Light & Healthy 2011 offers a fine compendium of the year's best recipes - lightened up and tested for this collection. From a 1960s popular, originally-calorie-laden Chicken Cordon Bleu to Spicy Spaghetti Pie, this is packed with dishes that are old favorites modified for modern times. Extensive descriptions on why they have been altered and how they work make for an outstanding collection.
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America's Test Kitchen is a 2,500 square foot kitchen located outside of Boston. It is the home of Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines and is the workday destination for over 3 dozen test cooks, editors and cookware specialists. Our mission is to test recipes until we understand how and why they work and arrive at the best version. We also test kitchen equipment and supermarket ingredients in search of brands that offer the best value and performance. You can watch us work by tuning in to our public television show, America's Test Kitchen.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Anastasia
Format:Hardcover
Hate eating cardboard? Tired of salad with grilled chicken? This cookbook's for you!
Classic catch-22, I want to eat healthy, but I have a deep aversion to the words "light," "fat free" or "low carb". America's Test Kitchen to the rescue! They made certain that these recipes actually taste good. Seriously. Guiltless pleasure.
However, use the ingredients they tell you to use. They used every trick in their repertoire (and invented quite a few new ones) to use the least amount of fat and still deliver full flavor. If they use something full fat, it's because the lower fat versions didn't work. Repress the impulse to switch it out!!! Take a deep breath, look at the fat/calorie breakdown (good, right?), and prepare to enjoy something delicious.
Full disclosure: I'm not the best cook... I've been known to burn the onions and overcook the greens. However, these recipes are practically foolproof. If I do manage to goof up, I usually know just what i did wrong (it's still pretty good...), and I get it right the next time.
Classic catch-22, I want to eat healthy, but I have a deep aversion to the words "light," "fat free" or "low carb". America's Test Kitchen to the rescue! They made certain that these recipes actually taste good. Seriously. Guiltless pleasure.
However, use the ingredients they tell you to use. They used every trick in their repertoire (and invented quite a few new ones) to use the least amount of fat and still deliver full flavor. If they use something full fat, it's because the lower fat versions didn't work. Repress the impulse to switch it out!!! Take a deep breath, look at the fat/calorie breakdown (good, right?), and prepare to enjoy something delicious.
Full disclosure: I'm not the best cook... I've been known to burn the onions and overcook the greens. However, these recipes are practically foolproof. If I do manage to goof up, I usually know just what i did wrong (it's still pretty good...), and I get it right the next time.
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An outstanding collection suitable for any general lending library
February 13, 2011
Format:Hardcover
Light & Healthy 2011 offers a fine compendium of the year's best recipes - lightened up and tested for this collection. From a 1960s popular, originally-calorie-laden Chicken Cordon Bleu to Spicy Spaghetti Pie, this is packed with dishes that are old favorites modified for modern times. Extensive descriptions on why they have been altered and how they work make for an outstanding collection suitable for any general lending library.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The book is entertaining to read as they tell about the process they went through to make each recipe possible and I really appreciate the nutritional information. The recipes are wonderful and the recipe stories are a wonderful inspiration for more recipes.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Does not disappoint
Most recipes are outstanding. Hope test kitchen makes more light & healthy issues.
Love their other books, but you can put the lbs. Read more
Love their other books, but you can put the lbs. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Janet Leary
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great choice
There are so many awesome recipes and the photos and tips can not be beat. I purchased all 3 years of this series and am working my way through trying many of the recipes. Read more
Published 1 month ago by CoCoChef
5.0 out of 5 stars
love it
No nonsense cookbook, Explains how you can turn your favorite dishes into something that you can without guilt..Will be buying more of the Americas Test Kitchen
Published 1 month ago by K. wright
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book
The best book out their. If you have never used cook books by America's Test Kitchen, you have missed great cooking.
Published 4 months ago by Michael Scott
3.0 out of 5 stars
Does not take in all aspects of health--disappointing
Many of the dishes are extremely high in sodium. Old Bay seems to be a staple and that product is nothing but sodium! I was disappointed.
Published 5 months ago by SK
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