Steaming Peruvian chicken soup warms this food writer to the core.
Photography: Courtesy Of Shane Mitchell
North Country winters are harsh. The mercury hovers at -10° Fahrenheit, and the sun negotiates an abridged arc in skies that are more often gray than not. On these days, as the wind roars through pines and rattles the old windowpanes, I seek comfort in the kitchen, one of the warmest rooms in my upstate New York 1820s farmhouse. This is chicken soup weather.
This story is from the January - February 2017 edition of Cooking Light.
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MAKE THE MOST OF MEAT
USE SMALL PORTIONS OF BEEF AND PORK AS FLAVOR ACCENTS INSTEAD OF AS THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE MEAL. BETTER FOR YOUR HEALTH. BETTER FOR YOUR BUDGET.
BOUNTY OF THE SEA
UP YOUR INTAKE OF HEART-HEALTHY SEAFOOD WHEN YOU ENJOY THESE BOWLS BRIMMING WITH FISH AND SHELLFISH, FRESH VEGGIES, AND WHOLE GRAINS.
CONTROL THE CARBS
BUILD THE BASE OF YOUR BOWLS WITH VEGGIES, HERBS, AND LEAN SOURCES OF PROTEIN INSTEAD OF GRAINS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO KEEP CARBS IN CHECK.
MINUS THE MEAT
ENJOY HEARTY MAIN-DISH BOWLS THAT OFFER PROTEIN FROM A BOUNTY OF GRAINS, BEANS, SOY, EGGS, AND CHEESE. SEVERAL OF THE RECIPES ARE VEGAN OPTIONS.
BREAKFAST BENEFITS
START YOUR DAY IN A HEALTHY WAY WITH A TASTY BOWL OF HEARTY GRAINS, NUTRIENT-PACKED BERRIES, CRISP FRESH VEGGIES, AND HIGH-PROTEIN EGGS.
SMOOTHIE BOWLS
INSTEAD OF SIPPING YOUR CREAMY SMOOTHIE THROUGH A STRAW, SPOON IT FROM A BOWL OF BLENDED FRUIT, YOGURT, NUTS, AND SEEDS FOR A VIBRANT, NUTRIENT-PACKED MEAL.
