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  • Savory Shepherd’s Pie
    Another Cheesecake Factory favorite gets a makeover
    Dear Recipe Doctor, I love your column. Can you give me any ideas for the shepherd’s pie at the Cheesecake Factory? For instance, how to make it less fattening and lower in carbs?
  • Patriotic Cupcake Cones
    Perfect for potlucks, picnics, and parties
    Dear Recipe Doctor, I’ve been wanting to try making cupcakes in ice cream cones. Does this still work with lighter cake batters? Is there a way to make these even lower in calories?
  • The Cream Puff Makeover Challenge
    Healthier, but still delicious!
    These cream puffs work great as shells for pesto chicken salad and for ice cream and fresh fruit—and with 85% less saturated fat, half the total fat, and 33% fewer calories and cholesterol than the original recipe.
  • Savory Sirloin Burgers
    Last call for barbecueing!
    Dear Recipe Doctor, my friend’s dad makes fantastically flavorful cheeseburgers. I want to make them myself, but I think he uses onion soup mix, barbecue sauce, melted butter, and breadcrumbs with the ground beef. Can you help?
  • Crab Cake Remake
    With 43% fewer calories and far less fat and cholesterol
    Dear Recipe Doctor, I found Paula Deen’s recipe for crab cakes. I’d like to try them, but I don’t want to make them as rich as the original recipe. I’ve loved what you’ve done with Paula’s recipes before. Will you take this one on?
  • Light Red, White, and Blue Potato Salad
    Not your mom’s potato salad
    I tasted a “red, white, and blue” potato salad at a deli a while ago, and I’ve always wanted to recreate it with lighter ingredients. I make the blue cheese dressing with low-fat buttermilk, fat-free sour cream, crumbled blue cheese (reduced fat is sometimes available), and a splash of vinegar and mustard.
  • Light and Easy Corn Fritters
    Love 'em!
    Even if you’re from a region of the country where you can go an entire year without ever hearing, “corn fritter,” you’ll love these delicious treats.
  • Easy Homemade Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Hummus
    Delicious and nutritious
    I love hummus as a dip with vegetables and as a spread on sandwiches or wraps—it’s a tasty way to add some beans. Once the garlic is roasted, you are just three minutes away from a savory homemade hummus. Just combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse for a minute!
  • Light Fried Green Tomatoes
    A favorite summer side dish
    We can make “crispy on the outside and moist on the inside” light fried green tomatoes by pan-frying them in a nonstick frying pan with a small amount of canola oil.
  • Best Darn Chocolate Cookies
    Hey, cookie connoisseurs, try these!
    These lighter mudslide cookies are so good, you’d never suspect they’re 100% whole wheat.
  • Light Version of Cheesecake Factory’s Chicken Romano
    Twice the fiber and far less fat
    Baking and panko breading make for a much healthier version of this Cheesecake Factory favorite.
  • Decadent Kahlua Brownie Cheesecake Makeover
    OMG!!!
    I pulled together a few different Recipe Doctor recipes to make this dessert happen. Everything worked out perfectly (I love when that happens), and I hope your taste buds will be as pleased as my tasters were!
  • Light and Easy Huevos Rancheros
    With 40% fewer calories and 70% less fat
    Dear Recipe Doctor, for health reasons, my husband and I are interested in lightening things up. We are hoping you can do a huevos rancheros makeover in time for summer!
  • Cheesecake Factory’s Eggplant Sandwich Gets a Makeover
    Half the fat and twice the fiber!
    Here’s a lighter version of the Factory’s Incredible Grilled Eggplant Sandwich. Our updated version is made with a light mayo and some minced garlic and served on a toasted whole wheat hamburger bun. Delicious!
  • Lighter Version of Sprinkles Strawberry Cupcakes
    Healthier version of the famous treat
    This recipe cuts the calories by almost half!
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