Low-Fat Cook Book [Paperback]

Sunset Books & Sunset Magazine (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1991 | Series: Low Fat

This brand-new cookbook from Sunset presents more than 120 delicious recipes that are naturally good for you. Low in fat and low in cholesterol, every recipe was tested and retested to pass the Sunset taste test and to meet specific dietary guidelines. 54 color photographs and illustrations.

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I grew up watching my mom can everything possible from our huge garden and orchard every summer and fall, and my job was to sterilize the jars in a huge, speckled, blue and white enameled kettle. Just as I was about to "graduate" to fruit preparation and cooking tasks, my folks got divorced and my Mom stopped canning, went back to work, and I had my first commercially canned pickles, tomatoes, and fruits. The difference was a shock to an 11-year-old. Since then, I have yearned to know how to can my own locally available fruits and vegetables without all the salt, sugar, and preservatives. Paging through this book, walking myself through some of the recipes, I began dreaming once more of the wonderful things I got to eat from my Mom's cupboard as a child. I can do this, and with the help of this good book, so can you!

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Sunset Publishing Corporation; 1st edition (December 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0376024798
• ISBN-13: 978-0376024794
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,590,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't even tell the recipes are low-fat, August 30, 2010

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Rica (SF Bay Area, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Low-Fat Cook Book (Paperback)

I picked this book up at a garage sale about a month ago and I just can't believe how much I like using it. It has nutritional information about every recipe. The print is easy to read, even from my cookbook holder on the kitchen counter, as I am cooking.

The book follows the standards that conform to the American Heart Association with regard to requirements for fat intake (30%). It has four special features that deal with recipe makeovers, lowfat menus, lowfat dressings, and breakfast dishes. The contents include recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, meats, poultry, seafood, vegetarian, side dishes, breads and desserts. Each chapter is starts and ends with a color picture of items from the chapters.

My favorites so far have been: the potato salad with seed vinaigrette. The Chicken Vermicelli Carbonara was delicious as well. I cannot say enough good things about the Green and Red Lasagne, a vegetarian lasagne. It was so good I made it two weekends in a row! Barley, Lentil and Eggplant Casserole, the Garlic-braised Eggplant & White Beans, and Garbanzo Curry were all wonderful vegetarian meals that kept me satisfied and happy. You can get a nice used copy of this book so cheaply here at Amazon, you'll be glad you picked it up.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cookbook, January 13, 2007

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Christine A. Smith "Christine A Smith" (Lakeport, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Best of Sunset Low-fat Cook Book (Hardcover)

Great recipes. I love it. I keep it out on the counter as I use it several times per week.