From the author whose first book, Spa Food, made Spa cooking a national phenomenon, comes an all-new collection of hearty, homey recipes with the special Spa touch. Over 120 full-color photographs.
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The proprietor of a Connecticut health spa, Safdie ( Spa Food ) persuasively presents dieting, best known as a process of self-deprivation, as a luxurious thing indeed. Voluptuous color photos accompany more than two weeks' worth of fully planned menus that illustrate first "the spa program" (1250 calories per day) and later "Yankee ingenuity," a 1500-calorie-a-day maintenance diet. Safdie's fare--low in sodium and cholesterol as well as in calories--is delicious, varied and inventive. For example, filo dough, held together with vegetable spray instead of butter, dresses up spinach pies, forms tulip "shells" to hold vanilla ice cream (made with skim milk and low-fat cottage and ricotta cheeses), and replaces standard pastry in chicken pot pie. Omelettes are made with a combination of whole eggs and whites, and are puffed up under a broiler during the last stage of cooking. Clever applications of nontraditional ingredients--fructose, unusual grains, etc.--will teach home cooks to adapt their own favorite recipes. One caution: those unused to the aesthetics of abstention may find themselves unhappy with Safdie's portion sizes (a 10-inch cranberry-apple pie is said to feed 16, at 247 calories per serving; a mere six ounces of pasta contribute to a dish for four).
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From the author whose first book, Spa Food, made Spa cooking a national phenomenon, comes an all-new collection of hearty, homey recipes with the special Spa touch. Over 120 full-color photographs.
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A Great Second Helping to Firstever Spa Cookbook,
By Matthew Miller (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: New Spa Food (Hardcover)
It just keeps getting better! Not only was Safdie ahead of his time with the "Spa Food," but the second helping ("New Spa Food") continues the tradition. I've made wonderful, healthy dishes that amaze guests and taste wonderful. Indeed, as is true of the first volume, "Spa Food," "New Spa Food" is a must for every kitchen.
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I probably won't make many of these recipes. Some ingredients aren't easy to get, and some of the recipes just aren't appetizing. Another one to go on the shelf....
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Great Cookbook,
By Samantha S Miller (Balboa, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: New Spa Food (Hardcover)
It's a must for every kitchen. Lite meals with a flare will impress guests and are also great for the family.
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