Get the latest Lighter recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/lighter A ricotta based baked pudding flavored with almonds, and served with fresh fruit.This pudding can be served warm or cold.pudding with toasted sliced almonds, fresh raspberries, and a drizzle of syrup made with a dash of liqueur. Based on recipe from Italian Food Forever http://www.grouprecipes.com/46848/raspberries-amaretto-ricotta-pudding.html This quick and easy baked tilapia makes a nutritious and delicious meal. Serve the tilapia with green beans and hot cooked rice for a light and tasty family meal http://www.grouprecipes.com/36562/talapia-with-buttery-crumb-topping.html A lighter version of a favorite scone, adapted from the Cooking Light site. Bumped up the herbal component a bit but kept their recommendations to reduce the fat. Still tastes great and is wonderful with soup. http://www.grouprecipes.com/27453/ham-and-cheese-scone.html Savory and simple, you don't have to pre-cook the turkey meatballs, they simmer in the broth and gain extra flavor. Yum. http://www.grouprecipes.com/26187/turkey-meatball-tagliatelle-soup.html My boyfriend often brings home bagfuls of day-old croissants and morning buns from the fancy French breakfast place where he sometimes works. It feels just too sinful to munch on croissants day after day, so I created this recipe as a way to use them all up in one go, and then share the wealth, as it were, with others. This makes a super-luxurious party/potluck dish, but I like the recipe because it doesn't go crazy with butter and cream like so many bread puddings. The brandy and raisins are optional - I include them because I have a big bottle of cheap brandy around to use for cooking, but I wouldn't go out and buy brandy just to make this dish. You could also mix the raisins into the pudding. I'm usually doubling the recipe below to deal with at least twice this many croissants, but they are expensive to buy fresh, so I've pared the recipe down from a 9x13 pan to an 8x8 for folks who don't have a steady supply of free pastries coming in! http://www.grouprecipes.com/21872/croissant-bread-pudding-with-brandy-raisins.html This is a nice summer version of eggplant parmesan without a lot of heavy sauce. http://www.grouprecipes.com/13470/summer-eggplant-parmesan.html You can make the meat portion of this meal a day earlier and the flavours will improve. Also freezes well. http://www.grouprecipes.com/6128/ww-steak-and-mushroom-pie.html