• 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?
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