'Diet Code' Recipe: Pollo Alla Cacciatore

April 3, 2005 — -- If you're a fan of Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code," and you want to lose weight, then you may be interested in "The Diet Code" by Stephen Lanzalotta.

Just as Brown's book discusses Da Vinci's Golden Ratio, Lanzalotta's does too -- and tells you how it can help you shed pounds. Lanzalotta, a baker who lives in Portland, Maine, applies mathematical principles to his cafe menu and shows you how to apply it to your daily eating for optimal health.

POLLO ALLA CACCIATORE (Serves 6)

This "hunter's style" dish, slow-cooked or "choked" (soffocato) to tenderness, is a one-pot meal well accompanied by hot couscous or fresh Polenta. This preparation is an age-old way to prepare game such as rabbit or pigeon (thus the name "hunter's style"), but modern tastes may prefer it adapted for sausage, lamb, short ribs of beef, or the familiar chicken.