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Books: Cooking by Cuisine -> Cooking Vietnamese
Light And Hearty : From Pad Thai to Cassoulet, Healthy Home-Style Recipes from Around the World
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by:
JONES, JEANNE
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Publisher:
Three Rivers Press
Published: May 3, 1994
ISBN: 0517880911
Format:Paperback
Pages:148
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Book Description
From Publishers Weekly
Jones ( Cook It Light ), doyenne of diet advice and syndicated columnist, now offers a slim cookbook capitalizing on several food trends, fusing culinary techniques and ethnic ingredients from around the world into "light and
hearty" dishes. Given her expertise in writing recipes for newspaper readers, directions are succinct and clear for the recipes, many gathered from foreign cooks and professional chefs. The author also knows that many Americans crave old standards--e.g.,
macaroni and cheese. Such staple dishes are given less fattening reincarnations: macaroni and cheese, for example, made with 2% milk and reduced fat cheese, weighs in at 12 grams of fat per cup, versus 22 grams for the typical recipe made with whole milk
and aged cheddar. True to form, Jones chooses basic recipes from ethnic cuisines, such as hummus from the Middle East, oven-roasted potatoes from Tuscany and hot German potato salad. Hence, adventurous dishes, such as Thai baked squid complete with
directions on how to eviscerate the creature ("Remove the ink sac and the eyes from the head and discard"), seem a bit out of place among the simpler preparations. Apart from the occasional exotic repast, home cooks seeking low-fat recipes enlivened with
a bit of exoticism will find safe bets for dependable dinners among the 120 recipes featured.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description:
Beautiful full-color photographs and quick and easy recipes bring to life the
tasty international specialties--all of them low in fat and cholesterol and high in fiber. This is the ideal source book for cooks who want to eat smart but also want to eat well. Full-color photographs.
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