Creamy Onion Soup with Kale
There is no cream in this delicious soup – unless you decide to drizzle a bit over individual servings as a finishing touch. The creaminess is achieved with the addition of potatoes, which are puréed into the soup, providing it with a velvety texture.
Miso-Spiked Vegetable Soup with Barley
Here’s a hearty vegetable soup that’s the perfect antidote to a blustery day. The addition of miso adds robustness and a hint of complexity that is often lacking in simple vegetable soups. Serve this with your favorite sandwich for a delicious soup and sandwich meal.
Chilly Dilly Eggplant
This is a versatile recipe, delicious as a dip with raw vegetables or on pita triangles, as well as a sandwich spread on crusty French bread. It also makes a wonderful addition to a mezes or tapas-style meal. Although it is tasty warm, the flavor dramatically improves
if it is thoroughly chilled before serving.
Marble Cheesecake
This is a rich and delicious cheesecake. The gingersnap crust and pumpkin-flavored base accented with chocolate is an irresistible combination.
Make ahead
This cake is best made a day ahead and allowed
to chill in the refrigerator overnight.
Blackberry Peach Cobbler
This recipe is an adaptation of one that appeared in Gourmet magazine. It’s an absolutely mouth-watering dessert for late summer when these luscious fruits are
at their peak. The advantage to making it in the slow cooker, rather than in the oven, is that you
can be doing other things while it cooks to perfection.
Poached Eggs on Spicy Lentils
This delicious combination is a great cold-weather dish. Add the chiles
if you prefer a little spice and accompany with warm Indian bread, such as naan,
and hot white rice. The Egg and Lentil Curry (see Variation, below) is a great dish
for a buffet table
or as part of an Indian-themed meal.
Cannelloni with Tomato Eggplant Sauce
Here’s a great recipe for cannelloni that
is remarkably easy
to make. Oven-ready pasta is filled with ricotta and baby spinach and bathed in a tomato eggplant sauce. Add some crusty bread and a salad of roasted peppers or crisp greens for a terrific meal.
Turkey Sloppy Joes
Kids love this savory mixture, which is perfect for those busy evenings when you have to rush out after eating dinner. Serve this over hot split onion buns and accompany with a tossed salad for a tasty and nutritious meal.
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