Pesto adds pizzazz to this classic fall soup and is a great way to use up the last of the basil from the garden.
Traditionally moussaka is a layered dish held together with a rich béchamel sauce. This low-maintenance recipe has a similar taste but you can make it with half the work, half the time and fewer calories. Ground beef can be used in lieu of lamb.
This thick, hearty soup is adapted from a recipe by George Cifa of the Stratford Optimist Club in Stratford, Ont. It's featured in the cookbook Simply Soup by the Alzheimer Society of Perth County, Ont., based on the society's annual Soup's On fund-raiser, which attracts huge lunch crowds to enjoy soups made by the city's restaurants and service clubs.
The make-ahead is the real plus to these potatoes in their creamy sauce. There's less to fuss about when there's company if you have at least one standby vegetable that just needs to bake and crisp while you make gravy.
TVP, or textured vegetable protein, is a dried soy product available in granules or chunks that, when cooked, resemble the texture of ground meat. Available in the health food section of grocery stores, bulk food stores and health food stores, TVP is a very economical way to get protein into a vegetarian diet. Like tofu, TVP has a mild flavour and absorbs the tastes that cook with it.
Caramilizing onions takes some time but the resulting flavour is worth the investment. The sour cream sauce is as quick as can be.
This creamy pasta fools you into thinking it's sinfully rich. The evaporated milk is the culprit: it is much lower in fat than cream. Plus, it has 80 per cent more calcium than regular milk. Chicken provides protein in combination with pasta, a carbohydrate. Did we mention that it tastes good, too?
Tostadas are given a fresh makeover in this crispy grilled version of the fried Mexican favourite, topped with our recipe for “cheater” refried beans. This recipe yields four servings for a light dinner, but you can easily double the ingredients to satisfy larger appetites. Serve with extra sour cream, if desired.
