Women Cooking Recipes

A cup of garbanzo beans-also known as chickpeas-supplies more than 40 percent of your RDA for folate, a B vitamin that may help ward off heart disease. We served this dip with baby carrots and multicolored pepper slices, but you can use any snackable vegetable. Or, use it as a sandwich spread.

1 small garlic clove
1 can (17 ounces) garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste) or flaxseed oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
2 tablespoons finely ground flaxseed
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste Read more!

KFC’s Extra Crispy chicken breast weighs in at a waistline-wrecking 470 calories and 28 grams of fat. But our flaxseed-baked version contains a reasonable 317 calories and 13 grams of mostly heart-healthy fat-and it’s still finger-lickin’ good.

For chicken:
6 tablespoons Dijon mustard ‘/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 chicken breast halves, skin removed
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
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The goat cheese in this tasty salad provides calcium to strengthen your bones. Plus, oranges offer a welcome dose of vitamin C to ward off cancer and strengthen immunity.

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons flaxseed oil
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 small garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 large navel oranges, peeled (white pith removed) and cut into segments
1 small red onion, sliced paper-thin Read more!

Serves 6
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min

Recipe note: This sauce improves with age, so make it ahead and freeze it when possible. Reheat in a saucepan when ready to serve.

1 carrot, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 stalk celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 small white onion, cut into 8 pieces
1 8-ounce package tempeh (soy) Read more!

Serves 8
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55-60 min

Recipe note: The kugel and sauce can be served warm or at room temperature. The apple-balsamic sauce will keep for over a week, in a covered container, without refrigeration. If it stiffens, microwave for 10-20 seconds before serving.

Kugel
Nonstick cooking spray
1 cup uncooked quinoa
1 cup uncooked millet
2 1/2 cups water, or more as needed
1 teaspoon salt Read more!

Serves 4
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min

4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
1 basket small pearl onions or 16ounce bag frozen pearl onions, thawed (about 2 1/2 cups) 1 tablespoon olive oil
1 bulb fennel, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup Arborio (short-grain) rice
1 cup fresh or frozen green peas, thawed Read more!