Lemon Verbena Flans with Raspberry Sauce
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Rustic Peach-Blueberry Tart
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Rainbow Slaw
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Tofu Kabobs with Cherry Barbecue Sauce
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Frozen Gin Lemonade
Muddling the lemon slices with the sugar releases the oil from the skins for extra-lemony flavor that's not too sour.
Chipotle and Cilantro Butter
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Herb Butter with Shallots
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Olive, Walnut and Rosemary Butter
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Watermelon Granita with Mint and Lime
Watermelon lovers go wild for this dessert: Freezing watermelon juice with a sugar syrup intensifies the fruit flavors.
Veggie Pan Bagnat
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Summer Salad with Herb Vinaigrette
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Zucchini, Mushroom and Taleggio Tart
Prepared frozen pastry makes quick work of this elegant tart, which can be served warm or at room temperature. Take advantage of fresh farm-stand goat cheese for the filling.
Toasted Panzanella
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Light Whipped Cream
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Orange-Glazed Almond Cake
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Thyme-Marinated Carrots
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Romesco Sauce
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Potato and Asparagus Tortillas
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White Sangria with Peaches
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Strawberries with Lemony Whipped Topping
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Green Bean Almondine
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Mediterranean Pita Pockets
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Creamy Cucumber Soup
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30 Minutes – Fresh Flavors In A Flash
Believe it or not, even quick-and-easy cooking with convenience foods can showcase the best of spring—fresh fruit, delicate herbs and tender new vegetables.
Carrots
Any way you slice 'em, these classic veggies are guaranteed to please.
Party Like A Pro
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5 Ingredients – It’s A Wrap
Wraps may have started out as a culinary fad, but these incredibly appealing sandwiches now occupy a category all their own.
Spring Fiesta
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with new twists on South-of-the-border favorites.
Ask the Naturopaths: Keeping Parents Healthy
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Vegan Gourmet – Japanese For Beginners
If you think all Japanese food is either sushi or kaiseki—the multicourse ceremonial meals made of artful small dishes—think again. When it comes to everyday cooking in the East, meals are uncomplicated, easy and often centered around a single dish.
Homemade Take-Out
Of all the reasons we love Asian take-out—it’s fast, inexpensive and comes in cute containers—the biggest is flavor. But even if Thai, Indian or Chinese dishes aren’t currently in your repertoire, you can whip up some of your favorite Asian dishes in the time it takes to pick up take-out.
30 Minutes – As Fresh As Spring
April, with its mix of showers and sunshine, is the ficklest month. The home cook’s challenge is to come up with different dishes as fast as the weather changes—sturdier ones for chilly nights and lighter fare for early springtime dinners.
5 Ingredients – Got Soy?
When you think about it, soy is nothing short of a miracle. From a little green bean comes tofu, tempeh, miso paste, soy sauce, soymilk—and that’s just the short list.
Opening day
Come the middle of April?no matter how cold the weather or how hard the rainfall, regardless of whether the Lenten rose is blooming, or a single song bird has appeared, shivering, from the south?I can always depend on one harbinger of spring: the opening of our local farmers? market.
Kitchen Herbs That Heal
Gardening is in the air! Even those of us lacking a single green thumb can grow a handful of tasty and restorative herbs.
Ask the Nutritionist: Are The So-Called Good Fats Really Good For You?
Q: Because I’m a vegetarian, everyone thinks my diet is fat-free. I know fats lurk in lots of foods, though. But aren’t there some “good” fats?
A Meat-Free Pregnancy
I was just a couple of months pregnant when the questions started. My meat-and-potatoes mother-in-law would ask her son hopefully, “Has she started eating meat again?”
Can I Fight Allergies Naturally?
Are there any natural ways to prevent allergy attacks?
Nuke It!
Whether you're a college kid cramming for final exams or an office worker who's just plain tired of fast food, have we got some recipes for you! All you need: a microwave and a few minutes.
