These muffins are best served warm. You can make them a day ahead and reheat them in the oven, in a dish covered with foil.
- nutmeg
- Sugar & spice coating:
- Muffins:
This is both a good dessert for a formal dinner and a pleasant brunch dish. I’ve also served wedges of it an antipasto, with glasses of prosecco or champagne.
(Makes two 8-inch frittatas, enough for 4 to 6 as an antipasto, 2 as a brunch or lunch dish, or 4 as a dessert)
- large eggs
- sugar
- ricotta
- grated nutmeg
- Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- salt
- gratings of black pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- For the vinaigrette:
- fresh lemon juice
- sugar
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- extra-virgin olive oil
- Dry ingredients:
- natural sugar
- ground flax seed
- baking powder
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- ginger
- Wet ingredients:
- agave nectar
- unsweetened apple sauce
- soy yogurt
- raisins
- Optional topping: Vanilla sugar
roll thin
- olive oil
- milk
POINTS® value | 5 per serving
Don’t stand on tradition! These enchiladas may not win the authenticity award, but they’re a fantastic way to get everyone eating their greens.
- Nonstick spray
- medium onion
- dry white wine
- ground cinnamon
- ground cumin
- salt
- Mission 96% fat-free whole-wheat tortillas
- shredded low-fat Monterey Jack cheese
- barbecue sauce
- no-salt vegetable broth
- chili powder
- oregano leaves
Here’s a well-rounded dish: a bed of healthful greens topped with winter squash and a baked chicken. Look for cut-up butternut squash in the produce section, then cut those pieces down to 1/2-inch cubes.
POINTS® value | 3 per serving
- Nonstick spray
- dry white wine
- maple syrup
- dried sage
- ground cinnamon
- salt
- ground black pepper
- poultry seasoning
POINTS® value | 1 per serving
Serving size: 1 cup.
A little sweet balsamic tames the chard—and creates a healthful side dish for fish, chicken or beef. If all the greens don’t fit in the pan in one bunch, add them in batches, wilting one heaping handful in the pan before adding the next.
- olive oil
- red pepper flakes
- no-salt vegetable broth
- balsamic vinegar
- salt
- ground black pepper
You’ve probably shunned this dish for ages – and rightly so. But bake, don’t fry, and you can put this favorite back on the menu.
Now POINTS® Value: 5
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
- sprays olive oil cooking spray
- fat-free skim milk
- Dijon mustard
- seasoned bread crumbs
- all-purpose flour
- red wine vinegar