Techniques of Healthy Cooking
by The Culinary Institute of America
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Author: The Culinary Institute of AmericaEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-19
ISBN: 0470052325
Number of pages: 592
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: It's not a guide for casual cooks
Summary: 5 Stars
Americans are seeking ways to avoid weight gain but want tasty food in the process, so successful chefs and foodservice pros need to adjust their techniques and methods to reflect this revised approach, and the newly updated guide to healthy cooking TECHNIQUES OF HEALTHY COOKING is one place to start. The latest information on ingredients, menu planning and more reviews all the basics, current dietary guidelines, recommendations, and more, teaching both the basics of healthy cooking and reflecting the latest research findings. It's not a guide for casual cooks, but for the college-level foodservice pro who will find over 150 food photos and step-by-step techniques discussions to be invaluable keys to healthy cooking from scratch.
Summary of Techniques of Healthy Cooking
Created by the experts at The Culinary Institute of America, Techniques of Healthy Cooking is an indispensable companion in today?s health-conscious world. Drawing on the latest dietary guidelines, it provides detailed information for cooks eager to introduce more flavorful, healthier choices to their menus. You will find advice on ingredients and serving sizes, guidance on developing recipes and menus, and more than 400 delicious recipes. Throughout, nearly 150 vibrant, all-new color photographs showcase finished dishes and illustrate the techniques, ingredients, and equipment of healthy cooking. Inspired by the information and recipes in the book, you will be able to create dishes that are not only exciting and great-tasting, but healthy at the same time.Books on nutritious eating abound, but none seem as comprehensive as The Professional Chef's Techniques of Healthy Cooking. Prepared by the Culinary Institute of America, the book is addressed to chefs who may require grounding in nutritional principles as well as representative recipes to help them "cook healthy." It's hard to imagine anyone, however, who wouldn't benefit from--and enjoy perusing--this trove of sophisticated yet approachable material. With more than 400 of the Institute's recipes, 200 color photos, and a cornucopia of useful information, including charts ("Definitions of Nutrient Claims," for example, helps readers understand terms like lite or low fat), the book is a definitive, up-to-date food and nutrition guide.
The book's largest section contains the recipes--each with detailed nutritional analysis--for a wide selection of dishes. These range from chef's pantry items like pesto, duxelles, and yellow pepper oil and salads--Grilled Garlic Shrimp with Radish Salad is a tasty example--to breads, deserts, and beverages. Though uncomplicated, these large-scale, ingredients-specified-by-weight formulas will be most useful to professionals. Universally valuable, however, is the introductory material, which explores, among other topics, the language of nutrition, elements of flavor, cooking with less fat, and agricultural issues such as organic farming, free-range poultry, and plant biotechnology. "A Case Study in Flavor Deconstruction," which atomizes the appeal of a sample dish, is a fascinating reminder that the foundation of all good eating is sensual. Concluding with a cooking and nutritional glossary, the book is a welcome, obligatory addition to any home or professional kitchen library. --Arthur Boehm
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