Recipes

What better way to celebrate the start of the growing season than with a nourishing soup made with spring asparagus and spinach? Even though this soup doesnt contain any cream, it has a velvety consistency.

Fish tacos are an appealing supper thats easy to make at home. In restaurant versions, the fish is often deep-fried. Here weve lightened this recipe by coating the fish with a flavorful spice mix before baking it.

Turkey and beans are both excellent sources of protein. This easy dish combines them in an entre suitable for serving a group, yet practical for one or two because it can be made ahead and reheated. Its ideal for leftover turkey, or you can substitute cooked chicken, such as from a supermarket rotisserie chicken.

With a surfeit of fatty, sodium-laden toppings, a typical pizza can easily derail your intentions to eat healthfully, and a large restaurant or delivery pizza is practically an invitation to overeat. Here is a healthful, homemade alternative that uses a whole-wheat crust and sports a topping of vegetables. Our crust is superfast and easy to make, but if you are not interested in making your own dough, most supermarkets sell whole-wheat pizza dough. To counter the temptation to overindulge, we recommend making individual pizzas instead of one large pizza.

Using quick-rising yeast (such as Fleischmanns RapidRise) and a food processor, you can have homemade pizza dough ready for baking in about 20 minutes-faster than ordering takeout. (You can also mix and knead the dough in a bread machine using the manual setting.) This recipe makes enough for 4 individual pizzas-our accompanying recipe is for 2 pizzas, but you can store the portion you dont use in the refrigerator for up to 2 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. (Thaw the dough overnight in the refrigerator before using.)

An alternative to hot oatmeal (and commercial cold cereals with often-misleading health claims), muesli makes a refreshing, healthy summer breakfast.

This vegetable-filled Italian-style omelet is surprisingly easy and fast. For convenience, you can use 1 cup frozen stir-fry pepper mix instead of fresh onion and red pepper, or leftover cooked vegetables.

Commercial breakfast and snack bars are awash in dubious nutrition claims. This recipe is simple to make and handy to have on hand for breakfasts or snacks on the go.

For a colorful treat, try this recipe with blood (Moro) oranges.

Chia seeds swell to form a gel when moistened. They thicken the juices in this compote made with convenient frozen berries.