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Antipasto on a Stick Recipe
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Easy, Healthy Killer App: Antipasto Skewers

I live by the belief that food tastes better when it's on a stick.
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I live by the belief that food tastes better when it's on a stick. This phenomenon doesn't just apply to skewers but also everything from Greek salad bites to French fries and bacon to Vietnamese coffee.

Antipasti is no exception. Rather than serving this crowd-pleasing Italian appetizer on a platter, serve it to a tailgating or holiday crowd as finger food.

This version combines Italian-style chicken sausage, roasted peppers, basil, sun-dried tomatoes, and artichokes, but feel free to mix it up with bocconcini, peppadews, or your favorite salumi. For an unstoppable gobble that's as healthy as it is delicious, keep reading.

Healthy Grilling Tips From Ellie Krieger
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Ellie Krieger's Top 10 Tips For Healthy Grilling

When I chatted it up with Food Network host and nutrition expert Ellie Krieger last week, she had plenty of suggestions for staying healthy during the coming months of Summer entertaining.
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Healthy Grilling Tips From Ellie Krieger

When I chatted it up with Food Network host and nutrition expert Ellie Krieger last week, she had plenty of suggestions for staying healthy during the coming months of Summer entertaining. In addition to discussing Father's Day meals, the Chefs Move to Schools program, and the new Cooking Channel, I asked Ellie to share her top cookout tips.

Here are 10 of Ellie's ways to get healthy while grilling up a storm.

Work the dry rub. Use lean cuts of meat. Control portions. Make tacos the star of the meal. Keep it fresh with mix-ins. Think outside of the burger bun. Slice meat thinly.
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Exclusive Interview With Food Network's Ellie Krieger
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Ellie Krieger Offers Advice For Healthy Summer Grilling

Now that warm weather's arrived, it's finally time for bikini season.
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Now that warm weather's arrived, it's finally time for bikini season. But Summer also means road trips, state fairs, ribs, and lots of ice cream. So what's a girl to do?

I asked cookbook author Ellie Krieger, host of the Food Network show Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger, how she manages to make sumptuous yet healthful food during grilling season. Hear what she has to say after the jump.

Recipe for Ellie Krieger's Easy Crab Salad With Mangoes
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Reader Recipe: Tropical Crab Salad

It's Dungeness crab season right now in San Francisco, and I can't wait to take advantage of the extremely fresh catch.
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It's Dungeness crab season right now in San Francisco, and I can't wait to take advantage of the extremely fresh catch. After seeing TeamSugar member lengel's recipe for tropical crab salad, I already know what I'll be making with my crabmeat. With ingredients such as mangoes, avocados, cilantro, and radicchio, the salad looks crunchy, sweet, savory, bright, and zesty all at the same time. To see the healthy recipe, read more

Turkey Meatloaf Two Ways — Beginner and Expert
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Turkey Meatloaf Two Ways — Beginner and Expert

All I've craved since the holidays are my favorite childhood comfort foods, but I'm trying to eat healthy, nutritious, wholesome foods.
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All I've craved since the holidays are my favorite childhood comfort foods, but I'm trying to eat healthy, nutritious, wholesome foods. That's why turkey meatloaf is perfect for this month — it's the best of both worlds. Although meatloaf made with ground beef isn't horrible for you, these recipes, which call for lean, ground, all-breast turkey meat, are even better.

The first recipe, a low-maintenance standby, is perfect for the casual cook. If you want to take your American comfort food to another level, however, opt for the second recipe. It elevates meatloaf with a roasted red pepper sauce, as well as vegetables that are sautéed before they're mixed in for extra tenderness. See both versions when you read more

Sunday BBQ: Grilled Scallops With Succotash
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Sunday BBQ: Grilled Scallops With Succotash

It's hard to beat properly cooked scallops: They possess the meatiness of steak while offering a melt-in-your-mouth consistency.
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It's hard to beat properly cooked scallops: They possess the meatiness of steak while offering a melt-in-your-mouth consistency. Add the grill marks, and you have a caramelized flavor that is to die for.

These scallops, atop a bed of succotash, require only 10 minutes from start to finish! To make this ultra-quick recipe, read more

Fast & Easy Dinner: Balsamic Chicken with Spinach
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Fast & Easy Dinner: Balsamic Chicken with Spinach

Don't worry, I'm not telling you to take a package of Lean Cuisine balsamic glazed chicken from the freezer and pop it in the microwave for a fast & easy dinner.
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Don't worry, I'm not telling you to take a package of Lean Cuisine balsamic glazed chicken from the freezer and pop it in the microwave for a fast & easy dinner. Sure you could do that, but why would you when I have a wonderful recipe for the exact same thing?

A fresh, homemade meal is much better than frozen processed food, and in this case, chicken is cooked with garlic and covered with a syrupy balsamic reduction. Toss it with wilted spinach and whole wheat couscous and you have one healthy and filling Friday dinner. Step away from the microwave and towards the stove. Get the recipe, read more