Low Carb 1-2-3: 225 Simply Great 3-Ingredient Recipes [Paperback]

Rozanne Gold (Author), Helen Kimmel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 23, 2004

Low-carb cooking has never been this easy-or delicious!

Now 1-2-3 cooking goes low-carb, and the results are simply fabulous! Here readers learn how to create dishes that are not only low-carb but low in calories and saturated fat-from Pan-Seared Tuna Niçoise, Baked Eggs Splendido, and Wasabi-Stuffed Shrimp to Fresh Cherry Compote with Chocolate Drizzle-each using only three ingredients!

In Low Carb 1-2-3 readers will discover:
o Recipes that fit effortlessly into any low-carb or good-carb diet, including South Beach, Atkins, and Sugar Busters
o 225 great-tasting dishes created by an award-winning chef
o A focus on healthy eating with recipes that promote good fats and carbs; shun trans-fats; use whole, unprocessed, fresh ingredients; and eliminate white flour and sugar
o An accurate carb count for each recipe, lists of low-glycemic index foods, and 100 menu plans
Perfect for today's busy lifestyles, these recipes make it easy for anyone to eat more healthfully every day.

Editorial Reviews

Review

For Gold's 1-2-3 Cookbook series:
"Rozanne Gold is the leader of a minimalist sect, one that uses the fewest possible ingredients to produce dishes that are not just credible but delicious," -- Mark Bittman in The New York Times

About the Author

ROZANNE GOLD is the author of eight acclaimed cookbooks and is the "Entertaining Made Easy" columnist for Bon Appétit magazine. She is a three-time winner of the James Beard Award and received the prestigious IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award for Healthy 1-2-3. She lives in New York City.

HELEN KIMMEL, M.S., R.D., is a registered dietitian, certified nutritionist, and the founder of Foodworks, Inc., a culinary and nutrition consulting firm. She currently resides in Linwood, New Jersey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (December 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159486165X
• ISBN-13: 978-1594861659
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rozanne Gold, renowned chef, author and international food and restaurant consultant, began her career at age 23 as first chef to New York Mayor Ed Koch. Considered one of the most prominent women in the food world, she is a four-time winner of the prestigious James Beard Award and winner of the IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award.

As Chef-Director of the restaurant consulting group, the Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Co., she helped re-create New York's magical Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center (where she was co-owner and consulting chef for 15 years), the legendary Windows on the World, and three of New York's three-star restaurants.

The author of 12 acclaimed cookbooks, Ms. Gold has been the entertaining columnist for Bon Appetit magazine where her "Entertaining Made Easy" column was read by five million fans. She has written and produced stories for The New York Times (her work can be found on the Op-Ed page, the Dining Section, and Sunday Magazine), and has written for Oprah, Gourmet, Cooking Light, More, FoodArts, Modern Maturity and The Montessori Magazine.

As Chef to Mayor Koch, Ms. Gold cooked for President Jimmy Carter, Prime Minister Menachem Begin and dignitaries from all walks of life. Business Week named her a "Mover and Shaker"; Cooking Light magazine named her one of "America's Top 5 Enlightened Chefs"; Chef magazine nominated her "Innovator of the Year"; the Food & Beverage Association of America honored her as 'Hospitality Professional of the Year" and Drexel University deemed her Distinguished Visiting Professor.

Known as the "diva of simplicity", she has set the Gold Standard for a style of cooking that has inspired professional chefs and home cooks alike to "keep it simple" with: Little Meals: A Great New Way to Eat and Cook (1994), Recipes 1-2-3: Fabulous Food Using Only Three Ingredients (1996), published in four languages; Recipes 1-2-3 Menu Cookbook (1998), Entertaining 1-2-3 (1999) and Healthy 1-2-3 (2001). Desserts 1-2-3 (2002) landed on the L.A. Times "Hot List" and was chosen one of the year's best cookbooks by Food & Wine Magazine. Cooking 1-2-3 (2003) was chosen as one of the year's best 10 books on NBC's Today Show.

Gold's books have garnered starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and chosen as Editor's Selections in the New York Times Book Review. Her seminal book, Healthy 1-2-3 won the coveted IACP award, was nominated for a James Beard award, and chosen as "one of the year's best books" by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Known as a food-trends pundit, Ms. Gold invents concepts that give restaurants and food companies their competitive edge. An early proponent of American regional cooking, she helped create American Spoon Foods, the first specialty food company to focus on regional ingredients. She invented Hudson River Cuisine, turning the idea into a three-star restaurant, the Hudson River Club; and was responsible for developing New York's first pan-Mediterranean restaurant (Café Greco), featuring "Med-Rim Cuisine".

