4,222 lowfat recipes

Classic Cafe Royale: hot strong coffee with flambeed brandy and a sugar cube. A dramatic 3-ingredient after-dinner coffee drink with a tableside flame presentation.

Chilled tomato-leek soup with fresh parsley, dill, paprika, and a splash of red wine. A vegetarian summer soup made with 2 pounds of ripe tomatoes, served cold.

Grapefruit Margaritas blend tequila, triple sec, and fresh grapefruit juice with cracked ice - a brighter, slightly bitter twist on the classic that serves 8 in 10 minutes.

Fresh strawberries and blueberries macerated in Amaretto and topped with toasted slivered almonds. A four-ingredient summer dessert that needs only chilling time before serving in dessert cups.

Three-ingredient honey mustard vinaigrette with apple cider vinegar, stone ground mustard, and honey. No oil, ultra-light, and ready in under 5 minutes.

Homemade fresh tomato juice from ripe tomatoes with oregano, thyme, and a squeeze of lemon. No-cook, low calorie, and ready in 15 minutes.

Chicken tenders stir-fried with a teriyaki vegetable kit and topped with crispy French fried onions. Three ingredients and 40 minutes for a semi-homemade weeknight win.

Chocolate mud frosting made by melting chocolate chips with milk in the microwave, then blending with corn syrup and vanilla. A glossy, fudgy four-ingredient frosting with no butter or powdered sugar.

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Oven baked sweet plantains slice ripe plantains on the bias and roast in a hot oven until golden, caramelized, and candy-sweet. A two-ingredient, no-fry side.

Add a little zing to the old Green Bean Casserole recipe with a spicy version made for 21st Century taste buds. This is not your grandmas Green Bean Casserole.

Pizza muffins top split English muffins with sauce, cheese, ham, and pineapple, then broil until bubbly. A 5-minute after-school snack or lazy-night dinner.

Sai Grog: ground pork mixed with red curry paste, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, coriander root, and fish sauce, grilled in natural casings. Authentic Thai spicy sausage in 40 minutes.

Homemade deviled ham spread with warm spices, hot mustard, anchovy paste, and a whisper of sherry. Skip the canned stuff and make a version that actually tastes like something.

Barbecued pork ribs with currant glaze rubs ribs in ginger, coriander, and paprika, then bastes them with a sweet-tart red currant, orange juice, and Dijon mustard glaze in the final 15 minutes. Glossy ruby-jeweled finish.

Mint sauce for lamb pounds fresh mint with sugar and white wine vinegar for a classic British-Irish condiment. Bright, tangy, three ingredients, ready in 20 minutes.