lean protein and heart-healthy fats. Here’s a round-up of recipes to give your body Olympic-quality fuel throughout your day.