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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, diced
1-3 teaspoons hot paprika, or to taste
2 14-ounce cans vegetable broth
4 medium plum tomatoes, diced
1 medium yellow summer squash, diced
2 cups diced cooked potatoes (see Ingredient note)
1 1/2 cups green beans, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 cups frozen spinach (5 ounces)
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar or red-wine vinegar
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or prepared pesto

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
  
• Add onion, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, about 6 minutes
• Add paprika and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
  
• Add broth, tomatoes, squash, potatoes and beans; bring to a boil.
  
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender, about 12 minutes.
  
• Stir in spinach and vinegar; continue cooking until heated through, 2 to 4 minutes more.
• Ladle soup into bowls and top with fresh basil or a dollop of pesto.

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8 ounces whole-wheat elbow noodles (2 cups)
1 10-ounce package frozen chopped broccoli
1 3/4 cups low-fat milk, divided
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
3/4 cup shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta for 4 minutes. Add frozen broccoli and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the pasta and broccoli are just tender, 4 to 5 minutes more.
2. Meanwhile, heat 1 1/2 cups milk in another large pot over medium-high heat until just simmering. Whisk the remaining 1/4 cup milk, flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a small bowl until combined. Add the flour mixture to the simmering milk; return to a simmer and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in Cheddar, Parmesan and mustard until the cheese is melted.
3. Drain the pasta and broccoli and add to the cheese sauce. Return to the heat and cook, stirring, over medium-low heat, until heated through, about 1 minute.

1 1/2 C Flour
1/2 C Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 T Salt
1/4 T Baking powder
1/4 T Baking soda
1/2 C Butter (or margarine,)
Softened
1 C Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 t Vanilla
48 Maraschino cherries
Frosting
6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 C Sweetened condensed milk
Cherry juice (4 to 5 tsp)

• In bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla to butter-sugar mixture and beat well.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to butter-sugar mixture and beat until well blended.

• Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet and push down center of each ball with thumb.
• Drain cherries and reserve juice.
• Place 1 cherry in center of each indentation.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.

• For frosting, put chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in small saucepan.
• Heat until chocolate melts.
• Stir in 4 teaspoons cherry juice.
• If too thick, add more juice.

• Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry.
• Spread to cover cherry.
• Bake 10 minutes or until done.
• Do not overcook.
• Remove to wire rack and cool.
• The cookies freeze nicely.

1 cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Vinegar
16 ounces Green beans, can -- drained
16 ounces Yellow beans, can -- drained
16 ounces Lima beans, can -- drained
16 ounces Garbanzo beans, can -- drained
16 ounces Red kidney beans -- drained
1 each Green pepper -- slivered
4 each Celery -- sliced
3 each Onions, medium -- sliced thin

• Combine sugar, salt vinegar in pan, bring to boil for 1 min.
• Cool.
• Toss all other ingredients together and pour the vinegar mixture over them.
• Marinate for 24 hrs in refrigerator, stirring occasionally.

Cal: 313.