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Summary: A cookbook that fills an existing need
Review: There have always been 2 different things, when it comes to cookbooks: on the one hand, cookbooks that focus on getting the maximum taste out of food. This usually means cooking rich, high in calories food, that tastes good because of the use of butter, lots of unrefined sugar, cream, etc. My cookbook shelf contains quite a few books focusing on this type of food, & they surely have a place in every cookbook collection. On the other hand, there have always been books focusing on "light" cooking, containing recipes that tend to use "light" ingredients & many vegetables & fruit. There's always been a need for a book that addresses the gap between these 2 types of cooking, & attempts to bridge this gap. "A new way to cook" is exactly this long-awaited book!Sally Schneider has put taste above everything else: she wants her food to look good & taste good. She also realises, though, that this cannot realistically be achieved through the use of lots of oil or butter or whatever else, since most people have health & weight considerations to take into account. So what she has done is this: she's experimented with lots of different cooking methods, trying to get the best possible taste out of a certain food, using the least possible calories. She does not exclude any ingredients: she just uses everything in moderation & proposes lots of inventive methods. Something that is important is that her book never gets anywhere near boring, "light-cooking" recipes. She has a whole chapter on colorful, indulgent desserts, where you can find everything from lighter desserts using fruits to decadent chocolate cakes & tarts. Schneider's basic premise is that moderation, the use of good ingredients, & inventive, creative cooking methods are the key to good, healthy & yes- in the end, light eating.
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Summary: The BEST cookbook I've ever owned!
Review: This cookbook is absolutely AWESOME. I heard the author on national public radio and just had to own her book. Every single recipe (and there are MANY) is mouth-watering and HEALTHY!!
I have recommended this book to every person I know.
It really makes for a wonderful gift as well.
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Summary: excellent cookbook that happens to be healthy
Review: This is just an outstanding contemporary cookbook that happens to have an emphasis on healthful eating. And it that vein it is far superior to other "low fat" cookbooks because Schneider eschews use of low or no fat substitute ingedients and instead manages to use real butter, real cream, olive oil, bacon, etc. to enhance her dishes. Some of her techniques are pretty inventive and I haven't seen them elsewhere. This is a comprehensive cookbook with great explanations of various techniques and dishes, and it includes complete nutritional information on each recipe. Some of the calorie counts are hard to believe because the dishes seem so rich!
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Summary: Good ideas, but more theoretical than practical
Review: This is the greatest cookbook ever. I read this cookbook cover to cover only to go back and read it again. I love the flexibility and variances of her recipes. I love how she tells the reader about where the recipes came from. This cookbook provides the flexibility to follow a recipe ingredient by ingredient or to adapt it for your tastes or simply for variety. The brown butter and sage artichokes are simply to die for. The variety allows for thousands of recipes. I mean it when I say this is the greatest cookbook ever.
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Summary: THE GREATEST COOKBOOK EVER
Review: This is the greatest cookbook ever. I read this cookbook cover to cover only to go back and read it again. I love the flexibility and variances of her recipes. I love how she tells the reader about where the recipes came from. This cookbook provides the flexibility to follow a recipe ingredient by ingredient or to adapt it for your tastes or simply for variety. The brown butter and sage artichokes are simply to die for. The variety allows for thousands of recipes. I mean it when I say this is the greatest cookbook ever.
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Summary: An excellent addition for the useable cookbook library.
Review: This isn't about dieting. It's about reinventing the way you put your ingredients together. This is a book for anyone who enjoys cooking and believes in "everything in moderation". As an avid cookbook collector, this book will keep you coming back to see if it has a recipe to incorporate whatever you brought home from the grocery store. It's jam packed with recipes, with clear and easy to follow instructions. There are 11 variations on common recipes like mashed potatoes alone including "basil mashed potatoes" and "smashed potatoes with crushed black olives". The design of the cookbook is one of the best I've seen. Crisp, clear, easy to read. It's inviting and encourages you to stay and browse. Highly recommend and agree with other reviewers who appreciate this book for what it has to offer.
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Summary: Great Cookbook! even if a little daunting at first :o)
Review: While still in our early exploration of this cookbook, it has already become a favorite with my fiancee and me. Sally Schneider brings together the "low fat" and the "good food" cooking methods, creating a style which brings the most taste out of suprisingly low fat recipes. She includes both simple recipes and more complex recipes. One of our favorites is the Apple Sage Turkey burgers (they're soooo good: just make alot and freeze some for later!) Sally does have lots of different ingredients such as lemon grass, brown butter, fresh herbs and even black truffles! We love the challenge of finding some of these, which makes cooking the meals all the better! I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a low-fat high flavor cookbook who loves to cook.
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