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"We've all heard how anti-oxidants fight cancer, save eyesight, and prevent clogged arteries. Turns out lutein, a delicious 7 mg dose of which is supplied with each serving of this recipe, is even more beneficial than beta carotene. It delays lung aging and combats arthritis to boot! Who knew improving your health could be so quick and easy, and..."

Ingredients: diced tomatoes, kale...

"A delicious recipe using red cabbage, fragrant spices & apples or pears; whilst this is happily cooking away, the spicy smell pervades the kitchen & indeed the rest of the house and heralds the start of my festive baking & freezing season - who needs expensive pot-pourries! Not only is this dish delectable to eat alongside turkey, pork,..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, onions, pears...

"Whipped this up tonight since we have been a bit vegetable deficient lately. I LOVE hummus, as does my fiancé, so I thought this would be perfect. It turned out really well. This is based on my Lebanese friend's recipe for hummus--she is religious about hummus and tabbouleh, so I know I have the basic recipe down pat!! :-) Be sure to adjust..."

Ingredients: garbanzo beans, edamame...

"I love Swiss chard and really like this recipe combining it with tomatoes and garlic. Recipe from Chicago Trib FOOD section years ago."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, red swiss chard...

"Goes great with warm grilled pita bread and a crisp Greek salad."

Ingredients: dry lentils, fresh ground black pepper...

"This recipe makes a very hearty and healthy vegetarian main dish. It's based on a recipe I found in an old Bon Appetit magazine. The original recipe calls for a 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper as well which you can add if you like spice. Recipe can easily be doubled to serve 6-8. It freezes well too."

Ingredients: canned vegetable broth, cumin...

"From the August 2005 Cooking Light issue.
The walnuts are my addition. Now that apple season is about upon us, it's time to sample different varieties. This salad recipe is a good start."

Ingredients: mixed greens, brown mustard...

"My grandmother (from Fall River Massachusettes) taught me to make this soup just before I went to college. I tweaked it a little, but not much. This is portuguese soul food. It cures all ills, especially the rainy cabin fever I get here in Seattle each winter.
Note: 12.02.07 I stopped eating meat, but still love to make this soup. Vegetarians......"

Ingredients: fresh kale, dry sherry...

"Really easy fresh side dish."

Ingredients: frozen peas, margarine, salt...

"Our family favorite Rotkohl dish, in the traditional German style (with a few flourishes)! Delicious!! Red cabbage, apples, aromatic spices and wine---this dish is sure to please! Wonderful served with holiday roast turkey, beef, or ham dishes -or- with bratwurst, weisswurst or wienerwurst sausages. Tip: For a delicious & traditional European feast..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"With dried cranberries topped with pine nuts in a citrus vinaigrette!"

Ingredients: dried cranberries, baby spinach...

"This was a fabulous salad adapted from a recipe from last month's (Oct 2004) issue of Cooking Light. Their recipe called for blue cheese, but I've also used an herbed feta cheese."

Ingredients: pepper, Dijon mustard...

"I prefer this meatless, but you may also add tuna if you want - either 2 well-drained cans or a seared tuna steak. From Shape Magazine (June 2005)"

Ingredients: herbed croutons, cucumbers...

"Adapted from: "Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison's Kitchen". "A homey Sunday-night sort of soup that makes no pretensions to being hoppin' John or any other southern dish but simply a bowl of delicious nourishment. I've found that frozen black-eyed peas take as long to cook as dried ones that have been soaked--a good hour..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground pepper...