Prevention's The Healthy Cook: The Ultimate Illustrated Kitchen Guide to Great Low-Fat Food - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1579542433 ISBN 13: 9781579542436

Publisher: Rodale Books, 2000

Synopsis

Prevention's The Healthy Cook edited by David Joachim and Matthew Hoffman is the ultimate guide to wonderful food that's low in fat, high in nutrients and packed with flavor! It's like a complete cooking school-- all in one volume. Features:

* 28 information-packed chapters
* 450 homestyle recipes-- and hundreds of variations
* 424 step-by-step illustrations
* Health-boosting hints, tips and shortcuts
* Favorite low-fat recipes from two dozen of the country's best chefs-- including Jacques Pepin, Charlie Trotter, Michel Richard, Jim Dodge, Jean-Louis Palladin and Emily Luchetti
* "Is It Good for You?"-- the nutritional lowdown on eggs, white sugar, wine, liver, butter, white flour and more
* Complete herb and spice primer

About this title

From the Back Cover

Here's the ultimate guide to wonderful food that's low in fat, high in nutrients and packed with flavor! It's like a complete cooking school-- all in one volume. Features:

* 28 information-packed chapters
* 450 homestyle recipes-- and hundreds of variations
* 424 step-by-step illustrations
* Health-boosting hints, tips and shortcuts
* Favorite low-fat recipes from two dozen of the country's best chefs-- including Jacques Pepin, Charlie Trotter, Michel Richard, Jim Dodge, Jean-Louis Palladin and Emily Luchetti
* "Is It Good for You?"-- the nutritional lowdown on eggs, white sugar, wine, liver, butter, white flour and more
* Complete herb and spice primer

"This is a very special resource for those who need both change and enjoyment. The scope of information is wide enough to satisfy and accurate enough to provide real solutions."--Graham Kerr, internationally known cookbook author, television chef and culinary consultant

"This is a book everyone should have. It has good, solid information, easy-to-follow recipes and all the basics for a healthful kitchen."--Marie Simmons, author of Fast & Fresh and columnist for Bon Appetit magazine

"Along with being a wonderful cookbook filled with valuable nutritional information, The Healthy Cook is also a complete compendium on techniques and a great buying guide for foods of every description."--Jeanne Jones, syndicated columnist and author

"Helpful, down-to-earth and comprehensive-- this book is a boon to health-conscious cooks everywhere."--Nancy Baggett, author of Skinny Italian Cooking and numerous other cookbooks

About the Author

David Joachim has edited, written, or contributed to 30 books on food, cooking, and related matters. He received the 2006 IACP Award for The Food Substitutions Bible.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1579542433
• ISBN 13: 9781579542436
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 598
• Editor: Joachim David, Hoffman Matthew