Mood-lifting menu

What does the perfect "food-mood" meal look like? The following recipes, excerpted from Challem's The Food-Mood Solution, strike a healthy balance--they taste great, help keep blood sugar balance and offer a boost of brain-powering nutrients.

Brown Jasmine Rice

1 cup brown jasmine rice
1 cup organic chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
1 cup filtered water

Brown Jasmine Rice

Rinse rice under water, and transfer it to a 1 or 2 qt. saucepan. Add
broth and water and cover with the lid slightly ajar. Bring to a boil on
high heat, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low for about 40 minutes.
Turn off heat and let sit 5-10 minutes. Fluff rice with fork and serve.

Cauliflower and
Almond Slices

  1 head cauliflower, cut into very small florets
1/4 cup toasted almond slices
1-2 Tbs. melted butter
  1 Tbs. coconut butter

Steam cauliflower 5 minutes, then transfer
to a large bowl with a tight-fitting lid. Add
butter, coconut butter and almond slices. Cover
bowl, and shake to mix ingredients.

Pan-Fried Salmon

1 wild salmon filet, about the size of your hand and 1/2- to
  3/4-inch thick
  pinch dried basil
  pinch dried oregano
1 tsp. olive oil

Rinse filet under cold water and pat dry with paper towel. Sprinkle
basil and oregano on the fleshy (nonskin) side of the filet. Heat
nonstick fry pan on medium high and, when hot, add the olive oil.
When oil is hot, place the salmon filet skin-side up. Cook about 3
minutes Turn the salmon filet over and cook for another 3 minutes.