Boil, 200 or fewer calories Recetas

Creole Pralines

Better than a cookie (sorry bakers, but this is a Creole group) and with the true taste of New Orleans, Creole Pralines are one of the signature…

Garlic Ginger Green Beans

These are an excellent, healthy side dish to any grilled meat. I highly recommend them with the Chinese BBQ chicken recipe below, but honestly…

Creamy potato and leek soup

This creamy potato-leek soup is a snap to prepare: the secret lays in instant mashed potatoes.

Croatian roux soup

Very old recipe for a soup still popular in the northwestern parts of Croatia.

Arroz A La Mexicana

Quick & Easy Fruit Compote with Vanilla Sauce (and a no-added sugar or low-sugar variation)

A fruit compote on the table in 15 minutes? Here's a dessert kids (and…

Soup with millet and carrot

This is a deliciously healthy and vegetarian soup, easily thrown together.

Buckwheat and green pea soup

This thick, simple and colorful soup, packed with hearty goodness, is made in a flash.

Pineapple Rice with Green Soybeans

This colorful rice side or vegetarian entrée is a healthy and novel departure from same-old, same-old steamed…

Lemon~Dill and Capers Rice Side Dish

Works so well with Baked Chicken,

Basic Pickling Brine

I think pickling is the easiest preservation method for saving your garden harvest. I learned a simple recipe for brine this weekend at a…

Cheater's Gnocchi

Gnocchi! Fun to say. Fun to make. This is NOT your Naunie’s Gnocchi! (Naunnie was my Italian grandmother) This “cheat” recipe uses potato…

Decorative Easter-Egg Chicks

Perfect centerpiece for your Easter Appetizer Table!