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An authentic basic salsa using dried chiles for use as a sauce for egg, Chilaquiles or Enchiladas. It also makes a nice spicy dip for tortilla chips.

Peanut butter balls dipped in melted chocolate get mini M&M irises pressed into the center for spooky Halloween eyeball treats that kids love making and eating.

No-cook couscous tabbouleh with kidney beans, sweetcorn, beefsteak tomatoes, and red pepper dressed in lemon juice. A quick vegetarian salad ready in 25 minutes, low-fat and packed with fiber.

Tossed salad pizza with Caesar-dressed greens, tomatoes, kalamata olives and feta on a mozzarella-melted bread shell. Fun Italian-style salad-meets-pizza lunch.

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Vegetable chili loaded with three kinds of beans, carrots, and tomatoes. No meat, no oil, and ready in under an hour for a hearty meatless dinner.

Frijoles Borrachos simmer dried pinto beans with beer, bacon, jalapenos, tomato sauce, cumin, and oregano until thick and tender. Authentic Mexican drunken beans from scratch.

Oven-roasted butternut squash tossed with butter-browned carrots, parsnips, and tender leeks, finished with a grating of nutmeg. A rustic root vegetable side dish built for cooler months.

Crisp cocoa-almond cookies filled with white chocolate ganache. Slice-and-bake dough makes shaping simple, and the thin, snappy wafers pair beautifully with the creamy filling.

Chinese chicken salad with shredded roast chicken, bean sprouts, cucumber, and carrots in a sesame-tahini dressing with soy sauce, garlic, and rice wine. Crisp, nutty, and satisfying.

These calzones are very healthy, some kinds of vegetables, very light and savory.

This creamy and tangy soup is loaded with yumminess, and it's quick to make. A delicious side dish to accomplish the main dish.

Authentic Cantonese lemon chicken with crispy deep-fried bird, tangy lemon-ginger sauce, black mushrooms, and bamboo shoots. A citrus-bright Chinese dinner that beats takeout.

Loaded Tex-Mex casserole with brown rice, zucchini, turkey sausage, corn, and a creamy pepper Jack cheese sauce, topped with cream cheese and pickled jalapenos. Feeds a crowd and freezes like a champ.

Lighter zucchini bread made with whole-wheat flour, egg whites, and applesauce instead of oil, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, and studded with walnuts. Low-fat, kid-approved, and bakes into two adorable mini loaves.

Whole chicken braised with dried apricots, currants, and apricot brandy until fall-apart tender. Thyme and sliced lemon round out this sweet-savory comfort dish that fills the house with warmth.