Three Sisters Soup with Cilantro-Lime Pesto Topping

Three Sisters Soup with Cilantro-Lime Pesto Topping

Makes 5 to 6 cups This quintessential autumn soup honors the indigenous peoples who introduced corn, beans and squash—the three sisters—to the early American settlers. Kabocha (the Japanese word for “squash”) is the sweetest-tasting squash and has a bright orange...
Moroccan Red Lentil Soup

Moroccan Red Lentil Soup

Makes 4 servings or 4 to 4½ cups Moroccans use “seagreens” in their cooking, so the kombu (kelp) is a natural here. After reading Moroccan cookbooks, I focused on including the seasonings in the proportion they do for this recipe. The soup tastes balanced...
Spicy Yam & Coconut Soup

Spicy Yam & Coconut Soup

Makes 5 to 6 servings or 5 to 6½ cups Simple and luscious! The vegetables for this soup are baked whole, then puréed with light coconut milk, flavorful herbs and spices, and white miso. Notice that the fat content is far less than 20% of calories, the amount cited to...
Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Makes 1 dozen These crowd-pleasing Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies are modernized by the addition of complex carbohydrates—in the forms of whole grain pastry flour and more natural sweeteners—in place of the simple carbohydrates from refined white flour and white sugar. A...