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Quinoa with Butternut Squash and Carrot Stew
Tonight we prepared this delicious, easy to make stew and quinoa dish, adapted from a recipe in Bon Appetit magazine. I’d never actually made quinoa before, and was surprised at its appearance before cooking — it’s a lot smaller than I thought. It plumps up nicely when cooked, and has a unique texture — it’s […]
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Chilean Fish and Shrimp Stew
Tonight I made another soup from Healthy Latin Cooking — this time, a mixed seafood chowder featuring shrimp, halibut, and cod. Lisa says: Now this is a broth-based soup I can get behind! Chris says: Huh? Why this one? Lisa says: It has so much other “stuff” in it — the potatoes, the carrots, 3 […]
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Garden-Style Lasagna
Tonight Lisa made this labor-intensive lasagna based on a Cooking Light recipe, and added extra spices and mushrooms. I’m usually a bigger fan of tomato-sauce based lasagna, but this one hit the spot with its variety in textures and sheer number of sauteed vegetables. Chris says: Wow you’re on a roll with these Cooking Light […]
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Swordfish Tagine with Chermoulla
A full plate courtesy of the Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites cookbook. Swordfish is baked in a lemony cilantro sauce with onions, carrots, ginger, garlic, and tomatoes. We served it over a couscous with onions and peas, a recipe also from Moosewood. Chris says: Lemony! Lisa says: And cilantro-y! I love that sauce. Carrie says: Wow, I […]
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Seared Cod over Veggies and Pasta in a Mushroom Broth
Wow, was this good. Cod is coated in crushed dried shiitake mushrooms, seared, baked, and then plated over a dish of pasta and vegetables sitting in a mushroom broth. This recipe comes from Weight Watchers, and, shock of all shocks, the portions weren’t of the usual minuscule variety. Chris says: I love the crust on […]