Rainforest Rice Krispies & Banana
In Costa Rica, the national breakfast of champions is gallo pinto. Rice & beans. When you order it, you get more: fried plantains. And probably a corn tortilla. Complete protein. Completely delicious.
Rainforest Diet: Banana-Curried Fish
Less than 50 cents per serving for the spectacularly delicious banana curry. Intensely flavorful and the butter makes it feel luxurious in your mouth. The lime is bright. The mustard adds a little heat. What a mouthful. And that's before you get to the fish.
Rainforest Diet: Coconut-Lime Soup
Sweet, tart and spicy. Simple to make but complex to taste. Satisfying but light. A day's worth of Vitamins A and C. Skip the shrimp and it's vegan. 10 minutes of preparation, 20 of simmering.
Rainforest Diet: Chicken & Papaya Curry
Luscious and delicious. A wonderful combination of savory and sweet. A lighter, brighter version of chicken salad. No mayo. Just lime juice, curry powder and a little oil. All on top of fresh papaya slices. Yum.
Popcorn of Champions
Two Ways to fill that bowl with tons of flavor. But very light on the calories. The snack of choice when you expect to spend a few hours on the couch watching TV. Two versions: grated parmigiano and gremolata.
Egg Foo Yung. Chinese New Year Omelet
A perfect meal in a pan. A great Way to use the always seasonal, local and same-day fresh eggs from the Farmers Market. A few minutes of chopping and stirring. Five minutes of tending. One suspenseful second of flipping.
Egg Drop Soup. Remember?
A wonderful winter soup you make in a few minutes. Rich but light. Nourishing and deeply flavorful. Less than $1 for two servings. Your Chinese New Year resolution.
Egg UnRolled: Chinese New Year Pizza
It's not authentic anything, but it tastes great. A soy-sesame cabbage slaw with ham and spicy mustard on a pizza crust. $1.50 for the whole thing. Happy New Year.
Hazelnut-Chocolate Pie: A Nutella Pizza
An outside-in dessert pizza that's an instant legend. A huge cookie to share. Light and crisp. Only as sweet as you choose to make it. Makes 8 people extremely happy for $2.
Rosemary-Garlic-Potato Pizza
There are dozens of regional versions of potato pizza in Italy. So it's strange that you never see it here in the U.S. Especially when potatoes are one of the few "seasonal" vegetables available. Not just a great $2 pizza. A great pizza, period.