The Cooking Cardiologist : Recipes to Help Lower Your Cholesterol, Reduce Risk of Heart Disease, Control Weight, Increase Vitality and Longevity [Hardcover]

Richard E., M.D. Collins (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Advanced Research Pr; 2nd edition (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889462055
• ISBN-13: 978-1889462059
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,471,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healthy, Delicious AND Easy? YES!, November 11, 1999

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This review is from: The Cooking Cardiologist : Recipes to Help Lower Your Cholesterol, Reduce Risk of Heart Disease, Control Weight, Increase Vitality and Longevity (Hardcover)

I fooled my husband! Now HE loves it too. The Cooking Cardiologist showed me how to eat more healthy in a breeze! His recipes are so easy. And the kicker is, SOOOOOO yummy! My husband, an Italian, 'Meat-and-Potatoes' guy, even loves the recipes. I never thought I'd get him to EAT foods like tofu, VegeFuel and Textured Vegetable Protein, much less ENJOY them. Keys in the book let you know which recipes follow the Prevention Diet, the Ornish (low-fat vegetarian) Diet, and which are Totally Vegetarian. What I liked best were his tips at the beginning, letting me know how to 'avoid FATigue.' Tricks like how to saute and carmelize onions or mushrooms without butter and how to hydrate fat-free foods for better flavor. He also gives tips on the right tools to use in the kitchen and helped this health food neophite find my way around the grocery store. Just saw The Cooking Cardiologist on with Regis & Kathie Lee. Not only does he know his way around the kitchen, he's pretty funny, too.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars SOY and TOFU and a few other interesting recipes..., August 22, 2001

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L. M. Boilard (Jacksonville, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cooking Cardiologist : Recipes to Help Lower Your Cholesterol, Reduce Risk of Heart Disease, Control Weight, Increase Vitality and Longevity (Hardcover)

My husband and I purchased this book for his father, as he had just had heart surgery, and we had seen Dr. Collins on Regis Live promoting his book. It sounded great and I thought this would be great for my father in law, as he loves to eat, and thought there would be great recipes for him. We were so motivated that We also purchased one for ourselves.

If you love Soy and Tofu you have hit a gold mine...Well in our case, neither my husband and I, or my father in law happen to like either of these.

Practically all the recipes need these ingredients. Except for a few "creative" ones. One of the being "the carrot dog". You just supplement a marinated carrot for a hot dog and place it on a hot dog bun!!!! YUK!!!

In all due respect, Dr. Collins seems very dedicated to his patient's and if you are a Soy and Tofu lover, you will probally love these recipes and if not, don't buy it.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love the Doc, February 9, 2000

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Lauren (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cooking Cardiologist : Recipes to Help Lower Your Cholesterol, Reduce Risk of Heart Disease, Control Weight, Increase Vitality and Longevity (Hardcover)

I have seen the doc on numerous occasions and have finally bought his wonderful cookbook. Even though the recipes are low in fat they taste great--which I was afraid that they would not. I highly recommend buying Dr. Collins book and bringing it to the dinner table.