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Millet-Quinoa-Cashew Kugel With Apple-Balsamic Drizzle - Cooking Recipes

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!

Spaghetti Bolognese - Cooking Recipes

Picture of Spaghetti Bolognese ImageServes 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!


Romaine, Orange And Goat Cheese Salad - Cooking Resipes

Romaine Salad ImageThe 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!

“flax-fried” Chicken Breasts With Mango Salsa - Cooking Recipes

Chicken Breasts With Mango Salsa ImageKFC’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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Homemade Humus With Crudités - Cooking Recipes

Homemade Humus ImageA 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!

Chilli and Bean Rolls - Cooking Recipes

Preparation time: 10 minutes Total cooking time: 20 minutes

1 medium onion, finely dicea 2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 red chilli, finely chopped 1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or-3 medium tomatoes,
finely chopped
1 cup cooked Sanitarium Red Kidney Beans
1/4 cup water
300g packet Sanitarium Soy Hea Country Soy Sausages
2 crusty French bread sticks
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Stuffed Butternut Squash With Barley And Smoked Turkey

Stuffed Butternut Squash Image2 butternut squash (about 1 ½ pounds each), halved lengthwise and seeded
2 teaspoons olive oil
½ pound smoked turkey, diced
½ cup minced yellow onion
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 teaspoon dried sage
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
¾ cup quick-cooking barley
1/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries
4 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
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Pasta With Sweet Potatoes, Shiitakes and Peas

Pasta With Sweet Potatoes ImageNonstick cooking spray
2 large orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary, or 1 teaspoon dried
4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
12 ounces uncooked bow-tie (farfalle) pasta
1 cup sliced shiitake (or button or cremini) mushrooms
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
½ cup nonfat milk
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley Read more!

Curried Chicken With Cabbage, Apples and Almonds

Curried Chicken With Cabbage Image6 teaspoons olive oil
½ cup chopped red onion
¼ cup slivered almonds
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 teaspoons curry powder
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ cups reduced-sodium chicken broth Read more!

Savory Salmon Recipes

Cooking and eating fish that you caught that day is a real treat! As long as it’s cooked properly, the smell is sweet, the flavors are rich, and the meat is succulent. Here are a few salmon recipes for your next fishing trip. They are simple to fix but very tasty. Of course you can use these at home on fish from the market too. But it won’t taste as good as when you cook your fish fresh out of the water right next to the river.

This recipe is perfect for Sockeye (Red) Salmon.
Ingredients:
Sockeye Salmon fillets (as many as you want)
Marinade (you may use one of the recipes below or use a pre-made
marinade sauce such as Yoshida¡¯s Gourmet Sauce; you need enough
marinade to coat fillets) Read more!