Tropical Fish Tacos
Mango-papaya ceviche with grilled halibut. A shockingly great flavor combination. An unusual but immediately lovable meal you'll make again. And again. 100% of your daily Vitamin C requirement and a complete fruit serving.
Coconut-Chile Shooters
Coconut milk with a few drops of chile pepper. Very high Pleasure Per Calorie score. Whether you knock one back as a pre-appetizer sip with a kick. Or use it to sauce a fish, chicken or vegetable dish in a hurry.
Rice Pudding Flashback
Less than 75 cents per serving of this rich, luxurious, creamy pudding without cream. Fragrant with coconut and cinnamon. Soft but still chewable. Juicy-fruity with fat raisins. Hardly any added sugar.
Falafel. Finally!
$2 for a substantial, satisfying, earthy and herbaceous first or main course. Or an addictive snack. High-protein vegan. Super low Glycemic Load. Great and simple. I don't know why it took me years to get around to making this. It's easy. Don't wait.
No Deprivation This Morning
I told you about the surprising metabolic and weight-loss benefits of a satisfying 300-calorie dessert after breakfast. So here's an after-breakfast dessert that really takes the cake. Without cake. Press Play and lick your lips.
Chocolate. Because it’s good for you.
That's not why I eat chocolate. But I sure am glad to see all the studies that make chocolate sound like the new miracle health food. Read all about it. Then dip some fruit into some molten dark chocolate.
Chocolate for breakfast. I confess.
I probably wouldn't admit this if I hadn't read the results of the study. The one that concludes that dessert after a balanced breakfast "can help dieters to lose more weight and keep it off in the long run". Talk about food for thought, huh?
Dessert, Deprivation and Diet
This is Sweet Tooth Week. Yeah, let's talk about desserts. I make them and write about them because making traditionally craved and satisfying desserts with minimal sugar is really important. And because, well, I like them. Don't you?
Arancini. Great balls of rice.
Always make too much risotto. Roll up the leftovers and fry them. Ten minutes later you have a great treat. Serve them with a salad or a spicy tomato sauce. Or make them small enough to just pop in your mouth.
Cassoulet Shortcut: Not pork & beans
Onion, garlic and herb-scented. Tomato-sweetened. Earthy, creamy beans. Smoky bacon. Rich, plump sausage. And a whole flavor experience much greater than the sum of its great parts. A classic in 45 minutes.