Cooking Light Cooking Through the Seasons: An Everyday Guide to Enjoying the Freshest Food [Hardcover]

Editors of Cooking Light Magazine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 13, 2010 | Series: Cooking Light

Long before "organic," "local," and "eating in season" became buzz words, Cooking Light was heralding the bene­fits of cooking in season for all the practical reasons: Food just tastes better and is better for you when it's prepared in its peak season.

Cook your way through the year, and enjoy the ­ nest ingredients each season has to offer with Cooking Light Cooking Through the Seasons.

As your authority on seasonal cooking, this complete cookbook highlights each season and shows you how to incorporate the freshest produce available into your home-cooked meals. You'll find helpful tips on how to handle and prepare choice ingredients, plus excellent suggestions for avor companions. With over 250 recipes to choose from, you'll never be far from a delicious season-inspired meal.

All the recipes that fill the pages of this book have been tested and approved by the Cooking Light Test Kitchens staff to ensure that they're not only healthy and easy to prepare, but that they also have the all-important "yum factor."

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About the Author

Cooking Light, America's leading epicurean magazine and authority on healthy cooking, is dedicated to helping its more than 12 million readers eat smart, be fit, and live well.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Oxmoor House (April 13, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0848733193
• ISBN-13: 978-0848733193
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 1.3 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #606,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely recommended, A+ April 23, 2010

By Bookworm

I really love this cookbook. I've been a subscriber to Cooking Light on and off the last few years and this cookbook seems to contain the best of the best of the magazine's recipes, at least in my opinion. When I read the magazine, I am always drawn to the recipes that feature the freshest ingredients, especially produce. I love the bright colors and fresh, vibrant tastes of seasonal fruits and vegetables. The recipes featuring those ingredients are precisely the ones you will find in this book. For example, I came home from the grocery with some fresh rhubarb last week because it had just come into season and looked great, but I had no clue what to do with it. I checked the index of this book, found a few recipes featuring rhubarb, gave one a try, and it was fabulous. This book is a great resource for making the most of the season's best.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the food, love the cookbook July 7, 2010

By MakinArt

If you ever wished you had a cookbook that was well organized, easy to follow, and made shopping and menu planning easier, then this is the cookbook for you. I love all the fresh food ideas, and the bonus about cooking in season is that the recipes fit parties and occasions. By simply following the shopping guide, I have the ingredients I need for each season, best of all, the prices are low because the produce is in season and plentiful. I highly recommend this cookbook.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent selection of recipes! November 6, 2010

By Amanda

I've been a subscriber of Cooking Light for about a year, but mainly use their selection of cookbooks in the kitchen. So far, this is my favorite cookbook I have used from them. The book provides an ample selection of recipes for each season, the organization is fantastic, photos beautiful, and, most importantly, the recipes delicious!

Each seasonal section starts off with an introduction to typical ingredients used at that particular time. As the sections progress, you are introduced in-depth to specific spices, cooking methods, and other ingredients. The section progresses from drinks and appetizers to main dishes, sides, and desserts.

So far I have made several of the summer recipes and loved them all. I'm very much looking forward to trying more of the fall recipes as the freshest ingredients become available. I just made the Harvest Cake today and thought it was positively delightful- I'm making a second to freeze and save tomorrow!

Overall, a great book for the novice or intermediate cook that is looking to familiarize themselves with seasonal cooking or a collection of recipes that can be utilized at all times of the year.