Recipes: See below for my favorite recipes that you must try! They’re both healthy and delicious. Made. Loved. Would make again.

TRACEY TORRES HAS COOKED IN SOME OF THE BEST KITCHENS IN THE WORLD. NOW SHE SHARES TRADE SECRETS ON HOW TO PLATE FOOD LIKE A PRO.

Take a trip to Daniel or Eleven Madison Park, and you won’t just be blown away by the flavors of the food.

The plating itself is an abstract work of art. Now that the food tower has fallen, chefs are building intricate masterpieces of color and texture that sprawl across the plate in pristine decadence.

But if you’ve ever tried this yourself, you may have realized, it’s a lot harder than it looks.

See how by clicking here…

Favorite Recipes:

• Lightened Up 7 Layer Dip (Great for July 4 or make without the flag)

• Tomato Avocado Cucumber Chick Pea Salad with Feta and Greek Lemon Dressing (via Cooking Classy)

• Spicy Black Bean Chili: Find the full recipe on allrecipes.com

• Greek Bowl: Chicken, rice base, feta cheese, tomato, cucumber, onion, Greek yogurt topping sauce (2 plain Greek yogurts, oil, lemon juice, spices of your choosing)

• Slow Cooker Asian Lettuce Wraps

• Tandoori Chicken

• White Chili With Ground Turkey
  (Images: Allrecipes.com)

• Fantastic Taco Casserole! (easy and delicious recipe)

• Healthy Asian Lettuce Wraps (approved by Gene Simmons’ daughter #kiss)

• Stir fry (perfect for summer!) – grilled or glazed chicken, pineapple, peas, peppers (red & green), onion, peanuts, brown rice, sauce of your choosing

• Whole Foods Homemade Burrito Bowl: Brown Rice, Chicken, Avocado, corn, black beans, tomatoes, cucumber tahini yogurt sauce, sriracha

• Spicy Black Bean Soup

• Corn Chowder With Chicken

• Chicken Mozzarella Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes (click this link for the recipe, we added peas and used turkey meatballs instead of chicken)

• Chicken Fried Rice (Broccoli, Brown Rice, Carrots, Peas, Onion, Green Pepper, Pineapple, Olive Oil, Soy Sauce, Dash of Sweet and Sour, Chicken/I prefer Whole Foods Meat)

Black Beans

• Black Bean Burger Sliders and Homemade Sweet Potato Fries

• Homemade Black Bean Soup and Cheese Quesadilla

• Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pasta

• Homemade chipper from Trader Joe’s

• Homemade Chicken Burger Sliders on a Mini Pretzel Bun (ingredients from Whole Foods)

• Beef with Broccoli (beef chunks, fresh broccoli florets, onion, mushrooms, crushed red pepper to taste, hoisin, sauce, worcestershire sauce, dash of soy, splash of kung pow sauce)

• Eggs with basil, tomato and onion, pbj wheat toast on the side (happy brunchin’!)

• Russo & Miele Family Lasagna (recipe found in published cookbook)

• Spicy Chicken Shawarma

• Southwestern Pork Soup

• King Pao Chicken allrecipes.com

• Low-Carb Burrito Bowl
  – 1 lb. ground turkey
  – Onion
  – Avocado
  – Tomato
  – Lettuce
  – Corn
  – Black beans

• Blueberry Crumb Bars

Pizza!

• Roasted Garlic White Pizza With Garlic Sauce and Mushroom (pictured on the left)
  – 1 package Trader Joe’s Herb Pizza Dough
  – Sauce:  (1 cup whole milk, butter, flour, cayenne – heat/cook ingredients and whisk until thickens, remove from heat, add roasted garlic cloves, process in a blender until smooth, spread over dough)
  – Garlic
  – Mozzarella
  – Tomato
  – Mushrooms
  – Basil
  – Parsley
• Red Sauce Vegetable, Sausage and Peppers Pizza (pictured on the right)
  – Tomato sauce (jar)
  – Olive oil
  – Basil and/or Arugula
  – Turkey sausage (cut up)
  – Shredded mozzarella cheese
  – 2 bell peppers (sliced)
  – Onion (optional)

• Veggie pizza (crust from Trader Joe’s)

Slow Cooker

• Vegetarian Quinoa Chili (Two Peas & Their Pod)

• Slow cooker pork tacos – pork tenderloin, pineapple, onion, garlic, BBQ sauce, veggies of your choice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, sprinkle of cheese, refried black beans on the side

I hope you enjoy all of these amazing recipes!