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With a short list of ingredients, these recipes are easy to make. Some may suggest optional ingredients you can add.

slices of bread from a rustic loaf

No-Knead Whole-Wheat Bread

Prepare:
20 minutes + 13 hours rising
Makes:
20 pieces
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glass of Panama's Tropical Bounty Smoothie

Panama’s Tropical Bounty Smoothie

Prepare:
15 minutes
Makes:
2 cups
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whole roasted chicken on platter

Roasted Whole Chicken

Prepare:
5 to 10 minutes
Makes:
4 to 6 cups cooked chicken
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glass of agua fresca

Agua Fresca (Fruit Water)

Prepare:
10 minutes
Makes:
about 4 cups
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Mix and Match Pasta Salad

Mix and Match Pasta Salad

Prepare:
10 minutes
Makes:
6 cups
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Bowls with fish filets served with green beans and a creamy sauce.

Microwave Steamed Fish

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
3 servings
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Glass containers with potatoes, carrots, broccoli and green beans.

Microwave Fresh Vegetables

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
2 cups
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Crock Pot with cooked red kidney beans.

Slow Cooker Beans

Prepare:
5 minutes + 6 hours soaking
Makes:
6 cups
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Large bowl of shredded chicken covered in salsa and served over rice.

Salsa Chicken

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
6 cups
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Kiwi popsicles in a bowl sitting on a table with slices of kiwi surrounding.

Kiwi Popsicles

Prepare:
10 minutes
Makes:
8 pops
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Plate of pan-fried eggplant omelet served with rice.

Eggplant Omelet (Tortang Talong)

Prepare:
20 to 30 minutes
Makes:
2 servings
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Plate of eggplant rounds with red sauce and mozzarella topped with breadcrumbs.

Eggplant Pizza Slices

Prepare:
10 minutes
Makes:
8 Slices
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Eggplant dip garnished with parsley served with a vegetable and cracker plate.

Eggplant Dip

Prepare:
10 minutes
Makes:
1 ½ Cups
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Photo of Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie

Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie

Prepare:
20 minutes
Makes:
6 cups
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Platter of stacked golden fry bread.

Rosanna’s Fry Bread

Prepare:
1 hour (includes mixing, resting, and dividing)
Makes:
8 pieces
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Bowl of cranberry relish served with a pancake.

Cranberry-Orange Relish

Prepare:
15 minutes
Makes:
2 ½ cups
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Two versions of a grain bowl with vegetables and chicken or tofu.

Mix and Match Grain Bowl

Prepare:
varies
Makes:
4 servings
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Celery sticks spread with peanut butter and topped with raisins are displayed on a plate in a pinwheel formation. In the middle of the plate is a celery and peanut butter stick with mini pretzels extending out of the peanut butter like the wings of a butterfly.

Ants on a Log

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
4 servings
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Bowls of popcorn served with seaweed and seasonings.

Stovetop Popcorn

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
8 cups
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Large bowl of seasoned popcorn with cilantro.

Microwave Popcorn

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
8 cups
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Big bowl of cooked amaranth.

Stovetop Amaranth

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
about 2 ½ cups
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Bowl of fine textured teff.

Stovetop Teff

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
2 ½ cups
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Plate of cooked millet.

Stovetop Millet

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
3 cups
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Big bowl of small sorghum pellets.

Stovetop Sorghum

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
2 ½ cups
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Bowls of cooked farro.

Stovetop Farro

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
2 ½ cups
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Cooked rice in a bowl.

Stovetop Brown Rice

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
3 cups
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Bowl of soft textured oats served with raspberries.

Stovetop Steel Cut Oats

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
3 cups
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Bowls of cooked buckwheat.

Stovetop Buckwheat

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
3 cups
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Bowls of cooked quinoa.

Stovetop Quinoa

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
3 cups
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Bowl of soft, cooked bulgur.

Stovetop Bulgur

Makes:
3 cups
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Cooked kamut in bowls.

Stovetop Kamut

Prepare:
8 hours
Makes:
2 ½ to 3 cups
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Plate of dark green beet leaves.

Sautéed Beet Greens

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
3 Servings
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Mugs of water infused with herbs and orange peels.

Garden Herbal Tea

Prepare:
10 to 15 minutes
Makes:
1 cup
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Ceramic bowl with creamy oatmeal topped with raspberries and blueberries.

Overnight Oats for One

Prepare:
15 minutes
Makes:
1 serving
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Roasted tomato halves and herbs with a small amount of liquid in the bottom of the baking dish.

Roasted Tomatoes

Prepare:
10 minutes
Makes:
2 ½ to 3 cups
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Baked salmon filets on tin foil.

Oven Baked Salmon

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
4 Servings
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Glasses of ice water with thin lemon slices.

Citrus Flavored Water

Prepare:
10 minutes
Makes:
4 cups
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Plate of hard-cooked egg halves.

Perfect Hard-Cooked Eggs

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
1 Servings
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Plates of French Toast dusted with powdered sugar.

French Toast

Prepare:
5 minutes
Makes:
4 slices
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Bowl of seasoned and mashed parsnip and potato.

Mashed Parsnips and Potatoes

Prepare:
15 minutes
Makes:
3 cups
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