Healthy French Recipes for Bastille Day
Today is a day of celebration for the French, known as Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale (The National Celebration). If youll be celebrating the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, or just happen to be craving some French fare, fear not, there are plenty of healthy French options its not all butter, cream and escargots.
Fondue: French for melt, the term fondue refers to food cooked in a central pot at the table. It can be made au fromage (from cheese) au bourguignonne (with beef broth), or from chocolate. Ina Gartens orange-flavored melted chocolate is easy to make and low in calories (just 214 per serving of the chocolate sauce), just dip responsibly cake and cookies will add fat and calories; fruit is the wise choice here, its just as sweet and better for you, too.
Or try the method of healthy cooking Toby wrote about last week, en papillote, its French for in parchment.
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