Debbie Chazen - Actress

Tiramisu: My sister's recipe for this Italian dessert includes a little Cointreau. It's the best thing in the world.

 

Dietician Joan Wides writes:

Debbie has hit on two winners in the healthy eating stakes: salads and soups. Starting from a vegetable base, meat, fish, eggs and pulses can be added to either to form a main meal or light meal.

Eaten as workday lunches, they provide a welcome change from sandwiches. They require little or no added fat other than a small amount of olive, sunflower or other vegetable oil in a salad dressing or vegetable spread as the basis for a roux in the soup. Fruit can add colour and interest while nuts and seeds give crunch to salads.

Steamed or grilled sea bass is an excellent low-fat choice for anyone looking for a healthy restaurant option. Soya mince has less saturated fat than standard mince; 25g of soya protein per day has been found to lower blood cholesterol levels. Try replacing mascarpone cheese in tiramisu with ricotta or reduced fat cream cheese, if eaten on a more regular basis.

Debbie Chazen will be appearing in The Girlfriend Experience at the Royal Court Theatre in September