Clever Not Beautiful

I don’t always like cooking light.

They can be a little preachy. There are exercise tips, diet tips, snack tips, et cetera. I don’t buy cooking magazines for these things. I buy cooking magazines for recipes, and I’ve noticed that there are a hell of a lot of ads, lists of things to buy for your kitchen, and poorly researched editorials about dieting for a magazine with the word cooking in the title.

However, they have some damn good recipes. Today I made their Sour Cream Coffee Cake, which was featured in their March 2010 issue. It was a resounding success. The cake is light, moist, fluffy and flavorful. The only modification I had to do to the recipe was to cut 8 minutes off of the cook time because of how high my oven runs. 

There’s no moral imperative for me to make low-fat or “lite” food, but if I can do so without sacrificing flavor or texture I don’t see why I shouldn’t.

So today, Cooking Light is my friend. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.