Ingredients:
1 T butter
1 T olive oil
1/2 onion, rough chopped
4 oz. plain Neufchatel Cheese
1 pound frozen whole leaf spinach, thawed and drained or 1 pound fresh torn spinach
3 cups baby arugula
1/4 cup 2% milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Pinch of nutmeg
Hot red pepper flakes to taste Read More
Ingredients:
6 fairy tale eggplants, sliced in half lengthwise
1 1/2 cups thick pasta sauce of your choice
6 fresh basil leaves, torn in half
8 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced
1 cup Parmesan, fresh grated Read More
Ingredients:
1 small head broccoli, trimmed into bite sized pieces
1 small head cauliflower, trimmed into bite sized pieces
8 large cloves garlic, halved
2 T olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
1/8 t fresh ground red pepper flakes (or to taste)
1/4 t ground mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional: 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan Read More
Ingredients:
2 small or 1 large spaghetti squash, cooked, deseeded, and forked
4 T butter
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
1 roasted red bell peppers, chopped
1/4 t white pepper
1/8 t hot red pepper flakes
1/2 cup fresh basil, torn
2 T flat Italian parsley, chopped
1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano
Optional: drizzle of olive oil and more hot red pepper flakes
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Ingredients:
6 extra-large (or 10 large) jalapeno peppers, sliced
2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
12 frozen pearl onions, thawed
6 cloves garlic, peeled but left whole
3 T sugar
1 cup white distilled vinegar
1 cup water
1 T kosher salt
1/2 t oregano
1 sanitized 24 oz jar with screw top lid (or use one 24 oz sanitized canning jar) Read More
Serves 6
Ingredients:
6 ears of sweet corn
6 tablespoons of butter
6 large pieces of aluminum foil Read More
Ingredients:
6 slices whole grain bread
1/2 cup softened or whipped low-fat cream cheese
1 T chives
1/2 English or one medium cucumber
1/2 cup watercress
White pepper
Optional: salt Read More
Ingredients:
8 oz (approximately 2 cups snapped) fresh green beans, ends trimmed, then snapped in half
3 medium tomatoes, left unpeeled and cut into large 1 inch pieces
1/2 onion, cut into 1 inch pieces, the layers separated
2 bell peppers, deseeded, deveined, and sliced into 1 inch pieces
2 banana peppers, deseeded, deveined, and sliced into 1 inch pieces
1 t ground garlic
1/8 t black pepper
1/2 t dried basil
1/4 t dried oregano
Hot red pepper flakes, to taste
2 T olive oil
2 Japanese eggplants, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
Optional: 1 jalapeno per person, washed, but left whole Read More
Serves 8
Ingredients:
2 pounds Brussels sprouts, ends trimmed, sliced in half from top to bottom
4 slices of lean bacon, chopped
1/2 cup onion, chopped
3 T olive oil
1/2 t salt
1/4 t ground black pepper
Optional: 1 1/2 T balsamic reduction glacé Read More
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
1/2 cup onion
1 T garlic, minced
1 cup quinoa
2 cups vegetable stock
1 T parsley, chopped
1 lemon, juiced Read More
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