Not Just Cheesecake: A Yogurt Cheese Cookbook [Paperback]

Shelley Melvin (Author), Marilyn Stone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997

If you are on a low-sodium, low-fat, low-lactose or other diet, here is your lifesaver! No cardboard-tasting diet food. Here are 250 delicious dishes, from appetizers to desserts and in-between, all low cholesterol, low fat, low calorie, low sodium, low lactose, and rich in protein and bone-building calcium. There are even 37 recipes for delectable cheesecakes (14 don't need baking). Have a big slice for breakfast! Without the guilt. You don't have to be on a diet to love it!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Imaginatively making the most of a single-focus ingredient called yogurt cheese (recipe provided), the authors offer an array of creamy desserts for low-fat diets. Yogurt cheese is prepared by draining a significant amount of liquid from regular yogurt. In one example, the authors combine yogurt cheese with crushed fresh strawberries to make a strawberry "ice cream." No one will confuse this with the richest diary products, but to those on a restricted diet, it can be a welcome treat. Other recipes among the considerable variety included here are versions of rum-raisin and chocolate-mint cheesecakes, mocha-chiffon, lemon-cheese and cranberry Bavarian pies, apricot mousse and cherry-chocolate brownie bars. Strawberry sauce, crumb crust and orange topping are examples of supporting non-yogurt items. Nutritional information accompanies each clearly written recipe. Stone is author/editor of The Chosen: Appetizers and Desserts; Melvin, a cooking instructor, is author/editor of Quick & Easy; and Crawford owns a catering company. 25,000 first printing.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

All of these quick and easy dietetic desserts are based on yogurt cheese, made by draining store-bought yogurt overnight. Thus, while the taste may not be to everyone's liking, a slice of Apricot Cheesecake, Banana Chiffon Pie, or Strawberry Bavarian Pie has fewer than 150 calories. Nutrition ratings accompany each recipe. For special collections. JS
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: Triad Pub Co; 2 edition (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937404454
• ISBN-13: 978-0937404454
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Low-fat & low-calorie, easy delicious recipes, August 8, 1999

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Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Not Just Cheesecake: A Yogurt Cheese Cookbook (Paperback)

This is a wonderful cookbook featuring delicious & nutritious recipes. Most recipes are easy-to-make & use common ingredients. All are low in fat with no recipe containing more than 4 grams per serving.

The author starts out by explaining the miracle of yogurt cheese & how to make it. She also discusses other ingredients & how to make the recipes even healthier. Nutrition information is provided along with dietetic exchanges.

Recipes include dips, spreads, appetizers, salads, dressings, snacks, chilled soups, & breads. Many varieties of cheesecake, cookies, cakes, pies, puddings, frostings, & fondues are also included.

There are even recipes for many flavors of frozen yogurt that only require a blender. Some of my favorites are the crescents, soft pretzels, & no-cook cucumber soup. I also enjoyed the scrumptious oatmeal kiss cookies.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow - unbelievably great stuff, May 24, 2004

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An Appliance & Healthfood Junkie (Saratoga Springs, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Not Just Cheesecake: A Yogurt Cheese Cookbook (Paperback)

I just finished making the Banana Cheesecake, and it's possibly the best dessert I've ever eaten - and only 130 calories! This book has some really great recipes, from wonderful spinach dips to salad dressings to various desserts; yogurt cheese is truly an amazing food - I've never eaten better and I'm losing all kinds of weight! Draining the whey reduces the tartness of the yogurt a great deal - the cheesecakes do not taste like gobs of yogurt (not that there's anything wrong with that) but taste like a lighter version of regular cheesecake. Not to mention the very high calcium and protein content - everyone who loves to cook (and eat!) needs to explore yogurt cheese, and I highly suggest this book along with the Goldbeck's "Eat Well the YoChee Way."

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, March 1, 2006

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Jennifer L. Young "my_youngminds" (Allentown, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Not Just Cheesecake: A Yogurt Cheese Cookbook (Paperback)

I've tried a few of the recipes so far and they are all great! Especially the cheesecake. I made the basic cheesecake and topped it with a little sugar-free orange marmalade. It was delicious!