Garlicky Swiss Chard With Lemon

Quick, easy, and a wonderful side dish with non-fat fried rice and other grain dishes.

Garlicky Swiss Chard With Lemon

4 servings

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
2 large bunches Swiss chard, ribs and stems removed and reserved, leaves torn into 2” pieces (about 12 cups)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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Fat-Free Fried Rice

This isn’t actually “fried” but incorporates the same ingredients and then cooks everything in a bit of water or vegetable stock instead of oil. All the flavor, none of the fat. win-win!

Fat-Free Fried Rice
2 servings as a main course, 4 servings as a side dish

1/2 cup green onions, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup carrots, diced… Read more

Spicy Vegetable-Bean Soup

Hearty, filling, filled with layers of flavors, this is a delicious dinner soup that my sweetie created.

Spicy Vegetable-Bean Soup
6 servings

1 onion, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
2 celery stalks, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
2 potatoes, chopped
2 zucchini, chopped
4 cups low sodium vegetable stock
2 cans (14.5 ounces/each) diced tomatoes
2 cans (14.5 ounces/each) kidney beans … Read more

Carrot Soup

Last night my sweetie made this soup. Simple to make, beautiful to see, and delicious to eat!

Carrot Soup
Servings 4

1 onion, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 pound carrots, chopped
1 potato, chopped
4 cups vegetable stock

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Southwestern Pumpkin Stew

I like to use Harrisa paste in this recipe because it has such complex layers of flavors. It’s a North African hot chili pepper paste, the main ingredients of which are roasted red peppers, Baklouti pepper, serrano peppers and other hot chili peppers and spices and herbs such as garlic paste, coriander seed, saffron, rose or caraway. You can find … Read more