Roasted Mushrooms (add over arugula or watercress optional)

Roasted mushrooms are sumptuous and very healthy, while being non-fattening.  No sweeteners or sugars needed.  Different mushrooms have different health benefits.  Consuming shiitake mushrooms are very good for lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.  In Chinese medicine, they are said to promote healing and help fight cancer.  Button mushrooms help wake the appetite, while reducing phlegm or helping against diarrhea.  White mushrooms may also help lower blood pressure and detoxify the body.  Wood ear/black fungus is chewy with supple texture.  These are also good for cardiovascular health, anti-cancer, high blood pressure, and may even help anemia to a point.

Ingredients:

2 lbs Fresh Mushrooms (button, shiitake, white, oyster, etc)
4 Garlic Cloves, chopped and minced
1/2 Cup Olive Oil
1 Teaspoon Chopped Fresh Rosemary
1 Teaspoon Chopped Fresh Sage
1/4 Cup Chopped Fresh Parsley
1 Teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
Salt and black pepper to taste.

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Wipe the mushrooms. Use a clean and damp cloth. Trim stems.
Slice the mushrooms into small pieces.  An inch to an inch-and-a-half will do, in size.
Mix the olive oil with the garlic and herbs, then season inside an ovenproof dish.
Add the mushrooms, and mix well, coating the mushrooms with the flavored oil.
Bake for about 30 to 40 minutes. 
Remove from the heat. Drizzle with the balsamic vinegar.

If you want to add this to fresh arugula or watercress, you can do so as a kind of salad.  Add lemon juice to taste. It is possible to not use rosemary and sage, and just add fresh minced chopped cilantro and minced basil at the very end, after done cooking.

Thai Chili Garlic Fish Sauce

Thai Chili Garlic Fish Sauce is very easy to make, very tasty, and goes well with so many dishes, vegetables, meats, and proteins.  It can be reasonably healthy as a condiment, as long as you don't abuse it for its saltiness. Since there are no sugars or simple carbohydrates, it is a sauce that won't make you fat. It takes about 5 minutes to make.

All you need are:
2~4 tablespoons of fish sauce
1 Thai bird's eye chili, minced (remove seeds to reduce spiciness)
1 clove of minced garlic
1 minced shallot
2~4 tablespoons of lime juice

All that needs to be done is chop, mince, and mix into a bowl.

Other notes:
A bottle of fish sauce can usually be found in an Asian supermarket.  Tiparos is one of the more affordable brands. Some chefs I have spoken to have noted that 3 Crabs and Red Boat brands for fish sauce are more better quality, with more of a "first-press, unfiltered quality" to it.

Some variations can be made, such as using red onions in the place of shallots, or jalapenos instead of bird's eye chilis.  Adding minced cilantro/coriander or mint to the mix can also add more dimension to the flavor. 

Raw minced garlic are natural anti-microbial (anti-virus/anti-fungal), and help fight food poisoning.  Onions can help disperse internal phlegm in the body.  Both garlic and onions are hot to warm nature.  Limes are sour, astringent, and help nourish body fluids.  Fish sauce is salty, where salty tastes stimulate and nourish the kidneys.