Simple white bean and chard soup

Having recently absolutely fallen in love with Swiss chard, I've been exploring all sorts of ways to try to incorporate it into my diet, and my latest experiment has been in soup. I took a basic vegetable soup, added white beans to make it a fuller meal, and chopped up plenty of Swiss chard to make it nutritious. The result is this simple white bean and Swiss chard soup that absolutely hit the spot. The leftovers were great too.

Here's a few more of my favorite ways to prepare chard:

• Swiss chard and rice pilaf
• Vegan creamed Swiss chard
• Chard and cheese omelet

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Gluten-Free Basic White Cake

Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free Basic White Cake. Recipe courtesy of Ener-G Foods. Looking for more gluten-free dessert recipes? You can find dozens of recipes for gluten-free cakes, cookies, pies and more here.

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp gluten-free vanilla
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup potato mix
• 1 1/4 tsp baking powder

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 340 degrees F.

Whip eggs until frothy. Mix in remaining ingredients, including potato mix. Scrape down bowl and mix another 20 seconds.

Pour into 9" diameter cake pan.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes.

More gluten-free cake recipes:
Gluten-free German Chocolate Cake Recipe
Gluten-Free Carob Devil's Food Cake
Gluten-free Wheat-free Spice Cake
Gluten-free Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Gluten-free Banana Cake

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White cream sauce for pizza

A basic white cream sauce for pizza. Use this white cream sauce to top pizza or pasta. This is a rich, heavy and delicious cream sauce, so very little is needed in order to get a great flavor.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/4 cup cup milk
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning (or a blend of basil and oregano)
• dash salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/3 cup fresh Parmesan cheese, grated

Preparation:

Melt butter in a medium saucepan and add in flour, stirring until thick and pasty.

Slowly add milk, whisking together constantly to avoid lumps. Add garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until thickened.

Stir in grated Parmesan cheese until welted. Sauce will thicken further as it cools, so add in a bit more milk if needed.

This recipe makes more than enough white sauce for one large pizza.

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