When she’s not overseeing things at South Lane Bistro in Guilford, Conn, Ariel Miller is creating healthy recipes for herself and her family. That’s how she came up with a salad of fresh spinach, fresh grapefruit sections, and sliced avocado, dressed with her favorite balsamic reduction from Whole Foods (no corn syrup.) It’s a wonder […]
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Go Light… Be Happy… Spicy Fresh Tuna Tartare
Having calorie-light food doesn’t mean you have to be unhappy; that’s why we’ve chosen this mouth-watering fresh tuna tartare featured in the Slanted Door cookbook by owner and chef Charles Phan. One of the leading lights of San Francisco’s culinary scene, The Slanted Door is a must-go restaurant. (When she led a food tour of […]
Bloody Healthy Mary Martini
From Faith: When I asked our new contributor, Connecticut bartender Anthony DeSerio, to come up with a healthy, low-cal cocktail that wouldn’t cost a fortune, he knew just what to do. I love his Bloody Healthy Mary Martini because it’s a riff on an Italian Caprese Salad. How did he come up with it? “If you […]
Go Light: Yogurt-Cumin Dip for Veggies
From Faith : At 4 p.m. I’m starving, and at 9 p.m. I’m on the prowl, meaning I can get into enormous calorie trouble. That’s why I’ve begun making up a bowl of tasty yogurt and spice dip for cooked or raw vegetables. I’m not one to eat in a dutiful way, but when it’s delicious […]
Carol’s Easy Tacos with Steak, Chicken, or Shrimp
Carol Baugh of Guilford, Conn., is on a mission to eat in a more healthful and calorie-friendly way. Because of our go-light theme, we asked her to share her tasty recipe for steak tacos, which can be done with shrimp, chicken, or assorted vegetables. And since you’re using store-bought fresh salsa, this is terrifically easy. […]
Light Asian Soup with Beef, Chicken or Shrimp
Senior Contributor Chris Prosperi has reinvented Pho, the Vietnamese soup, enabling us to use supermarket ingredients to make this satisfying broth filled with good things. Pho is so beloved that Pho restaurants are popping up all over our region, including one that Chris says is among the best in the country…Pho Ethan in Wallingford, Conn. […]
