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Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful Recipes for Healthful Meals |
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Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful Recipes for Healthful Meals |
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Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5638 EAN: 9780517884942 Edition: Reprint ISBN: 0517884941 Label: Clarkson Potter Languages: Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: October 29, 1996 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Release Date: October 29, 1996 Studio: Clarkson Potter Editorial Review: Product Description: This is the low-fat book cooks who care about wholesome, vegetarian-inspired food have been waiting for. Each of the more than 280 recipes are as delicious and trustworthy as those in the Moosewood Collective's previous books, and vibrant flavors and generous portions are still a hallmark of every dish. Because the Collective's primary goal is always to make great tasting food they resisted the notion of doing a low-fat book until they were convinced they could make low-fat dishes as flavor-packed as their regular favorites. "We've mostly been interested in gourmet cuisine at Moosewood Restaurant, not deprivation diet food," say the authors. "So, it's a happy surprise that the dishes we created for this cookbook don't come off as merely healthful diet foods. The food is exciting, ethnically diverse, and satisfyingly delicious. Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites is as much a celebration of the pleasures of eating as it is about low-fat cooking." In Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites the Collective emphasizes a few changes in basic cooking techniques to apply to everyday recipes and they offer tips and ideas for sustaining a low-fat lifestyle. They bake rather than fry, replace high-fat ingredients with healthy substitutes (no artificial ingredients allowed!), and use butter and oil very moderately. What is lost in fat is gained in bold, intense flavors. "When fashioning low-fat recipes, taking a nip here, a tuck there, we sometimes need to add a little embroidery, an embellishment such as extra herbs, spices, fruit or vegetable purée, vinegar, sun-dried tomatoes, dried mushrooms, miso, soy sauce, or garlic," explain the cooks at Moosewood Restaurant. "Our gingerbread gets extra flavor and moisture from chunks of pear rather than from butter and egg yolks. Two small calamata olives enliven the Caesar Salad Dressing. A little sauerkraut adds interest to an Italian mushroom stew." Fat will not be missed in mouthwatering recipes like Guacamole with Asparagus, Chinese Orzo Vegetable Salad, Spring Vegetable Paella, Indian Potato Pancakes, and Creamy Dairyless Rice Pudding. Along with those creative dishes, one of the most appealing parts of Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites is finding low-fat variations on familiar favorites such as Macaroni and Cheese, Shephard's Pie, and Dark Chocolate Pudding. An added bonus is that the Moosewood Collective has made sure that the ingredients used in the recipes throughout the book are very accessible--easily found in most well-stocked supermarkets. In the nutritional, glossary, and guide sections of Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites the Collective gives explanations of nutritional terms, instructions for how to glean the information you need from nutrition labels, a brief overview of vitamins and minerals, and guides to ingredients and cooking techniques. These three important sections, combined with the deliciously appetizing recipes, are a wealth of encouragement for low-fat eating and living a healthy lifestyle. The fourteen chapters range from savory soups and main course salads to creative side dishes and aromatic Mediterranean and Asian-inspired dishes. With chapters which range from healthy breakfasts and lunch foods to a collection of fish recipes and more than twenty truly delectable desserts, Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites is sure to set the kitchen standard not only for health-conscious cooks, but also for those who have come to rely on the Moosewood Collective's easy, earthy approach to cooking. Amazon.com Review: The first Moosewood Cookbook--loved for its cozy, comforting food--mused oil, eggs, and dairy products so lavishly that it was extensively revised in 1992 to fit our changing diet. Now, the Moosewood Collective takes an even more extreme step: recipes in Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites are so intentionally healthful that they put the word right on the cover of this chubby book filled with lean recipes (many dishes get the fat down to a modest 16-17% of their total calories). Still, the 280-plus recipes offer the bold, pan-ethnic flavors that have won the Moosewood Collective cookbooks so many fans. Accessories: Related Items:
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 Rating:  - My new favorite cookbook!I had first heard about this cookbook from a friend. She raved about all the Moosewood cookbooks but said this lowfat one was her favorite. After trying it I agree with her. There are no pricey ingredients to buy and everything is wonderfully flavorful. Rating:  - Simple But SavoryI have enjoyed Molly Katzen's Vegetable Heaven show on PBS. I'm an omnivore, who enjoys vegetarian meals. These recipes are approachable. Very tasty. If you are interested in vegetarian cooking, but are concerned you're going to be bombarded with tofu and fermented mushrooms(I'm not a fan)this gives you a great introduction to the array of vegetarian/vegan meals out there. Also, the recipes are as they state - low - fat! Each recipe has a nutritional breakdown, so if you are doing Weight Watchers or just watching your intake, this information makes it very easy. I received this book in great condition. The seller was specific about the item and I got exactly what I received. My only "beef" with this book...not spicy enough. I like to use lot's of herbs and spices (I'm not talking about salt. I hardly ever use salt). So, my suggestion is to at least double any herb, spice, flavoring ingredient in this recipe book. Enjoy! Rating: - Great resource for tasty, healthy meals!This book is a great resource for people who need to watch their diet and yet still want to enjoy their meals. The recipes are tasty, innovative, and relatively easy. I've tried several other low-fat cookbooks and have come up with lots of recipes that don't work-bad taste or boring flavor. Thus far I have not been disappointed with any recipe in the Moosewook Low-Fat Cookbook. I highly recommend it. Enjoy. Rating: - great cookbookThis has been my favorite cookbook for years. I just bought it as a gift for a friend. The recipes are varied, healthy and yummy. I especially like that there are complete meal suggestions included with each recipe. When cooking something new or planning a special meal, I appreciate the list of dishes that complement each other well.
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