Light Basics is an all-in-one cookbook for today's healthy cooking. Filled with step-by-step cooking instructions and more than 250 delicious recipes (each with a complete nutritional analysis), it provides the fundamentals of eating well and eating healthy. Martha Rose Shulman explains how to incorporate fresh foods and more healthful ingredients into your everyday cooking, while cutting down on fat and calories. If you're trying to eat healthy, Light Basics provides a one-stop kitchen companion for beginner and experienced cook alike!
The Cooking Light Basics
Convert your favorite recipes into healthier dishes by cutting the fat
Learn healthy poaching, pan-grilling, and roasting techniques
Make a delicious low-fat vinaigrette or sauce
Enhance the flavor of your food using fresh herbs and spices
The Kitchen Basics
Learn the correct way to hold a knife
Master the art of chopping, slicing, and dicing
Understand how to store fresh fruits and vegetables properly
Learn to follow the guidelines for food and kitchen safety
The Fruit and Vegetable Basics
The secret to keeping tomatoes tasting their sweetest
How to reduce the zing of chile peppers
The easiest way to dice a fresh mango
The Entertaining Basics
Sample seasonal menus
Advance preparation tips to make party-throwing a cinch
Detailed shopping lists and countdown schedules for preparation
Flavorful Meals with Only 1 Tablespoon of Oil
Asparagus and Smoked Trout Frittata
Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger
Herb and Scallion Quiche
Spinach Quesadillas
Grilled Fish Steaks with Asian Flavors
Hot-and-Sour Shrimp and Rice Soup
Desserts to Devour with Only 1 Gram of Fat
Rhubarb and Strawberry Compote
Almond Biscotti
Chocolate Meringue Cookies
Pears Poached in Ginger-Honey Syrup
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Martha Rose Shulman is an award-winning author of nine cookbooks, including Mediterranean Light, Mexican Light, Provencal Light, The Vegetarian Feast, and Entertaining Light. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
Simple Mexican Soup with Tomato, Onion, and Cilantro
Makes 4 servings
I learned this recipe when I was working on my book Mexican Light. It's so easy and delicious that I can't bear to leave it out of this collection too. The flavors of the mint, lime, chile, and cilantro are wonderful, and the soup is thrown together in no time.
2 quarts good-quality de-fatted chicken or garlic stock
2 fresh spearmint sprigs
1 medium-size white onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced or pressed
1 jalapeo chile, seeded if desired and finely chopped
1 pound firm, ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Salt to taste
1 small avocado, pitted, peeled, and finely chopped
2 limes, cut into wedges, for serving
1. Combine the stock, spearmint, onion, garlic, and chile in the soup pot or saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, then add the tomatoes and cilantro. Reduce the heat to low, simmer for another 5 minutes, and remove from the heat. Taste. Is there enough salt? Adjust the seasoning.
2. Place a spoonful of chopped avocado in each bowl, ladle in the soup, and serve with lime wedges to be squeezed into the soup if people wish.
Variation: Crumble toasted tortillas into each bowl of soup just before serving.
Copyright © 1999 by Martha Rose Shulman
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