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Roasted squash with wild rice and cranberry

This warm dish is perfect on a cold day. It's low in fat and calories and can be served as a side dish or as an afternoon snack.

Snack Recipes

Simple winter fruit salad

Keep it simple and fresh this holiday with a winter fruit salad. Take advantage of locally sourced fruits and nuts to create a dish of beautiful colors and aroma.

Entrée Recipes

Red bean and turkey chili

Try this healthy turkey chili full of vegetables and legumes to warm you up during the cold winter months.

Entrée Recipes

Creole gumbo

This tasty creole gumbo is a popular American dish that has West African and French influence. It includes a variety of proteins and an option to turn up the heat.

Entrée Recipes

Chickpea cake with spring salad, vinaigrette, and hummus

In celebration of Earth Day, UC Davis Health's Food and Nutrition Team brings you a delicious whole food, plant-based, gluten-free meal. Watch the Facebook Live as our chefs walk you through step-by-step.

Entrée Recipes

Grilled chicken with roasted veggie potato corn cake, fondue and green beans

This delicious meal is perfect to cook up on those cooler days. You can serve these dishes altogether or make each piece separately to go with other dishes.

Entrée Recipes

Summer squash and corn medley

Cook up this colorful dish to enjoy on a warm summer evening.

Snack Recipes

Two delicious recipes to use 'ugly' but still good avocados

Do you have a few less-than-appetizing but still good avocados hanging around? Check out these two recipes that are great uses for those slightly brown avocados.

Entrée Recipes

Minestrone soup

This tasty soup full of veggies will warm your soul on a cold day.

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Flavor-bombed tofu tacos

Executive Chef Santana Diaz walks you through how to assemble the flavor-bombed tofu tacos, including how to make a chili lime glaze and cilantro lime vinaigrette.

Entrée Recipes

Italian broccoli and pasta

Searching for a healthy and easy pasta dish? We've got you covered.

Entrée Recipes

Moroccan-spiced chickpea glow bowl

This dish is a perfect use for canned beans and serves as a nice clean eating meal.

Entrée Recipes

Chipotle mashed sweet potatoes

This quick and simple recipe for chipotle mashed sweet potatoes is perfect as a side dish for your holiday dinner.

Dessert Recipes

Apple crumble

Check out this healthy twist on a traditional and delicious dessert.

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Dessert Recipes

Light pumpkin pie

One of the most popular holiday treats — pumpkin pie — is often loaded with saturated fat and cholesterol. With adjustments, everyone can enjoy this traditional dessert.