Eating

70 cents per slice. For a light, intensely flavorful but not too sweet dessert. Pretty terrific for breakfast, too. It's what May and June should taste like. Amazing how easily you can make this Better and Cheaper than you can buy it.

Two steps: dip bread into olive oil to moisten it, then dip that into this dry mixture of crushed walnuts, chopped sun-dried tomatoes and fresh herbs. An addictively delicious dip with nutritional content that sounds like an intensive health food intervention.

Simple. Just chopping, marinating and rolling. You'll be amazed how much flavor and texture pleasure you get from a tablespoon of this mushroom filling and a big, fresh leaf of lettuce. A refreshing, near-zero calorie lunch or a light starter before dinner.

Rich and luxurious in your mouth. Totally creamy, but without cream. Intensely and exotically fragrant with coconut, curry, lime and ginger. A little crunch and saltiness from the peanuts. Soft, sticky rice.

A magical combination of garlic bread and garlic custard in one dish. Rich but light. Deeply flavorful. Wildly fragrant. Completely satisfying. The centerpiece of a vegetarian meal. Or a side that turns a simple grilled fish or meat dish into an amazing meal.

They make it with raisins and pine nuts. It's delicious. The strong, slightly bitter flavor of the dark green leaves combines with the sweetness of the raisins and pine nuts to make one of those perfect flavor combinations you've never tasted before. It's time.

A smoky, herbaceous, juicy, high-protein chicken dish. With a glycemic load of exactly zero. Beautiful to look at. Intoxicating to inhale. Even Better to chew slowly and savor.

Strange-sounding but great-looking and even-better-tasting. A rich but light, intensely flavorful savory-sweet tart. A big, bright serving of Springtime. $6 for the complete tart that serves 4.

A luxurious brunch or light supper. This isn't just about fresh, seasonal and oh-so-good-for-you. This is delicious. And easy. A party in your mouth with a glycemic load of exactly zero. Ten minutes flat to make it.