e•qui•lib•ri•um a state of balance find yours at the area's premiere pilates studio Pilates Intro Package $99 lululernon e athletica sold at equilibrium Healthy Passover! Adding color and removing the weight. kosher salt and pepper to taste 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil Special to the Jewish News 2 Tbsp. fresh orange juice 11/2 cups matzah meal assover food is often heavy, V2 cup fresh minced parlsey which is surprising since this V2 cup fresh chopped basil is a spring festival. The prima- 1 Tbsp. fresh thyme leaves ry weighty culprits are matzah and all 1 Tbsp. grated orange peel foods matzah related — farfel, knaid- 1 tsp. minced garlic lach, pastries — plus eggs and nuts. 1 cup fresh chopped tomatoes, Since we can't bake with flour garnish (which isn't so good for us either), we Preheat oven to 425E Brush a bak- often substitute matzah cake meal and ing sheet with sides with olive oil. Set nuts in pastries. While nuts aren't nec- aside. essarily bad for us, they're still full of If the chicken breasts are very thick, fat and calories. Even healthful haroset place them on a clean surface and recipes, made Ashkenazi-style with pound them with a meat mallet until apples and a bit of honey and wine, or they are of even thickness (about 1/2- mock chopped liver often include, yes, inch thick). Season lightly with salt more nuts. Sephardi cuisine is natural- and pepper. Set aside. ly more wholesome since it generally Combine the remaining ingredients follows the beneficial Mediterranean in medium bowl and toss well. Press cooking tenets. this mixture onto both sides of the Your dinner doesn't have to be breasts and arrange the breasts on a plagued with a 2,000-calorie total, how- baking sheet. Bake until chicken is just ever, despite the many courses and oblig- cooked through, about 20 minutes. atory matzah. It can be as light as you Serve hot, with chopped tomatoes over. desire with some simple substitutions. Makes 6 servings. (May be made up Gefilte fish is naturally low-calorie, to 3 hours ahead and served at room but can be made even more so without temperature as well, with collected the added egg yolks. The same with juices drizzled over). chopped liver — use olive oil and no hard-cooked egg yolks. Trimming the Mushroom And Spinach brisket of all visible fat (either before Farfel Kugel or after cooking) and allowing the 1 box (12 oz.) matzah farfel sauce to chill overnight to remove the IA cup olive oil firm fat that rises to the top are ways 11/2 cups chopped shallots to lessen calories and fat content. 1 tsp. minced garlic Traditional Pesadik kugels, with white 3 cups thin sliced mushrooms potatoes, eggs (again!) and oil don't 4 cups fresh baby spinach, lightly begin to earn a high nutritional grade. chopped Other than the "green" we must 4 cups chicken broth all have on our plates in the form of kosher salt and pepper to taste often-boring steamed vegetables, the 8 large egg whites, beaten until festive meal is often a very un-festive frothy study of beige and brown foods. Preheat oven to 350E Brush oil in a The best ways to make seder 9x12 attractive baking dish. Set aside. healthy? Think color, which translates Spread the farfel on a baking sheet into bright vegetables. Think lean, and bake for 12-15 minutes, until which often means proteins, such as toasted. Set aside to cool. skinless chicken or turkey breast. With While the farfel is cooking, corn- desserts, if you serve a platter of col- bine oil, shallots and garlic in a large orful fruits and berries, you have the skillet over medium-high heat and perfect ending to your family meal. saute until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until Chicken Breasts the mushrooms give up their liquid With Fresh Herbs and the liquid evaporates, about10 6 medium skinless boneless minutes more. Add the spinach, cover chicken breast halves (about 2 with a lid and cook until the spinach pounds) is cooked through, about 3 minutes Annabel Cohen p • Passover on page B14 6405 Telegraph • at Maple & Telegraph • buildings G & H visit www.equilibriurnstudioscom to schedule your class online or call 248.7216500 0 st ud t o 36 .c om HURRY UP HALF OFF SALE! 'While supplies last. Valid thru 04/10/08 PASSOVER ITEMS Hundreds of items are on sale! Enter the code: PASSOVER at check out. st' io 36 .com • 866.583.2422 7r-ttly Good cOibratioirr" Vt bE for health 81_ energy _in WELLNESS CENTER a • CLINICAL STUDY SHOWS ANTI-AGING BENEFITS-LOOK AND FEEL YOUNGER! • IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH IN A SPA LIKE SETTING • PERFECT FOR BUSY LIFESTYLES tEE OR FOOTBATH PACKAGE: 23023 ORCHARD LAKE RD. BLDG. Al FARMINGTON, MI 48336 IONIC FOOTBATH • TUESDAY IS PET DAY-THEY CAN ENJOY THE SAME BENEFITS WE DO! • PERFECT FOR A LEISURELY TREAT 10% OFF ANY • PAMPER YOURSELF WITH AN 248-478-8423 www.trulygoodvibrations.com 1353090 March 27 • 2008 B13