Low-carb/17 recipes

This was the side-dish my mother-in law made for Easter dinner, and my favorite. Freshly homemade pasta was mixed with basil pesto, sun-dried tomato, arugula and chunks of fresh mozzarella cheese. It was so delicious and flavorful. Here it is...

Cranberry Coconut Muffins recipe

So easy to make, and the dish came out super tasty. Instead of green bell pepper, I used sweet red bell peppers, didn't have mint, so used fresh basil leaves instead. Yum.

Peanut butter and chocolate make these cookies taste amazingly delicious. Buttery and flakey, and they are ideal cookies for holidays, pot-locks or any occasions.

Try this Italian panini that is made with prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, plum tomato and fresh basil. Quick, easy and delicious!

This is a great cold salad. The basil and cherry tomatoes marry perfectly with a high-quality sweet balsamic vinegar along with tender-crisp green and yellow wax beans.

Vegetarian Shepherd's pie is just as good as regular one, and the refreshing taste from vegetables let you feel so comfortable after enjoying the meal.

This super moist carrot cake was absolutely delicious and much much lower-fat than a regular carrot cake, thanks to applesauce and yogurt instead of butter and cream cheese. I used whole wheat pastry flour to make it even more nutrition dense. I will be making this low-fat carrot cake again for sure.

Beef Chow Fun with Black Bean Sauce recipe

This rich pie pairs bacon and caramelized onions in a creamy sauce baked in a pastry shell. Serve with a tossed salad for lunch or a light dinner.

Learn how to make a classic Western Omelet. This classic is revisited, using sweet red pepper instead of green and adding parsley to brighten the result and some other tweaks to keep it light, fresh, and healthy.

If you do not have a clay cooker, you can use a large covered Dutch oven and reduce the oven temperature to about 375 F. Do not fear the large amount of garlic in this recipe. Garlic cloves are nutty and mellow when cooked whole. Once you try it, you may end up adding even more garlic, because they are so good!

An easy beef flank steak recipe for your slow cooker.

Toss the cooked pasta and rapini with sauteed shallots, red peppers, sun-dried tomato, marinated artichoke hearts, and olives; sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. A quick, easy yet tasty one-pan Mediterranean meal.

Pumpkin-Millet Soup recipe