Asparagus-Pesto Lasagna
This recipe uses two popular Italian lasagna fillings: asparagus and pesto.
Flavors – Parsley
With star chefs scattering cilantro over everything in sight and singing the praises of exotic herbs such as shiso and winter savory, it’s easy to overlook plain parsley.
Fuel For Thought
With more and more manufacturers bringing hybrids to market, it?s a good time to examine their pros and cons. What?s best for you? For the environment? For your wallet? We?ll help you find the answers, but first, a little background.
Veglite – Rising To The Occasion
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30 Minutes – Easy Being Green
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5 Ingredients – Singing Garlic’s Praises
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Are You Getting Enough Iron?
It's a common concern for vegetarians and vegans. Our expert nutritionist weighs in.
Milk: To Be Got Or Not?
If you believe the ads, cows’ milk is a powerhouse product, capable of unsticking a peanut butter mouth, making white-mustachioed celebrities look health-chic and building strong bones. But isn’t soymilk better for your heart? And goats’ milk easier to digest? And aren’t rice milk and nut milk skinnier? The fact is, milk drinkers have never had more options or been more confused.
Do My Genes Rule My Health?
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Tempting Tuscany
A menu inspired by one of Italy?s picture-perfect Tuscan hill towns shows off springtime vegetables. Though I adore the pizza of Campania and the pesto of Liguria, I can?t help being partial to the fare of Tuscany, a region famous for its straightforward seasonal cuisine.
Asparagus Salad with Eggs and Herbs
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Herbed Potato Salad
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Curried Squash, Broccolini and Tofu Bundles
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Three-Pepper “Burger” Fajitas
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The Ultimate VT Carrot Cake
A surprise ingredient—puréed baby food—gives this super-moist cake amazing flavor.
Feta, Pistachio and Carrot Salad
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Peas and Carrots Polenta Galette
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Cider-Glazed Carrots
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Tofu-Carrot Cacciatore
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Pollution inside your car
Informed consumers know by now that the “new car smell”—released by chemicals in seat cushions, armrests, floor coverings and other features of an auto’s interior—is not a good thing. But we’re just learning how bad it might be.
The Fruit Connection
I love few things more than the experience of the pick-your-own farm. You can dress in your oldest, rattiest clothes; linger outdoors for hours in a beautiful setting; and best of all, you can eat whatever you like, and no one minds a bit.
S.O.S. for summer skin
When summer has finally arrived, that means it’s time to replenish your skin-care supplies. Whether you’re swimming, sailing, gardening or barbecuing, bugs bite, UV rays burn and hot winds dehydrate. The result: Your face and body likely need more pampering and protecting now than they do in the dead of winter. We asked skin and beauty experts not only for tips on solving common summer problems but which skin-soothing, animal-friendly products they’d recommend. Their answers, coming up.
Does more exercise mean more protein?
Will eating more protein help your body gain muscle faster? The research may surprise you.
Strawberry-Rhubarb Flummery
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Quinoa with Pistachios, Parsley and Mint
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Spicy Grilled Tofu
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Grilled Vegetable Salad
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Decadent Dairy-Free Chocolate Truffles
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Sushi Rolls
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Summer Rolls with Miso Sauce
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Artichoke-Parmesan Turnovers
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Herbed Pea Salad in Lettuce Cups
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Moroccan-Spiced Carrot Soup
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Black Bean and Walnut Burgers
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Tortilla Personal Pizza
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Mixed Fruit Smoothie
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Fennel-Quinoa Salad with Orange and Basil
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Squash Pasta Salad with Vegan Two-Herb Pesto
Pesto is an ideal sauce for squash noodles because it sticks to the veggie strips and coats them with a rich flavor. Here, the pesto is made using both cilantro and fresh basil, with Bragg's Liquid Aminos standing in for Parmesan.
Cottage Cheese Pancakes
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Indian Spinach Dip
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