very easy
Recipes for beginners and those that can be prepared quickly with minimum effort.
Cold and spicy tomato soup
Serve this spicy tomato soup chilled with crusty French bread for a refreshing summer lunch.
Baby spinach salad
Baby spinach is tender and sweet, far gentler than mature spinach, and perfect raw in a salad. Here it's tossed with creamy avocado, sharp red onion, and crisp yellow pepper, then bound together with a tangy yogurt dressing. It comes together in fifteen minutes and makes a fresh, light lunch or a side that holds its own next to grilled meat or fish.
Mojito low cal
Mojitos are refreshing cocktails made with light rum. Very light to the taste, these summer cocktails are low in calories as well.
Sangria sparkler
This recipe for low calorie sangria sparkler has all the taste of traditional sangria without all the calories. Try this refreshing summer drink.
Lean marinade for red meats
This is a great lean marinade for steak and lamb. Choose reasonably lean beef and lamb to keep the spirit.
Lean marinade for white meats
For extra taste you can marinade the meat beforehand. This simple recipe works great with pork, chicken or turkey.
Black bean salsa
A high fiber option for a salsa or dip. This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings. A serving is 1/3 cup.
Tropical fruit with cinnamon rum
This combination is lovely on its own. It becomes stunning when served with pancakes, crepes, tulipes, or on a cake base.
Tomato and garlic frittata
This is a basic frittata recipe that you can enhance to your taste. The combinations are endless but sometimes just a quick and basic recipe like this one hits the spot.
Brazilian fried bananas
Brazilian cook bananas in many ways although frying them in vegetable oil or butter is the probably the most popular. The bananas can be served just the way they come out of the pan as a side dish, as you would find in Cuba, or sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar for a sweet dessert.