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A little of this sauce would be good over fish or steamed broccoli or cauliflower.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe was created to accompany Cocoa Angel Food Cake with Orange Glaze

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Adding moisture and flavor without fat is achieved in the beet and Asian pear salad: Its oil-free dressing is made with mustard, lemon juice, and apple jelly (substituting apricot preserves for the jelly works well in other salads, especially those using bitter greens).

A fast and delectable dessert combining purchased toffee candy and two simple sauces loaded with rich flavor.

Look for ripe mangoes that are slightly soft to the touch. To evoke the tropics even more, serve the fruit with coconut macaroons or macadamia nut cookies.

Gil Martínez Soto of Restaurante Virrey de Palafox in El Burgo de Osma, Spain adapts traditional en escabreche cooking to low-fat turkey.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

This is a lighter, first-course version of a classic Pennsylvania main-course soup. Saffron was initially a Colonial rich man's spice, and it retained a certain panache even for the Pennsylvania Dutch in Philadelphia, who grew their own.

Chef Shelton uses a 4- by 2-inch round cake ring to mold the salad on the plate.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.