Low-Fat Cooking (Great Cooks Cookbooks) - Hardcover

Feltman-Sailhac, Arlene

9781884822346: Low-Fat Cooking (Great Cooks Cookbooks)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1884822347 ISBN 13: 9781884822346

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1996

Fifty recipes of the world famous chefs are adapted for the home kitchen. Superb, specially commissioned photographs by Tom Eckerle, all in full-color, illustrate recipes throughout. The recipes are based on the renowned and popular cooking demonstrations of De Gustibus at Macy's. Special tips and techniques cover cooking times, plan-ahead advice, menu strategy, recommended substitutes for hard-to-find ingredients, and more.

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From the Inside Flap:

Low Fat Cooking

This books is a collection of low-fat, healthful recipes from the master cooks and chefs. Inside you will find offerings from chefs both famous for their low-fat cooking, and surprises from those not generally known for this health-concious preparation. More than fifty beautifully well-seasoned, delectable dishes are organized by appetizers, soups, salads, side dishes, entr�es and desserts. These recipes, bursting with flare and flavor while staying within low-fat guidelines are accompanied by complete nutritional analyses for total grams of fat, saturated fat and percentage of calories from fat. Contributors include:

Paul Bartolotta: Spiaggia Chicago
Mario Batali: P�, New York City
Jean-Michel Bergougnoux: L'Absinthe, New York City
Daniel Boulud: Restaurant Daniel, New York City
Jane Brody: Personal Health Columnist for The New York Times, New York City
Ed Brown: SeaGrill, New York City
Patrick Clark: Tavern on the Green, New York City
Gordon Hamersley: Hamersley's Bistro, Boston
Ron Hook: Canyon Ranch Spa, Massachusetts
Patricia Jamieson: Head of recipe development and testing for Eating Well Magazine and Eating Well books
Emeril Lagasse: Emeril's and Nola, New Orleans
Shelia Lukins: Cookbook author, New York City
Mark Militello: Mark's Place, North Miami Beach; Mark's Los Olas, Fort Lauderdale
Georges Perrier: Le Bec Fin, Philadelphia
Douglas Rodgriguez: Patria, New York City
Chris Schlesinger: East Coast Bar and Grill, Jake and Earl's and The Blue Room, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sally Schneider: Cookbook author, New York City
Nancy Silverton and Mark Peel: Campanile and La Brea Bakery, Los Angeles
Marie Simmons: Cookbook author, New York City

From Wild Mushroom Ragout with Roasted Polenta and Caramelized Onion Pizza to Jamaican Jerk Chicken with Banana-Guava Ketchup and Blackberry-Rhubarb Phylllo Tart, Low-Fat Cooking balances ingredients, textures and flavors with a low fat twist.

This book is full of timing and organization tips, preparation techniques, and suggested menus for many occasions. A recipe pantry, as well as a glossary of terms and ingredients round out this all-in-one guide to executing complete menus or individual dishes with ease.

From the Back Cover:

This universally acclaimed series features the recipes of world famous cook and chefs adapted for the home cook. Each book contains 50 recipes of the masters and up to 50 specifically commissioned luxurious photographs by Tom Eckerle

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