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Healthy Beef Taco Salad with the Healing Power of Cumin

This beef taco salad recipe is a healthy take on a traditional southwest salad.

Ground beef is browned and seasoned then served on a bed of greens with fresh tomatoes, grated cheese, corn chips and sour cream. This beef taco salad is a fast and easy recipe that is always a crowd pleaser. Yields 4 to 6 servings.

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Minestrone Soup: The Healthy Answer to Cold Autumn Nights

Mid November in DC, and the nights are getting longer and colder. This week we have frost almost every night, and the slippery slope of eating more filling food to keep warm and feel good is smoother than ever. What can we eat on a cold night without feeling guilty about the pre-holidays diet? One simple tasty solution is minestrone soup: warm, filling and scrumptious. This is a great cold night dinner. Including suitable “good carbs”, it will make it a meal that will not leave us hungry half an hour later.

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Roasted Lamb Rack with Herbs. Tasty and Simple.

A simple yet tasty and elegant classic dinner for two: a moist herbed roasted lamb rack. The herbal marinade helps minimize the strong lamb flavor so many find “gamey”, giving it a milder and appealing flavor. Serve with fresh green salad and a glass of red wine, dim the lights, light a candle on the table, and you have a romantic healthy light dinner.

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Gingered Pumpkin-Pear Soup

Thanksgiving. Autumn. Turning Leafs. Enjoy this low fat recipe that brings to light the rich and earthy flavors of fall as the opener for your Thanksgiving feast or as a warmer for a chilly autumn evening.

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Baba Ghanoush. The Best Roasted Eggplant Salad.

Baba Ghanoush, roasted eggplant salad with tahini and herbs. A classic Mediterranean salad using grilling as the method to emphasize the earthy flavor of the eggplant. A favorite at Palette Dome Cuisine!

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Tzatziki (τζατζικι) Recipe

Greek yogurt, garlic and cucumber delight. Make it as a dip to serve with crisp fresh cut vegetables and crackers or double the amount of yogurt to serve as as a cold soup for a hot summer night. Continue reading Tzatziki (τζατζικι) Recipe