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Zucchini shouldn't always have a bad reputation, especially when you pop one or two these luscious double chocolate cookies into your mouth...

Pan-seared asparagus is tender-crispy, tossed with light and refreshing red wine vinaigrette along with roasted bell pepper, fresh baby spinach, and topped with creamy and soft goat cheese. A quick, easy and succulent salad!

Crisp and delightful butter cookies are packed with buttery flavor and melt in your mouth. Old fashioned butter cookies are tough to beat.

Beef Stroganoff for your slow cooker.

A scrumptious vegetarian kind of Sloppy Joes' that's made with green bell peppers, tomato sauce and TVP.

A Northern Italian variation on pasta. Cabbage with pasta makes this dish more filling and is dressed with a light white wine sauce. Quick and easy to prepare.

A scrumptious pasta salad that's both healthy and easy to make!

Didn't have cottage cheese, so I just omitted it, and used low-fat sour cream only. I also added some sun-dried tomatoes and freshly chopped parsley leaves, mixed with whole wheat spaghetti, and it was super tasty. A quick, easy and delicious week-day supper and is reasonably good for you!

Easy, make-ahead side dish perfect for a barbecue or mid-day lunch.

This should be one of the easiest and yummiest way to cook tuna. The beurre blanc was creamy and rich, wasabi added a bit zing. We didn't have cream, so just used milk instead, which was rich enough to our taste, and it worked deliciously with tuna. Sesame seeds added a bit crunch and nice nuttiness. The salmon was cooked to perfection, seared on both sides, and still moist on the inside. A very impressive dish.

"The light and fluffy texture of this this cool and creamy mousse is perfect after a heavy turkey dinner."

Making your own fresh pasta is quite easy with the right tools, a mixer with a dough hook and a pasta roller. This recipe makes 12 ounces of fresh light whole wheat pasta.

This cheesecake was relatively easy to make, especially I don't bake very often, and this cheesecake came out great! It had a very silky texture, and my boyfriend and I loved it.

This banana bread is wonderful warm with butter. It is a lovely gift in small loaf pans. If pecans aren't your forte, substitute walnuts.

A quick and easy weeknight meal. It fills you up with all these yummy ingredients and great flavors. It's also light and nutritious.

A colourful vegetable mixture accompanies succulent salmon steaks for a quick and easy dish. Great with steamed rice.