Carefully peel beets while still warm using a paring knife while running under cold water—the skins will slip right off. Serve with seared scallops or stir-fried shrimp and make it a meal.
Potato skins -- which just happen to be loaded with fibre and nutrients -- make addictively crispy finger food. Add the leftover potato flesh to pot pies, mashed potatoes or crab cakes. Serve the skins with salsa on the side.
Individual frittatas make a great grab-and-go breakfast. Reheat them in the microwave or, wrapped in foil, in the oven. To change it up during the week, sandwich a warmed frittata in a toasted English muffin.
Nothing heats up a cold winter night like a warm bowl of soup. Serve this quick version of Italian wedding soup with a tossed green salad. Dial up the heat by using hot Italian sausage and 1/4 tsp crushed hot pepper flakes.
These mouth-watering muffins are not only moist and sweet, but they’ve also got serious crunch!
A wedge of cheesecake is always tempting, but squares of it covered with toffee bits are irresistibly easy to pop in your mouth.
Satisfy summertime hunger pangs with a hearty salad filled with smoky grilled veggies, lentils and whole wheat couscous.
Reserving some of the pasta cooking liquid to toss with the whole dish helps distribute the ingredients and loosen up the pasta without adding extra oil. Substitute whole wheat spaghettini for regular if desired.
We've lightened up this classic Italian dish by using extra-lean ground turkey instead of the usual beef-and-pork combination. Whole wheat pasta and bread crumbs add an extra hit of fibre. Serve with a tossed green salad.
Pot barley is the whole grain of barley that has only the outer inedible hull removed. It takes longer to cook than the polished pearl barley, but it's more nutritious because it still has its bran and germ intact.
