Healthy Chef Recipes
by Chef Alain Braux, C.E.P.C., C.M.B., B.S. Holistic Nutrition
2012 Paris Book Festival Winner – Healthy French Cuisine For Less Than $10 A Day
Winner 2012 Paris Book Festival!
Flourless Chocolate Cake – Gluten Free Recipe And Video
How to make a flourless chocolate cake (gluten free recipe). Video and step-by-step instructions by Chef Alain Braux.
Cranberry Walnut Scones
You might think scones are an English creation…and they are. I will not steal credit from my friends from the other side of the channel! But I came up with my own version. Try it; it’s so good, you might even think it’s French. (“Biscuits aux Canneberges et Noix”)
Is Butter Good For You?
The good news is that, if you’re willing, you can make your own butter. Buy organic heavy cream. Mix it with the same probiotic culture used to make yogurt. Let it sit at room temperature for 24 hours to allow for fermentation. Refrigerate overnight. Whisk it until it turns into butter. With a cheesecloth, drain the buttermilk (or save it for other uses) and voila! You have made your own homemade butter. It is called cultured butter. Here again, the secret is moderation. 1 to 2 pats of real butter a day will do you good.
Alain’s Healthy Salad Dressing
This is not a magic potion – like the one of Asterix and Obelix comic book fame (the fans will know what I’m talking about) – but pretty darn close. It is loaded with only ingredients known to help keep your heart healthy. Nothing but heart-healthy ingredients!
Lemon and Herb Roasted Chicken
The aroma of this simple chicken recipe will charm your senses. Enjoy the lemon-rosemary flavor combination and serve with oven-roasted rosemary new potatoes.
Who is Chef Alain Braux
My Story
Bonjour! My name is Alain Braux. I am a classically trained French chef and a formally educated Nutritherapist.
Two years ago I was diagnosed with high cholesterol, and I managed to bring my cholesterol levels down by
returning to the foodways of my youth in Southern France. I lowered my cholesterol significantly with diet alone, and I write this blog to let you know how you can do it, too.
You might wonder: what's a nice Frenchman like me doing in Texas? Suffice it to say that I …
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Healthy Breakfast Recipes
Healthy Homemade Breakfast Cereal
This healthy homemade breakfast cereal is low in sugar and full of soluble fiber and omega-3, as well as probiotic and gluten free, if you use buckwheat cereal.
Healthy Walnut Muffins
This healthy walnut muffins recipe is loaded with good fiber, and you’re getting a nice serving of omega-3s from the nuts.
Potato Omelet – Omelette Aux Pommes De Terre
In France, we do not add milk or cream to our eggs when making an omelet. We also like our omelets “baveuses” (runny). I know, gross! But that’s the way they taste the best! Give it a try; you may like it.
More Breakfast Recipe Ideas
Healthy Lunch Meals
Baby Spinach Salad With Fresh Raspberries And Almonds
This easy salad recipe is loaded with fiber, iron and vitamin K from the spinach, and powerful antioxidants from the raspberries.
Healthy Garlic Soup With Sage And Gruyere Toast
This easy garlic soup recipe is simple, but it has complex healing abilities for hangovers, cold symptoms, ulcer prevention, and much more. Heart-healthy, too!
Blood Orange, Arugula, Radicchio And Olive Salad
The sweetness of blood oranges, the bitter of arugula and radicchio, the saltiness of olives, the sweet-sour of sherry – all in this easy salad recipe.
Lemon Cream Sauce – Sauce Citronelle
This easy lemon cream sauce recipe produces a great dipping sauce for fish. It can also be used as a vegetable dip.
Lentil Salad with Bacon and Dried Ham
This lentil salad is made with Lentilles du Puy (or other lentils) and is loaded with fiber and minerals.
Other Wholesome Lunch Ideas
Healthy Dinner Ideas
Venison Recipes – 1. Venison Fillet With Grand Veneur Sauce
The first of my venison recipes – Venison Fillet (back strap) with Grand Veneur Sauce – requires a bit of effort. But it is a wonderful dinner on cool evenings.
Gnocchi Recipe With Mushroom Sauce
This easy gnocchi recipe with mushroom sauce uses store-bought gnocchi – to save time. It’s a wonderful side dish for venison, stew, or goulash.
Sea Bream With Herbs – Fish Cooked En Papillote
Fish cooked en papillote is a very elegant and simple way to cook seafood while trapping all the flavor. Try this recipe for sea bream with herbs.
More Dinner Recipe Ideas
Chef Alain’s Health Info
Chocolate Quality And Storage Tips
Chef Alain explains how to determine good quality chocolate, the signs of old or low-quality chocolate, and how to store chocolate for best flavor protection.