Ms. Gold is a frequent guest on national television, including four recent appearances on the Today Show and is a regular guest on National Public Radio. A recent appearance on WNYC's "Leonard Lopate Show" won her a fourth James Beard Award.

A graduate of Tufts University with honors in psychology and education, Ms. Gold studied cooking in Italy and France. She is past President of Les Dames d'Escoffier, New York, and is a trustee of Arts Horizons, a nonprofit organization that brings the arts to city schools. She is a major proponent of the movement to help teens eat more healthfully and has just published her 11th book -- "Eat Fresh Food: Awesome Recipes for Teen Chefs" (Bloomsbury USA, October 2009.) Gold lives with her husband and teenage daughter in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Her son Jeremy Whiteman lives in Silicon Valley.

Customer Reviews

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, Delicious and Healthy, March 21, 2005

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Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Low Carb 1-2-3: 225 Simply Great 3-Ingredient Recipes (Paperback)

If you're thinking that cooking healthy is hard, be sure to check out this cookbook! Each dish has 3 ingredients, is tasty and is very good for you.

First, the variety. People who complain that low carbing is boring haven't taken a look at this cookbook. You get Pan Seared Rib-eye with Agurula. There's pot-roasted turkey with smokey onions. How about broccoli smothered in wine and olive oil?

These dishes are NOT hard. As I said, they all involve just three main ingredients. Some might open your horizons a bit - for example I *love* snow peas, but I know people who have never tried them. I also love pine nuts! They are quite good for you and tasty too. All of these things can be found at your average supermarket, and once you realize the wealth of healthy foods that you like, your menu planning gets more and more interesting.

Each recipe comes with the total carbs, the fiber, fat, saturated fat, protein, calories, and more - so even if you're not low carbing, you can see just how healthy in ALL ways these dishes are. The author feels strongly that eating healthy is about watching all of the problem areas and finding dishes that are fresh, healthy, nutritious and low in harmful items.

My one complaint with this book is that there are no photos of dishes. I LOVE photos to help me get an idea of what a dish is all about.

Even so, I highly recommend this cookbook. It covers everything from breakfasts to desserts, from drinks to appetizers for parties and main dishes. You can easily eat this way every day for years and never get bored - and amaze your friends and family with delicious, healthy dishes.

Highly recommended!

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best cookbooks out there - low carb or otherwise, April 14, 2005

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W. Maite "I love books" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Low Carb 1-2-3: 225 Simply Great 3-Ingredient Recipes (Paperback)

I have always been skeptical of Rozanne Gold's 1-2-3 approach, thinking three ingredients couldn't possibly yield the kind of results I expect. Boy, was I wrong. The recipes in this book are terrific and jam-packed full of flavor. Among those I have tried are: the Pecan-Crusted Chicken Breasts (intensely flavored and incredibly good - hot or cold), the Miso-Glazed Chicken Breasts (yummy), the Salmon Steaks with Cornichon Vinaigrette (lovely), the Green Beans with Pesto and Walnuts (great), "Creamed" Spinach (my husband repeatedly asks for it), the Sauteed Grape Tomeatoes with Shallots (delish), and Smokey Joe Burgers (nice twist for burgers). I use this book at least once a week.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amy Berkowitz RN says, 3 cheers for 3 ingredients, February 8, 2005

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Amy S. Berkowitz "Fan of all of Rozanne Golds... (Broomall,Pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Low Carb 1-2-3: 225 Simply Great 3-Ingredient Recipes (Paperback)

I am a chemotherapy nurse & a lifetime member of Weight Watchers.I am the proud owner of all of Golds 123 COOKBOOKS because I love to cook & eat ,but I am pressed for time. With these recipes..I have minimal shopping &prep time but I am guaranteed a HEALTHY Low carb scrumptious meal or snack for ANY meal of the day.My favorites are CreamyCarrot-ginger soup,Strawberry-cheese brulee &Pesto-pistachio
Chilean Sea Bass.This is a wonderful cookbook for entertaining since everyone seems to be "watching" their carbs!!!!!!Rozannes" helpful comments & carb counts accompany each recipe.This Cookbook is pure
" GOLD!"