Great for company! Used brown jasmine instead of regular. Use less liquid to cut down rice time.

ready in about an hour; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • coconut milk
  • jasmine rice
  • diagonally sliced green onions
  • cornstarch
  • low-sodium soy sauce
  • dark brown sugar
  • balsamic vinegar
  • coarsely ground black pepper
  • sliced green onions
serves 36
You might need to buy:
  • granulated sugar
  • firmly packed light brown sugar
  • baking soda
  • all-purpose flour
  • eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • valentine Chocolate Chips
serves 20
You might need to buy:
  • baking powder
  • egg plus 1 egg yolk
serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • Bordelaise Finishing Sauce
serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • eggs
  • heavy cream
  • finely grated Parmagiano Reggiano cheese
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • firmly packed light brown sugar
  • freshly grated nutmeg
  • vanilla extract
  • half-and-half
  • eggs
  • thin slices ham
  • thin slices Swiss Gruyere cheese
  • Raspberry preserves for serving

331 calories per half sandwich, 15 grams fat (8 g saturated), 525 mg sodium, 42 mg cholesterol

ready in about 5 minutes; serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • grated cheese - cheddar or your favorite
  • thin slice cooked deli ham
  • unsalted butter

147 calories per cup, 1 g fat (1 g saturated), 56 mg sodium, 4 mg cholesterol

serves 3
You might need to buy:
  • ice
  • low-fat vanilla yogurt
  • frozen strawberries
  • pomegranate or cranberry juice

per muffin 227 calories, 14 grams fat (7 g saturated), 84 mg sodium, 57 mg cholesterol

ready in about 25 minutes; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • baking powder
  • reduced-fat sour cream
  • egg
  • maple syrup
  • finely chopped walnuts

111 calories per serving, 8 grams fat (4 grams saturated), 232 mg sodium, 221 mg cholesterol

ready in about 10 minutes; serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • thinly sliced scallion
  • thinly sliced zucchini or asparagus
  • sliced red or green pepper
  • eggs
  • grated reduced-fat mozzarella or cheddar