Healthy Recipes

Deep fried lumpia rolls filled with a mixture of beef, pork and vegetables. Great for parties as they can be prepared ahead of time and frozen, then fried when you're ready to use.

Three different melons are liquefied with strawberries and raspberries for this refreshing treat from the freezer.

A delicious recipe that substitutes a portobello mushroom for a pizza crust. Try using pesto sauce instead of spaghetti sauce, and experiment with your favorite pizza toppings.

These are lower in fat than most cookies and do not last long, so be prepared to make them often!

This is a traditional tartar sauce complete with hardboiled egg and capers. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Ground beef and onion are browned then cooked in a slow cooker with taco seasoning, tomato sauce, corn and beans.

Its flavor-enhancing power is salt's greatest culinary asset. Try this slowly cooked (4 to 5 hours) roast and see for yourself.

A citrus and spiced dry tea mix that can be given as gifts.

Onions and bell peppers enrich a lightly seasoned tomato sauce. But wait, there's more. Simmer sauteed pork chops in the sauce for a homey, comforting meal.

My mom's unusual salad has been popular with friends and family for many years. This salad calls for a lot of ingredients but is worth the effort. If possible, use pickle juice instead of the vinegar.

Vanilla yogurt adds a different, healthy twist and tang to this light, delicious potato salad. It's great as a side dish or even an autumn picnic.

Orange juice and zest add a citrus accent to this fine quick bread, heavy with dates and nuts.

If you have ever wanted to make your own fresh pasta, this easy recipe shows how semolina flour, salt and water are kneaded into a simple dough, then rolled and cut into shapes. Durum semolina flour may be found at specialty grocers.

Penne pasta has great company in this robust salad that is hearty enough to serve as an entree. Tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, sweet onion and black olives are tossed with the pasta and an herbed oil and lemon juice dressing.

Yellow squash and zucchini are simmered with onion, tomatoes and green chile peppers.

For those of you unable to make it to south Texas, A shrimp cocktail made Tex Mex style to include cilantro and chile serrano for that authentic flavor that will blow your tastebuds away, without leaving your home!

Full of dried fruit and nuts these power bars are delicious and much more filling than most granola bars.

Colorful red and yellow sweet bell peppers sauteed with sliced red onions and chopped garlic are poured over cooked penne to make a cheerful dish of pasta.

This recipe for a quick, hot breakfast cereal is sweetened with sugar substitute and dried plums.

Spray this on steaks while they are grilling and enjoy the compliments when you put them on the table. Great on any type of beef steak.