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Smashed Potatoes with Parsley and Scallions
Smashed Potatoes with Parsley & Scallions

Low-fat plain yogurt, chopped fresh parsley and scallions make the dish creamy and tasty. An excellent way to cook mini potatoes.

Holiday Roasted Root Vegetables
Holiday Roasted Root Vegetables

Seasonal root vegetables are tossed with olive oil, salt and black pepper, after baking, they look nice and colourful, you can serve them with any kind of your favorite gravy or roasted turkey, chikcen, it is also a fantasitc side dish.

Sesame Maple Roasted Tofu
Sesame Maple Roasted Tofu

So far, all my familiy love this recipe, I gave all my good friends this recipe to share, they all love it too.

Roasted Parsnip and Pear Soup
Roasted Parsnip & Pear Soup

Using seasonal parsnips and pears, adding skim-milk gives the soup more creamy flavor, drizzle concentrated balsamic vinegar on top. It is a fabulous dish.

Christmas Herbed Pinwheel Biscuits
Christmas Herbed Pinwheel Biscuits

Perfect for Christmas breakfast and even better as a side for Christmas dinner. You can use any fresh herbs to stuff inside these festive, tasty, healthy biscuits.

Roasted Corn, Black Bean and Mango Salad
Roasted Corn, Black Bean & Mango Salad

Last Wednesday we took this colourful and delicious salad to a pot-luck, everyone loved it and a few of them even asked for the recipe. It was such a refreshing salad that's also packed with goodness.

French Onion Soup - Low Fat
French Onion Soup - Low Fat

Enjoy the decadence of this rich classic lightened up. This simple and easy French onion soup lets you enjoy without the guilt. Use any leftover bread you might have, it's extra filling using some toasty whole-wheat grain filled bread and it gives a nutritional boost.

Colorful Roasted Fresh Vegetables
Colorful Roasted Fresh Vegetables

Roasted vegetables are always a great side dish with grilled or roasted chicken, beef or fish. It's so easy to make, and fresh veggies taste delicious once roasted at its peak.

Power Kale Soup
Power Kale Soup

This delicious vegetable soup can help you use your left-over Parmesan rinds and your leftover bread, with several fresh vegetables under a low temperature cooking, the soup is just flavorful.

Mixed Green Salad with Pecans, Goat Cheese And Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
Mixed Green Salad with Pecans, Goat Cheese And Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

The honey mustard vinaigrette was so flavorful, toasted butter and sugar coated pecans, dried cranberries and goat cheese were great combination.

Curried Cauliflower Salad
Curried Cauliflower Salad

A veggie hating friend was over dinner and declared "wow, if my mom made vegetables like this!" as he went for seconds. The maple coated cashews are excellent in this recipe and the gentle touch of sweetness balanced with the curry is great.

Chili Roasted Carrots
Chili Roasted Carrots

Fantastic recipe! This afternoon we made this roasted carrots with cumin and chili as a side dish with barbecue, and it was delicious with grilled chicken or burger. Will be making this tasty yet easy recipe again!

Hearty Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Hearty Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple Soup

Roasted squash and apple gave the soup lots of yummy flavor, chopped hazelnuts added some crunchy texture and nuttiness. We served it with a savory pie together, perfect. Or you can serve the soup with a loaf of good bread.

Classic Green Bean Casserole-Low Fat and Low Calorie
Classic Green Bean Casserole-Low Fat & Low Calorie

This version of the classic green bean casserole lightens the load without sacrificing the flavor or creaminess. Making your own french fried onions adds loads of crispy fried onion goodness.

Spicy Green Salad with Soy and Roasted Garlic Dressing
Spicy Green Salad with Soy & Roasted Garlic Dressing

Garlic lovers rejoice! In this green salad recipe, roasted asparagus along with the garlic studded soy/lime based dressing has multiple levels of flavor to savor. Enjoy!

Fresh Corn and Red Pepper Bisque
Fresh Corn & Red Pepper Bisque

It is corn season, so many fresh and sweet corn, we use them with sour cream and red pepper, some scallions and fresh cilantro, give the corn very rich flavor, and this is a very healthy way to cook corn too, enloy summer and corn!