Harriet Roth's Deliciously Healthy Jewish Cooking: 350 New Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol, Low-Sodium Recipes for Holidays and Every Day [Hardcover]

Harriet Roth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1996

Provides a collection of traditional Jewish favorites that have been reworked to eliminate fat and maximize nutrition and flavor, and includes such recipes as Charoset, Farfel and Asparagus Risotto, Passover Chocolate Tort, and other holiday treats. Tour.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This is a respectable collection of recipes for ethnic fare revised towards health, although Roth (Deliciously Simple) occasionally departs from tradition with such dishes as Vegetarian Fried Brown Rice and Pasta and Beans. Mother Mollie's No-Cholesterol Challah, made with canola oil and egg whites, is a good example of Roth's success in converting traditional foods. Such vegetarian remakes as Spinach Kugel, Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage and Vegetarian Chopped Liver made with eggplant and lentils are strong standouts here; family heirlooms such as Cousin Pearly from Pittsburgh's Lima Beans for a Crowd-made with ketchup and brown sugar-will likely spark some memories. Roth's tendency to rely on packaged foods, such as the three cups of thawed frozen hash-brown potatoes called for in a latke recipe, may not seem healthy to all; the nutritional information included with each recipe, including its classification as meat, dairy or pareve, will allow cooks to discriminate as they wish. A beginning chapter with recipes and menus for holiday meals is preceded by a helpful introduction that covers both religious and health issues and includes USFDA Suggested Weight tables and hints for stocking a low-fat, low-cholesterol pantry.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

When the former director of Pritikin's cooking school tackles the fats, sodium, and cholesterol almost inherent in Jewish cuisine, it's clear that a new kind of cooking will emerge. Here, Roth's 350 recipes result in a list of holiday and transformed everyday menus that instead of emulating traditional dishes create another type of taste. Naturally, the emphasis is on pasta and grains and on fruits and vegetables; and each recipe includes a nutritional analysis. Scattered throughout the collection are Harriet's hints, which are both new and old cooking tips, from smashing garlic for easier peeling to erasing garlic and onion odors by rubbing hands on stainless steel under running water. Barbara Jacobs

Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Adult; 1st Ed. edition (March 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525939318
• ISBN-13: 978-0525939313
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,946,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very good reference for jewish company cooking, January 9, 2001

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This review is from: Harriet Roth's Deliciously Healthy Jewish Cooking: 350 New Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol, Low-Sodium Recipes for Holidays and Every (Mass Market Paperback)

I needed a reference for cooking for some Jewish friends....they loved it. I am not Jewish myself but, have prepared some of the recipes for my family and they were very good. I can't imagine I am the best person to ask, but anyway, I enjoyed this cookbook and it's recipes were well-recieved by all.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Original and Warm, but Dated, March 1, 2009

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Joshua T (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harriet Roth's Deliciously Healthy Jewish Cooking: 350 New Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol, Low-Sodium Recipes for Holidays and Every (Mass Market Paperback)

I must give this book high marks for originality and organization, and for thoroughness without repetition. In addition, the book transmits a genuine warmth of Jewish feeling. Harriet Roth does not care to be hip, ironic or vegan. She is just trying to get good-tasting Jewish food on the table with a minimum of cholesterol and sodium. I would like to visit Harriet Roth's kitchen and chat with her while she cooks.

Unfortunately, some of the recipes recall a more innocent time of free use of sugar and processed foods. In addition, the heavy use of nonfat dairy may put off some people (although, in fairness, it is hard to make traditional dairy food without dairy). Most of the recipes are for groups of 6 or more, and cannot be scaled down.

I like this book, but I do not use it much.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been...., September 22, 2010

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This review is from: Harriet Roth's Deliciously Healthy Jewish Cooking: 350 New Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol, Low-Sodium Recipes for Holidays and Every (Mass Market Paperback)

This cook book could have been good--I don't know because so many pages had been cut out of the used version I purchased. It was a real disappointment to buy something that was described as "like new" and then learn (too late) that so many recipes had been removed. I won't buy this way again.