OK - that's it. Valentine's Day is over, along with Baking Week, Chocolate Week and every other excuse to bake cookies or eat sugar for breakfast. We're cooking healthy from now on - or at least till, errrr, Easter.
Here are a few favorite healthy recipes that don't sacrifice taste in their pursuit of whole grains and winter vegetables.
• Basil Parmesan Pot Beans - Use real beans from Rancho Gordo and you'll never look back. As diehard bacon eaters, we say, beans like these are as good as meat. Really.
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I'm kind of obsessed with homemade burrito bowls lately - my favorite is lime- and cilantro-flavored brown rice with black beans, avocado and roasted sweet potato cubes.
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just note, the zucchini soup's first ingredient is butter. sorry to be a wise-ass, but that is considered dairy! ;)
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I love TJ's harvest blend!! Thanks for a recipe using it.
Not exactly a purge but I made roasted Brussels sprouts to go along with our dinner tonight (an onion-red pepper feta tart) and I CAN'T STOP EATING THEM. It makes me wonder why I eat junk food when I really love vegetables so much!
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I just made a huge pot of black bean soup, some to eat now and some to freeze. Lots of fibre and protein, very little fat. I also whipped up some skillet cornbread for dipping. Mmm.
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Ha! Thanks Barbara...
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classiccook: if it makes you feel better, i made oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies for valentine's day, and i CAN'T STOP EATING those. :) maybe i'll have to try brussels sprouts next year.
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I just made the couscous recipe, replacing the couscous with pearled barley. It was hearty and perfect.
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