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Do you need a few sizzling summer meal ideas? Then I have a treat for you today.
Joining me on my podcast this week is award-winning Chef Cliff Pleau. A graduate of the Culinary Institute, he was selected by Euro Disney to open the Disneyland Hotel in Paris and also played an integral role in the food and beverage development of other Disney concepts including Animal Kingdom, Boardwalk, and the Disney Cruiseline.

Now at the helm of the Seasons 52 culinary program, Chef Cliff believes in taking pure ingredients and preparing them in straightforward ways that are intense in flavor.

He shares the perfect summer recipe for roasted corn with a zesty red pepper sauce.

Want to grill your corn instead? Watch his short how-to video and you’ll be a grill master in no time. For additional cooking videos check out the Seasons 52 Facebook page.

Terrific Tip: One of my favorite tips from Chef Cliff is to keep two basic inexpensive spray bottles full of extra virgin olive oil and canola oil.

Spritz your pans and food with the oil instead of pouring from a bottle. At only one calorie per spritz, I control the amount of fat I use but keep the flavor that spritzing food at the very end imparts.

Try it yourself. You add flavor while you save money on oil and prevent extra calories from depositing in places you don’t want them to be.

Listen to this week’s podcast