A unique twist on a traditional hummus recipe! Enjoy this delicious and healthy Sweet Potato Hummus recipe with friends and family. They'll be sure to enjoy the combination of red peppers, sweet potatoes and fresh garlic.

You'll love my pantry friendly and impressive version of this classic French sauce. Serve on a bed of lettuce for a light lunch or fabulous first course. Enjoy more recipes from Holly Clegg's cookbook, trim&TERRIFIC Gulf Coast Favorites.

Enjoy this delicious Middle Eastern Salad with salad dressing and then sprinkle crispy pita chips on top. Or for a low fat option, skip on the dressing and serve with cottage cheese or garbanzo beans for a healthy protein packed lunch or dinner.

Drink in good health all year, not just on St. Patrick’s Day. This delicious, healthy smoothie features spinach and kale—the cancer-fighting greens that keep you going—as well as sweet grapes, a pear, orange and banana.

Simple ingredients magically create this make-ahead scrumptious breakfast dish fulfilling everyone’s expectations in your house. Enjoy more recipes from Holly Clegg’s cookbook, trim&TERRIFIC Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle at Any Age.

This Kheer recipe is an Indian dessert that is especially made on auspicious days. It is a rice pudding, which is a traditional South Asian sweet dish. The dessert can be flavored or garnished with raisins, crushed almonds or cashews.

Submitted by: Manisha Yadav, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Center for Specialized Women's Health

This is our go-to holiday bar cookie for Valentine’s Day or any holiday by using holiday themed chocolate coated candies. Enjoy more recipes from Holly Clegg’s cookbook, trim&TERRIFIC Kitchen 101: Secrets to Cooking Confidence.

Cabbage and black-eyed peas with meat and rice make this an ideal one-pot family meal for that lazy no-desire-to-cook day. And, it's really good!

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This dish is not only easy-to-make, but healthy and delicious. Lentils and kale are both nutritionally rich foods. Lentils are a plant based protein source which provides protein without any fat or cholesterol. They also provide a source of slow digesting carbohydrate which will keep you feeling satisfied for hours and supply soluble fiber which research shows can help lower cholesterol levels. Kale is a dark green leafy vegetable that is a very rich source of vitamins K, C, and A, but also provides many minerals, including calcium, magnesium, copper, potassium, phosphorus and iron.

The rich sweetness of the carmelized onions really round out the earthy flavor of the kale and lentils.

Grab a can of pizza dough, spread with pre-made olive mixture and Parmesan cheese for an instant incredible pick-up. Refrigerate leftovers and reheat in oven.

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A crock pot and five simple ingredients plus meat combine for a melt-in-your-mouth brisket meal that basically cooks itself! Serve as entrée or turn into scrumptious Beef Sliders by filling miniature rolls with brisket, Brie, and red onion — easy and fantastic!

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As we strive to reduce our risk for heart disease (and our waistlines), we often forego some of our most beloved foods, like dessert! While this is a good strategy to follow most of the time (there are a lot of calories in dessert you know!), there is no need to exclude desserts entirely from your life. In fact, rich, decadent desserts can fit into a heart-healthy eating plan, especially when a little culinary know-how and portion control is adopted.

This cheesecake would be delicious set on a pool of raspberry coulis and topped with some fresh berries and a mint sprig. You may also choose to use low fat graham crackers in the crust.

Have you thought about becoming a vegetarian, but not sure where to start? A good first step is to replace meat in recipes with legumes instead, such as garbanzo beans, which are also known as chick peas.

Legumes provide protein, just like meat does, but without any animal fat. Legumes also are a good source of soluble fiber which helps lower cholesterol. This is a heart healthy recipe - perfect for a meatless Monday dinner!

Enjoy this recipe for home-made, healthy pita chips with friends or treat yourself. With only four ingredients and a few easy steps, you can whip these up in no time!

Try our stuffed burgers, which can either be cooked on a skillet or on the grill.

If you’re making these burgers for children, you may want to serve the apples and peppers raw, on the side (some children prefer their fruit and veggies that way).

Note: Don’t forget to purchase ground white meat turkey. Not all ground turkey is lean, so be choosy.

Each serving provides plenty of vitamin C and potassium. This recipe is also a good source of folate and fiber.

Like most stir-fries, this can be made in minutes if you have all the ingredients chopped and ready to go. Purchase soba noodles that are low in sodium, or substitute wide whole wheat noodles, which also are low in salt.

You can find hoisin, a sweet sauce made from soybeans and spices, and Thai chili sauce in most supermarkets.

Open a few cans combined with fresh ingredients for a simple and super snazzy salsa. You can make homemade tortilla chips or pick up a bag. The homemade tortilla chips make a great snack and for variation, sprinkle with your favorite seasonings.

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Experiment with different vegetables and fruits on your grill this upcoming grilling season for a healthy grilling experience.

Anthocyanins are colorful compounds found in red, purple or blue fruits and vegetables that are not only tasty, but good for us too! They are thought to “turn on” cancer preventive triggers in the cells, decreasing our risk for disease.

Anthocyanins cans be found in most berries including blueberries, blackberrries, cranberries, cherries, red grapes, eggplant peel and red cabbage.