Healthy Spa Cuisine: 400 Signature Recipes from the World's Top Spas [Paperback]

Lynn Nicholson (Author), Tracy A. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2003

In this mouthwatering collection, Cordon Bleu Chef Lynn Nicholson treats you to healthy, delicious recipes from more than sixty of the most renowned international spas. From Bangkok to Carmel, top spa chefs share their secrets for creating low-calorie, highly satisfying meals that have put their kitchens on the culinary map.

Learn how to impress your friends by making such tasty dishes as:

·Amelia Island Plantation’s Vegetarian Lasagna
·Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa’s Maine Diver Scallops with Grilled White and Green Asparagus and Oven-Dried Apricots
·Canyon Ranch’s Lox and Cream Cheese Frittata
·Mi Amo at Enchantment Resort’s Smoked Salmon on Blue Corn Cake with Melon and Avocado Relish
·Grand Wailea Resort and Spa’s Pink Grapefruit Champagne Granita

Healthy Spa Cuisine also includes these special features:

·The secrets of gourmet food preparation
·Exclusive interviews with top spa chefs
·A glossary of ingredients, terms, and techniques
·A resource list for purchasing difficult-to-find ingredients

Now the culinary magic you used to dream about can be yours—in the comfort of your own home!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lynn Nicholson is a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu Program at Western Culinary Institute. With more than twenty-five years of travel and culinary experience, she has been a winner and finalist in over ten national and regional cooking contests. Ms. Nicholson lives in Portland, Oregon.

Tracy A. Smith has more than twenty years of experience as a freelance researcher, writer, editor, and book packager. She resides in Portland, Oregon.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158062779X
• ISBN-13: 978-1580627795
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #805,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars exellent collection, May 14, 2003

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jpeskin (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healthy Spa Cuisine: 400 Signature Recipes from the World's Top Spas (Paperback)

These are great recipes that would normally be hard to get, since they all come from spas that keep their best stuff close to the vest. Well worth the price, to me.

4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Recipes!, February 20, 2004

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Arne Smith (Eugene, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healthy Spa Cuisine: 400 Signature Recipes from the World's Top Spas (Paperback)

I was just put one a diet by my girlfriend, and this book is full of wonderful recipes that she cooks for me daily!

The mouth watering recipes make both of us want to take a spa trip!

6 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Might good eatin', July 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Healthy Spa Cuisine: 400 Signature Recipes from the World's Top Spas (Paperback)

That the recipes in this collection are healthful goes without saying; that they are so unusual and delicious makes this book a standout.