Tastes of the World

Another weekend has come and gone so quickly, and it is time to get started again with my cooking.  For this week, I have chosen to create specific dishes that represent different regions of the world.  For my appetizer, I looked to Mexico for a Hispanic dip: guacamole.  For my main dish, I am going to cook a healthy sesame chicken, an indigenous food to China.  And finally, for dessert I am going to stay right at home and bake a classic apple pie.  I chose to try recipes from different parts of the world because it increases the variety of the foods in my cookbook.  I also enjoy traveling, and while I am home and in school, this is the closest thing to traveling I am going to do. 

Today I started out with the guacamole and chips.  This recipe was extremely simple, and is a much healthier alternative to any other guac and chips that you will find.  The average serving contains about 350 calories and 21 grams of fat.  This recipe, however, has only 160 calories and 4 grams of fat.  For the dip, I used corn, peas, avocado, fat-free Greek yogurt, lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper, tomatoes, cumin, chili pepper, and onion.  And for the chips I used corn tortillas and salt.  Although the recipe calls for a lot of ingredients, it is extremely simple to make.  This Mexican dip proved to be a real hit!

For the rest of the week I am going to continue cooking tastes from around the world.  I am also going to continue exercise as well as research more on weight loss.  Stay posted to see the sesame chicken dish!

RANDOM FACT: Before eating, consider whether or not you are truly hungry.