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Light Pasta Primavera

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Every now and then, I get sick of eating meats of any kind and crave something that is vegetarian and healthy.  Pasta Primavera is excellent to satiate such cravings but the creamy Alfredo sauce does quite a number on my guilt gland. So my solution to this persistent guilt is to try something lighter that tastes as good as...
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Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Even though I did not manage to find it in any restaurant in Mexico City, this is the standard soup of choice at most Tex-Mex restaurants in the US.  I find it an efficient way to use leftover chicken (any roast chicken or rotisserie chicken would do) or the few corn tortillas that didn’t get consumed after a fajita...
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Spicy Corn Bread Cheese Toast

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Believe me, I tried to think of a more original name for this invention of mine but somehow every catchy name that I could think of didn’t reflect the explosion of taste and texture in this simple combination of flavors.  So I had to resort to a simple name that simply stated all the components in it.  Yes, it...
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Lettuce Chicken Wraps

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I am not a big fan of chain restaurants but every now and then I used to indulge myself in the vice of visiting Cheesecake Factory – I loved their Lettuce Wraps and their Pineapple Upside-down cheesecake!  The wraps “looked” light and tasted great, so I used them to justify eating the cheesecake.   But then I realized that I...
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Belgian Endive, Orange, Kiwi and Goat Cheese Salad

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There is no cooking, baking or roasting involved with this scrumptious salad and so it is one of the easiest recipes that you will ever try!  Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this dish, it is really a burst of taste and texture in your mouth with bitterness coming from the endive, sweetness from the orange, tartness from...
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