Springtime risotto
Risotto primavera. That sounds Better. The world's best rice. With very fresh asparagus. Spring leeks. The splurge: morel mushrooms. You can make a great risotto in 30 minutes. Required kitchen skill: stirring. And not that much.
The All-Weather Frittata
A perfect meal for this changeable and way-less-than-perfect weather. If it's snowing, serve it hot. Just a little chilly; serve it warm. Actual Spring weather: room temperature. Summer-like: chill it. This Spinach-Ricotta Frittata's not a fair weather friend.
Your Monday #13: Hey, you: Rock!
Like all no-foolin'-around first-Mondays-of-the-month, today's comes with a simple, gentle one-minute Way to improve your health. Get up! C'mon, you can read standing up. By the time you finish reading this Way, you'll probably finish today's healthy exercise.
Slower Sunday: Where am I?
If I hadn't driven here on a familiar highway and followed the trail map down into the canyon ... if I just woke up and found myself here ... I don't think I'd be so sure I was here on planet Earth.
1 Banana + 1 Egg = Unbeatable Breakfast
The flavor is all banana. The texture is somewhere between a light, fluffy pancake and a light custard or omelet. It's vegetarian. It's gluten-free. Low-calorie, low glycemic load. It's delicious. Like a really good "real" pancake, it'll make you smile.
Some Spring in your step: in Washington
Snow white turning to Spring pink always puts a little spring in my step. Time for a safe, outdoor Walking & Eating Extravaganza with a lot of sightseeing. Every major monument, a half dozen parks and miles of cherry trees in blossom in one very full day.
Orange Pudding Cake. Envy of creamsicles
Big, mouth-filling flavor. Just sweet enough to be dessert. Not too sweet to be breakfast. Amazingly light but luxurious and rich. Better than your best memory of orange creamsicles. If creamsicles knew this was a possibility, they would have changed career paths.
Asparagus French Toast. Seriously.
The already rich and delicious brioche bread absorbs so much of the milk, egg and cheese mixture that the French toast looks, feels and tastes like a cheese souffle. That goes perfectly with early Spring asparagus, leeks and radishes. $2.50 per serving.
A Vegan walks into a Feijoada party.
How is this big, rich, satisfying party-on-a-plate the national dish of Brazil, a country known for bikinis on Ipanema Beach? Well, it's a very Low Glycemic Load meal. No Belly Fat ingredients. Just a combination of flavors that triggers every taste bud receptor in your mouth.
Slower Sunday: Easter Parade
Parade with your friends. Parade by yourself. Did you know that a half-hour of brisk parading burns all the calories in an ounce of chocolate? That's a whole chocolate bunny ear. Solid, not hollow. The large size.