Eating Well When You Just Can't Eat the Way You Used To Cookbook [Paperback]

Jane Weston Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 1992

When Jane Weston Wilson retired from Party Box, the highly successful New York catering business she had founded and run, she was eager to trade the strictures of her busy schedule for the opportunities free time would give.

Very soon, she brought the fruits of her working years to Eatng Well! When you Just Can't Eat the Way You Used To. Its collection of 250 luscious recipes counsels vegetables and more vegetables, less meat, more fish and chicken, wines instead of hard liquor, light desserts. It's filled with information on keeping weight off, keeping restricted diets interesting, and keeping digestive tracks happy. More, it's packed with professional secrets for shopping wisely, and it's crammed with tips on planning ahead, sharing work, and using the freezer to save time.

Readers are encouraged to share the feasts with friends as often as possible, perhaps serving a quick-preparation one-dish couscous, cassoulet, or chickadillo for as little as $3.00 per person. There are luncheons and high teas, dinners that begin as cocktail buffets but function as full meals, and more-elegant cold suppers, picnics, special celebrations. A Russian Brunch of fresh strawberries, blinis, walnut crescents, and tea in a glass is only the start: Eating Well goes on and on, the spilling cornucopia of a wonderful harvest. Selection of the Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This "over 50 cookbook," a welcome creation, takes the dietary burdens that come with aging and neatly turns them to the reader's advantage. Looking on every problem as an opportunity, Wilson, a former New York caterer, spends the first half of the book dispensing practical advice and cheering anecdotes on how she and others over the age of 50 have reoriented their thinking and reawakened dulled palates. Wilson is almost as concerned with socializing as with food as she describes preparing light "feasts" for friends, as well as government dietary guidelines, ways to streamline shopping and cooking, and lo-cal techniques like poaching and cooking foods in parchment. Some 250 eclectic, up-to-the-minute recipes are fit for gourmets of any age: potted cheddar with port, couscous, salmon mousse and a "mainly meat" meat loaf with herbs. Illustrated.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Like Anne Casale's Long Life Cookbook ( LJ 2/15/88), this is intended for people 50 and over. Wilson, a former caterer, believes in "feasting every day"in a healthy way. Thus, she emphasizes vegetables and grains, describes low-fat cooking techniques, and includes the government dietary guidelines. Still, many of her choices reflect her catering days rather than healthy guidelines. Recommended for its appealing recipes, good tips on entertaining, not its promises to the over-50 crowd. JS
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing (January 3, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894809431
• ISBN-13: 978-0894809439
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #871,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars warm wise and friendly gets you where you want to go, June 19, 1999

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This review is from: Eating Well When You Just Can't Eat the Way You Used To Cookbook (Paperback)

if you know you have to change the way you eat to feel at your peak for the second half of life, look no further, this book takes you along this new path with a sense of adventure and practicality. the author understands the conflicts of time crunch with the desire to take care of ourselves . Her years as a caterer bring both elegance and ease to every aspect of shopping preparing and cooking she shares her tips and techniques that make cooking fit into our lives and she encourages eating and entertaining as a social connection with family and friends that is an absolute boon. Itkeeps me from buying into the idea that there is no reason not to survive on take out and prepared foods, she is interested in food as a way of flourishing.That really appeals to me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unusual, delicious call for freedom from the clock, July 15, 2002

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This review is from: Eating Well When You Just Can't Eat the Way You Used To Cookbook (Paperback)

Jane Wilson of New York's "The Party Box" caterers offers and unusual and entertaining treatise on the problem of enjoying food when you've reached the age when you "just can't eat the way you used to."

Wilson says older midlifers (over 50) should take full advantage of their unique ability to free themselves from living (and eating) by the clock. She recommends eating smaller meals more often and offers a 2 breakfast plan for seniors: "begin the day with light exercise, break for fruit, at mid-morning eat a small breakfast."

The book contains 250 recipes especially adapted for the special needs of middle age. From Lemon-Zest Cauliflower Soup and Ruby Red Cranberry Borscht to Raspberry Aspic with Chopped Fresh Limes and Date Apricot Squares, recipes stress enjoying a low-fat and high-fiber diet in easy and delicious meals.

There's a weekly supermarket guide as well as tips for streamlined preparation and entertaining. The idea is to switch to lighter foods and enjoy more of them.

This book's unusual and delicious recipes from a number of cultures world-wide provide some rare and yummy culinary treats.