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Irish honey soda bread with whole wheat, golden raisins, and caraway seeds. No yeast, sweetened with honey, ready in just over an hour. Authentic St. Patrick's Day baking.

Make this moist and delicious frittata for breakfast. It provides you with enough nutritions that you need to power through the whole morning before lunch hunger arrives, and needless to say that it's so tasty. Serve it with a slice of whole grain toast and grape fruit.

Chilled curried pumpkin soup purées spiced pumpkin with butter-sautéed onions, bay, and nutmeg, then thins with milk for a velvety bowl that works hot or cold. A versatile do-ahead soup.

The original version that inspired this recipe was incredibly rich using whipping cream for the cream sauce and delivering a whopping 16 grams of saturated fat per serving. 85% of the calories came from fat! This version has only 4 grams of saturated fat and cuts the calorie count from 269 to 121, is still delicious and rich tasting.

Pumpkin pie cognac with a silky custard of half-and-half, dark brown sugar, candied ginger, and a generous splash of brandy. The grown-up holiday pie that smells like Thanksgiving in a glass.

I used whole milk and whole wheat flour, and the mini pumpkin loaves came out nicely fluffy, moist and very flavorful.

Pumpkin gingerbread mini loaves spiced with cinnamon and fresh ginger root, sweetened with molasses, and topped with a walnut-sugar streusel. Makes four small loaves, freezes for up to six months, ideal for holiday gifting.

Grainy mustard mashed potatoes simmered right in cream infused with garlic, thyme, and bay, then mashed silky and spiked with whole-grain mustard. A rich, tangy upgrade on the classic side dish.

A lighter chicken curry with applesauce for natural sweetness and a creamy tomato-curry sauce, served over rice with all the fixings. Raisins, coconut, peanuts, chutney, and more on the condiment bar.

A very moist and yummy pancake. Didn't have chunky applesauce, so I used smooth applesauce and one chopped apple, which was delicious. I dusted the top with a bit icing sugar, drizzled some maple syrup over each slice, and it was delicious.

Low-fat mocha chip muffins with cocoa, instant coffee, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Applesauce replaces most of the oil for a tender, fudgy crumb under 100 calories per muffin.

Crunchy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with blender-fine oats, milk chocolate, semisweet chips, and a deep brown sugar base. A big-batch cookie that bakes up crisp at the edges and chewy at the center.

Creamy corn chowder with bacon, green pepper and a milk-based roux. Mixes fresh corn with creamed corn for sweet richness in 30 minutes flat. Weeknight-ready.

Unlike traditional alfredo sauce, this light version has much less fat and calories but still tastes creamy and delicious. Broccoli not only adds some bright color to the dish, but also provides lots of nutrients. For an even healthier version, use whole wheat pasta.

This delicious and flavorful soup will for sure spice you up, feel free to reduce or increase the amount of jalapenos according to your own taste.

Love the combination of buckwheat and whole wheat flour. These pancakes are not too sweet, buttermilk and milk add some creaminess. Blueberries give the extra zing, absolutely delicious!