Yummy Crab Roll

Eating Well Magazine (July/Aug 2011) published this amazing recipe recently, and I thought I'd share it with you today:

Crab Roll  makes 4 servings, 2/3c crap filling each

Ingredients:
1/4c low fat mayonnaise
1tblspn freshly grated lemon zest
3tblspn lemon juice
10 dashes hot sauce or Tobasco sauce
1/2 tspn freshly ground black pepper
1/8 tspn salt
1/4c finely chopped shallot
1/4c finely chopped celery
1/4c thinly sliced fresh chives, divided
12oz cooked crabmeat (approx 2c)
8 leaves red or green leaf lettuce
4 whole-wheat hot dog buns (toasted)

Directions:  Whisk mayonnaise, lemon zest, lemon juice, hot sauce, pepper and salt in a medium bowl.  Thoroughly mix in shallot, elery and 3 tbspns chives.  Mix in crab very gently so it doesn't break up.
Line each un with lettuce and divide the crab filing among the buns.  Garnish with remaining 1 tbspn chives.

Per Serving:  238 calories; 5g fat (1g sat, 1g mono), 102 mg cholesterol, 29g carbs, 4g aded sugars, 21g protein, 4g fiber, 716mg sodium, 269mg potassium.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  This is 4 servings, folks...It's really yummy, so just have one serving and share with your friends!

The Freshness of Foods

Just back from holiday on the beautiful Southern California coast, I enjoyed the freshest fruits, vegetables and the freshest fish...all straight from the plants and ocean.  There's nothing that beats fresh food; what's the expression?   "there's nothing like a mother's love and a homegrown tomato"... 80 degrees, little or no humidity, cool ocean breeze and blue skies...I have to ask myself why I live in the grey, humid and monochromatic city of New York.  After being spoiled for a week with such wonderful fresh food, I trekked up to Eataly yesterday to do a little old-fashioned food marketing.  Fresh whole sea trout, seabeans, chanterelle mushrooms, fresh octopus, tomatoes that actually look, smell and taste like tomatoes, fresh herbs, greens and spring onions, real artisinal cheese, butter and the freshest bread....it was better than king's gold.  Preparing a wonderful meal with these ingredients took time to be sure, but it was all worth it.  A good bottle of wine to accompany the dinner, a long walk afterward....life is good.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Everyday, pretend you are on holiday.   Do something special during your day.  For your evening meal, buy the freshest of ingredients.  You might pay a bit more, but you don't need to eat as much.  At the end of the day, your groceries will cost more or less the same, but the quality of your ingredients will give you so much more nutritional value, sensory satiety, and to share this with another person makes life more divine.