Steven Raichlen's Healthy Latin Cooking: 200 Sizzling Recipes from Mexico, Cuba, Caribbean, Brazil, and Beyond - Softcover

Raichlen, Steven

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9780875964980: Steven Raichlen's Healthy Latin Cooking: 200 Sizzling Recipes from Mexico, Cuba, Caribbean, Brazil, and Beyond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0875964982 ISBN 13: 9780875964980

Publisher: Rodale Books, 2000

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The New Look of Latin-- Lighter, Quicker, Better

Three Empanadas (Pages 80, 81, and 82)
Midnighter Sandwich (Page 182)
Flan (Page 300)

Also available in Spanish under the title Salud y Saz�n.

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Review:

Steven Raichlen brings the best of his culinary world to Healthy Latin Cooking: he absolutely loves Latin flavors, from Mexico to Argentina, from Cuba to Puerto Rico, and he is dedicated to a healthy diet that's low in fat yet high in flavor. (His High-Flavor, Low-Fat Cooking series is a must, as is his Miami Spice.)

Raichlen doesn't just drop the unwary cook into chapters of recipes that have been altered to reduce fat and salt and all the other nastiness. He begins with all the reasons for doing just that, and the many ways in which the true Latin diet is perfectly suited to a healthy pyramid approach. Nor does he shy away from truth, beauty, and justice, stating categorically that there are some dishes where lard just can't be left out of the flavor profile. He goes on, however, to show the reader how to cut way back on the total amount of lard used while retaining its great flavor.

Chapters are divided by kinds of food--appetizers, soups, salads, beans, and rice--not by place of origin. So it's kind of a Latin adventure to flip through this book, never knowing where you are going to land. There are Little Pots of Red Beans with Sour Cream from Nicaragua (140 calories per serving), Chicken and Vegetable Stew from Colombia (374 calories), Tamales from Mexico and from Cuba (163 versus 120 calories), Seafood Stew from Brazil (345 calories), Stuffed Pot Roast from Puerto Rico (533 calories), and flan from everywhere (423 calories). Steven Raichlen gives the reader a great way to spice up a diet, and a great diet to help life last a long, pleasurable time. --Schuyler Ingle

From the Back Cover:

The New Look of Latin-- Lighter, Quicker, Better

Three Empanadas (Pages 80, 81, and 82)
Midnighter Sandwich (Page 182)
Flan (Page 300)

"Latin with less fat! And loads of flavor. No Latin cookbook collection would be complete without this one from Steven Raichlen."--Douglas Rodriguez, author of Nuevo Latino and chef-owner of Patria restaurant in New York City

"Sometimes we are forced to choose between flavor and health. Not anymore! Steven Raichlen unites great taste and good health in a clear and simple way."--Giovanna Huyke, food columnist, author, and television host of La Cocina de Giovanna

"Steven Raichlen has done it. He has managed to keep the flavor in our traditional dishes while at the same time making them heart- and waist-healthy. His cooking secrets are explained here in full."--Cristina Saralegui, television host of El Show de Cristina

Also available in Spanish under the title Salud y Saz�n.

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