Makes ½ cup Go to any party and you’ll usually find a veggie plate with carrots, celery, and broccoli, with a tub of ranch dressing in the middle. Instead of that dip, give this fun orange-colored one a try. You’ll find an interesting and exotic flavor that will get…
Makes ½ cup Deep in the jungles of the elephant head–shaped country of Thailand there is a secret. For centuries the culinary geniuses who invented Thai cuisine have magicked together the spicy curries of India with the tropical flavors of the Pacific and a dash of…
Makes about 2 cups of sauce The most exciting part of this dip is the part where you get to set a pepper on fire! We’re not even kidding: to roast the pepper, we use our stovetop burner and roast it like a marshmallow. If you’re not able to do that, it can also be…
Makes 1½ cups of dressing If you use your imagination to think about interesting ingredients and unusual dressings, salads can be fun and delicious. Most days, we like our salads to have fruit, and this dressing is a perfect compliment. It’s made with raspberries and…
Makes 4 cups Barbecued meat is always better with barbecue sauce. This is our favorite–a sweet version that tastes great on almost any meat. You may not know this, but different states have different barbecue sauces. While this one is like the sauces they make in…
Makes 4 cups, enough to refill a squeeze bottle We love ketchup, and we’re willing to bet that you do too. But, do you know what the number two ingredient in most brands of ketchup is? SUGAR! Turns out, the companies that make ketchup don’t remove the seeds, since it…
Makes a cup of mayonnaise If you’re the type of person that is always whipping out the Miracle Whip or heaping on the Hellmann’s, this is for you. Rather than buying sugary mayonnaise made with unhealthy oils, why not make your own? It’s pretty easy to do and, once…
Serves 4 One of our favorite restaurants serves food from a country called Vietnam. If you’ve never tried this kind of food, you should give it a shot! Most Vietnamese restaurants are full of healthy choices for you, and their herbs and spices taste so fresh! Just…
Serves 4 If you find really big and thick carrots, this is a perfect way to cut and serve them. If not, this will work with whole baby carrots just as well. Carrots are one of our favorite vegetables; it’s a sweet root vegetable that is high in beta-carotene, a…
Serves 6-10 slices Sometimes for breakfast we make egg pies, otherwise known as frittatas. If you used a crust, it’d be called a quiche. No matter what you call this recipe, it’s super-delicious. The kale gets crispy on the top and adds a nice crunch! It’s best hot,…
Serves 4–6 Fried rice used to be a favorite in our house, but we don’t eat rice anymore. Luckily, instead of rice you can use cauliflower. Once you have rice, you might as well fry it! The cauliflower rice is just as tasty as anything you could get delivered by a…
MAKES ABOUT 1½ CUPS • 2 teaspoons olive oil • ¼ cup minced onion • 1 tablespoon minced jalapeño pepper • ¼ cup Ray’s Catsup (page 198) • 1 tablespoon honey • ¼ teaspoon dry mustard • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper • 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries 1. Heat oil in a cast…