From Faith: Quinoa is a grass, not a grain, and many consider it a super food, because it’s a complete protein. I simply like its taste and texture, and often offer this dish to my pals who are gluten-free. I adapted this from a recipe in The Food Network Magazine, which makes something similar with bulgur. the […]
Recipes
Better than Ever Egg Noodles with Prosciutto, Peas & Two Cheeses
To our surprise, this lovable combination of ingredients is not from Italy, but from Switzerland, according to Cooks Illustrated, which featured this dish in its March/April issue. Dan Souza did lots of tests and discovered that if he used equal amounts of cheese, the prosciutto and other ingredients tasted better than ever. Children and grownups […]
Sweet Potato and Ground Turkey Shepherd’s Pie
Dee McCaffrey is an organic chemist, nutritionist and now author of The Science of Skinny Cookbook, filled with recipes for delicious dishes, free of synthetic chemicals. She gives us tasty herb-crusted salmon… smokey tomato soup… sugar-free banana bread… the mint chocolate bliss smoothie… No deprivation diet here… and Dee’s gone from obese to slender and stayed […]
Earl Grey-Honey Martini: Healthy, Calorie-Friendly
From Faith: In keeping with our recent theme of calorie-friendly cocktails, we asked our frequent contributor Anthony DeSerio for something that could be served hot or cold, and would be health and calorie-friendly; he produced a lovely martini using Earl Grey tea and honey, mixed with vodka, tequila, or gin (around 60 calories per ounce.) This […]
Fast, Good Tomato Soup: Use Chopped Canned Tomatoes
From Faith: It was a bitter cold afternoon, and I was testing recipes at Orient Point on the North Fork of Long Island. Because the house is situated high on a bluff overlooking Long Island Sound and across the pond from Old Saybrook, Conn., the wind was howling. This was soup weather, only I didn’t want […]
Ariel’s Calorie-Friendly Health Salad
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 […]
