Having regular and reliable meals is a great way of providing good nutrition for health and wellness.   Planning for enjoyable food makes meals or snacks pleasurable and trying a new recipe can help add variety to repetitive meals. 

Check out the Health4U recipe collections featuring MSU chefs and Health4U staff members to help spice up your routine!


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Please feel free to use these recipes and to share with family and friends. If you share them on-line or publish them in any way, please follow these guidelines:

  1. If you’re adapting someone else’s recipe, begin with a short note of the goal and what you looked for, perhaps something you changed and why. Then give credit to the person who you got it from: "Recipe adapted from ___________" and give a link to the original source.
  2. If you used someone else’s recipe for inspiration, but changed it substantially and the product is somewhat similar to the published recipe, give credit to the original by saying, " This recipe by (me) was inspired by ____________. The original recipe can be found here." and give a link to the original recipe.
  3.  If you change the ingredients substantially or completely came up with the product on your own; and you write directions in your own words for how you prepared it, the recipe is your own and you should claim it.
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Farro Salad with Grilled Vegetables

Chewy farro grains are delicious in this autumn-y salad. Recipe yields enough for dinner for 2 to 4 with some left for a couple of lunches. To do this, make the base with dressing, farro, and grilled veggies. Add fresh veggies to the base as you go.

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Shiitake Mushroom Consommé

Umami ingredients abound in this tasty soup!

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Baba Ghanoush

This traditional Middle Eastern eggplant spread or dip is typically served cold or at room temperature with pita bread or thin slices of crusty French bread. Fabulous! as a sandwich spread.

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Patatas Bravas

Crispy potatoes with spicy tomato sauce and garlicky mayonnaise, patatas bravas is a hot tapas item served throughout Spain.

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Tart Cherry Gastrique

A sweet and sour pan sauce--pairs well with roasted vegetables, strong cheeses, and roasted meats.

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Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Making cheese at home is magical and delicious. A fresh cheese such as ricotta is a good place to start.

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Thai Peanut Dipping Sauce

Peanut butter’s reach is well beyond the sandwich. The flavor of peanut pairs well with anything sweet. Classic savory sauces like this one from Chef Kurt become nutty and smooth with this one special ingredient.

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Taro Frittelle

Taro is the potato of the humid tropics. Like the Irish potato we know and love, taro is a tuber, a staple starchy vegetable, and a key ingredient in many traditional dishes.

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Flourless Dark Chocolate Mini Cakes

Everyone looks forward to this decadent, gluten-free dessert!

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Triple-Pomegranate Chicken

Pops of cheery red add color and flavor to the ever-popular chicken--perfect for the holidays.

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