by Jean Pare
Company's Coming
Spiral-bound
ISBN# 978-1-897069-50-9
Suggested Retail Price: $15.99
Jean Pare gives us another superb cookbook. Everyone's trying to be health-conscious
these days, and reducing the amount of fat in your cooking is a great way to control
calories and cholesterol. Written with a nod to Raechel Ray's "30 Minute Meals",
"Low Fat Express" presents an array of recipes for everything from appetizers to
desserts, including sides and snacks. So if your menu's already started, you can
find recipes to complete the job.
In addition to the recipes, the book's forward outlines basic reasons why low-fat
meals are healthier, including the differences between the "good cholesterol" and
the "bad cholesterol". Ms. Pare also shows us how to read the nutrition information
labels on foods and adds a brief list of high-fat and low-fat foods as a jumping-off
point. Most of this is common-sense stuff, but it never hurts to go over them.
When it comes to the recipes themselves, you won't be disappointed. Start with a
spicy Pepper Cheese Omelet for breakfast. Try the Grilled Basil Tomato Sandwich
for lunch. And top off the day with a dish called "Not So Portly Pork" that combines
port wine, rhubarb, and ginger for a flavorful dinner. I've been working on deep
fried foods lately and trying to cope with the guilt, so the varieties of baked potato
chips intrigued me. Lots of fun salads and baked desserts, too! All of the recipes
include complete nutrition information, so if you're really counting fat and calories,
you'll have that important information at your fingertips. Its a bounty of healthy
meals in a handy spiral-bound cookbook.
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