420 kitchen light Recipes

thick or thin rice-flour noodles (ban pho), green curry paste (such as thai kitchen), light coconut milk, chopped fresh cilantro, divided, zest and juice of 1 lime, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, beef sirloin fillet, scallions, halved , thinly sliced lengthwise, carrots, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise with a vegetable peeler, seedless cucumber , halved lengthwise and thinly sliced (about 12 oz), chopped peanuts, handful of fresh mint

fresh lemon juice, dijon mustard, garlic clove, grated, light olive oil, kosher salt

bourbon, cranberry juice, lemon syrup , recipe follows, orange bitters, fresh cranberries , lightly smashed and soaked in bourbon, suggestion : chilled cocktail glass, lemons, pitted and cut into small wedges, sugar, water

vegetable cooking spray, whole-wheat pastry flour, baking soda, kosher salt, pumpkin pie spice, eggs, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, vegetable oil, buttermilk, pure vanilla extract, coarsely grated carrots (about 1 lb), lighter cream cheese frosting for serving, recipe follows, optional, reduced-fat cream cheese (neufchatel), sugar, vanilla extract

store-bought frozen pie crust dough , defrosted, unsulphured molasses, all-purpose flour, egg, lightly beaten, baking soda, water, all-purpose flour, dark brown sugar, granulated sugar, unsalted butter , cut into pieces, sweetened whipped cream or ice cream, for serving, optional

roughly chopped cilantro (leaves and stems ), scallions, chopped, white and green reserved separately, chipotles en adobo, chili powder, freshly squeezed lime juice, kosher salt, extra-virgin olive oil, flank steak, green pepper, peeled, seeded, and sliced, red pepper, peeled, seeded, and sliced, onion, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick wedges, cumin seeds, lightly toasted, head napa cabbage, very thinly sliced (6 cups), orange , zest finely grated, freshly squeezed orange juice, lime , zest finely grated

fish , trimmings (from your 4 lbs of fillets, heads, tails, skin, bones, etc), onions, quartered, carrots, peeled and sliced into big chunks, stalks celery, sliced (leaves as well), parsley, black peppercorns, garlic clove, unpeeled, water, sugar, carrot, peeled and sliced, salt and pepper, to taste, onion, sliced into chunks, garlic clove, eggs, lightly beaten, matzo meal, ice water, salt, grindings fresh black pepper

unflavored gelatin (2 1/2 tsp), whole milk, vanilla beans, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, salt, unsalted butter, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, powdered espresso, heavy cream, unsalted butter , cut into pieces, sugar, salt, all-purpose flour, eggs, sugar, light corn syrup

russet potatoes, yellow onion, matzo meal, egg, lightly beaten, baking powder, kosher salt, vegetable oil, for frying, chopped fresh herbs , such as chives or parsley, for garnish, sour cream , for serving, spiced apple-pear sauce , for serving, mcintosh apples, peeled, cored and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces, ripe bartlett pears, peeled, cored and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces, fresh lemon juice, cinnamon sticks, ground nutmeg, sugar

sliced almonds, unsalted butter, at room temperature, almond butter, honey, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, egg, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, almond extract, puffed corn cereal (such as kix), chocolate chips (milk, dark or semisweet)

stalks celery (1 quartered, 2 thinly sliced ), garlic (2 smashed, 1 chopped), juice of 1 lemon, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, baby carrots , halved lengthwise, shrimp, peeled and deveined, sea scallops , halved horizontally, avocado, halved, pitted and peeled, romaine lettuce hearts , torn, capers , plus 1 tbsp brine from the jar, croutons, light mayonnaise

thick slices baguette, garlic, chopped peeled ginger, skinless, boneless chicken breasts , cut into pieces, egg white, chinese rice wine or dry sherry, cornstarch, kosher salt, scallions, white and light-green parts only, thinly sliced, sesame seeds, peanut oil, for frying

sesame seeds, unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the baking sheets, light brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, salt, baking powder, all-purpose flour

freshly brewed coffee, whiskey, light brown sugar, plus more for topping, heavy cream

all-purpose flour, salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, granulated sugar, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract, grated lemon zest (preferably meyer lemon), vegetable oil or cooking spray , for the baking sheets, assorted sanding sugar (optional), white or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped, vegetable shortening, light corn syrup, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, nonpareils , coconut flakes, assorted sanding sugar, crushed peppermints, sea salt and/or melted chocolate, for topping

fresh orange juice, canned or fresh pineapple juice, coconut milk, seltzer water, pineapple, peeled cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen, strawberries, hulled and frozen, orange sliced thin, light rum , optional

dark rum, light rum, orgeat (almond-flavored) syrup, orange juice, pineapple juice, triple sec, pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry, for garnish

walnuts halves, non-fat yogurt, light mayonnaise, minced fresh flat-leaf parsley, honey, lemon , zest finely grated, freshly ground black pepper, crisp apples , such as gala, ribs celery (with leaves), sliced into 1/2-inch-thick pieces (leaves chopped ), golden raisins, lemon, juiced, head boston lettuce, trimmed, washed, and dried