From Clara Silverstein’s “A White House Garden Cookbook: Healthy Ideas from the First Family for Your Family”
serves 8
You might need to buy:
- red wine vinegar
- chili powder
- ground basil
- ground turmeric
- ground oregano
- ground cumin
- ground turkey or beef
- olive oil
- Several cloves of garlic
- green bell pepper
- large onion
- diced tomatoes with juice)
Buy shrimp in the shell and peel and devein it yourself – it will have more flavor.
ready in about 45 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- large shrimp
- olive oil
- chopped scallions
- minced garlic
- flour
- stewed tomatoes
- low-sodium chicken broth
- diced sweet potato
- frozen corn
- diced green pepper
- freshly ground black pepper
- thyme leaves plus thyme sprigs
serves 10
You might need to buy:
- olive oil
- chopped roasted red peppers
- Finely grated rind and juice of 1 orange
- sugar
- red chile fakes
- reduced-sodium chicken broth
- springs fresh thyme
- Freshly ground black pepper
- chopped fresh basil
ready in about an hour and 5 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- diced bacon
- oil
- all-purpose flour
- thinly-sliced leeks
- light stock
- heavy cream
- salt and pepper
“This soup is super versatile – use any kind of cheese, or use dry white wine instead of beer. Any kind of milk will work, too.”
serves 7
You might need to buy:
- chopped onion
- chopped carrot
- reduced-sodium chicken broth or water
- beer
- 2% reduced-fat milk