
- Recipe Index
September 2012 Recipe Index
Find all the healthy recipes from Cooking Light's September 2012 issue.
more Budget Meal Plan: $50, 5 Meals, 4 People
Our own Robin Bashinsky cooked up a week's worth of tasty dinners for four—for a total of just $50.
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- Feature
50 Bucks, 5 Meals, 4 People: Diary of a Supermarket Tightwad
Diary of a Supermarket Tightwad: We challenged our own Robin Bashinsky to deliver a week of great dinners for a lot less money.
more The Art of Crunchy Food
9 loud recipes for those times when you just crave crunch.
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Cucina Povera
Mighty rich flavors for much less money: These global dishes hail from humble but inspired kitchens.
more- Nutrition Made Easy | By the Numbers
Smothies Under 250 Calories
Smoothie joints can pack 400 calories in a 20-ounce cup. Here's how to downsize while getting lots of fresh fruit and flavor. By Sidney Fry, MS, RD
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- Cookbook Awards
Top 100 Cookbooks of the Last 25 Years | Part 9: Best Vegetarian and Vegan Cookbooks
Find our top 6 picks for the best vegetarian and vegan cookbooks of the past 25 years.
more - Nutrition Made Easy | Recipe Makeover
Kid-Friendly Combo Fix
We cut calories, salt, and fat big time in both the chicken nuggets and the chips. By Sidney Fry, MS, RD
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- Nutrition Made Easy
Buy Better Bread
If a dense artisanal loaf won't cut it with the kids, you can still find good choices in the supermarket.
more - Healthy Living: Travel
Healthy & Hungry in San Francisco
While the rest of the country heads back to school, late-summer harvests make September prime playtime for chefs in the City by the Bay.
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- First Bites
Healthy Gets Sexy
The chefs of our Light Up the Night event are known for moving lighter foods into the spotlight. Our senior food editor asks why. By Tim Cebula
more - The Enlightened Cook
Chic Suppers on the Cheap
Create restaurant-worthy meals from everyday ingredients. By Rozanne Gold
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- Nutrition Made Easy | Hot Topic
Bring Back Home Ec!
Cooking and nutrition skills are crucial to a happy, healthy life. So why don't schools teach them?
more - The Enlightened Cook
A Kid in the Kitchen
Our kid in the kitchen massages chicken and creates a new family fave.
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- Healthy Living: 12 HH
Healthy Habits Hero: Barton Seaver
"Sustainable seafood is delicious, nutritious, and readily available at stores where we already shop."
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Healthy Habits Graduate: Jenny Ilderton
Jenny Ilderton, piano and voice teacher, Lancaster, PA, shares her tips for eating more fish.
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Crab Cake Recipes
Costly crab, but too much filler? These cakes strike the perfect balance.
moreCorn Muffin Recipes
A favorite accompaniment to a hearty bowl of chili, these aren't the corn muffins you thought you knew.
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Dinner Tonight
One of these simple dinner menus can be on your table in well under an hour.
more Our Nutrition Guidelines
Put the nutrition analysis numbers that accompany each recipe to work for you.
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