The Simple Art of EatingWell: 400 Easy Recipes, Tips and Techniques for Delicious, Healthy Meals (EatingWell) [Hardcover]

Jessie Price (Author), The EatingWell Test Kitchen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 6, 2010 | Series: EatingWell

Finalist for a 2011 James Beard Foundation Award in Healthy Focus: At last—the comprehensive guide to cooking and eating healthier from that most trusted authority: EatingWell.

The Simple Art of EatingWell contains all the basics of healthy cooking—from how to stock your pantry and which kitchen tools you really need to how to choose, cook, and preserve the healthiest, freshest foods. Step-by-step techniques show you healthier ways to cook, including how to oven-fry favorite deep-fried foods like onion rings; how to make a lighter, healthier pie crust; make-at-home tacos, freezer pops, fat-free cookies; and many more.

Recipes have notes and tips on how they were made healthier—for instance, when and how to substitute whole grain for white flour or how to use canola oil in place of butter.

     • Step-by-step technique guides with photos
     • More than 400 recipes, from soups and salads to main dishes and desserts
     • 200 full-color photos throughout
     • Quick-cooking guides for seasonal fruits and vegetables
     • Kitchen essentials: the best tools and gadgets for your healthy kitchen
     • Pantry list: what to stock for a healthy pantry

The Simple Art of EatingWell is a Finalist for a 2011 James Beard Foundation Award in Healthy Focus. 200 color photographs

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Eating Well magazine's senior food editor, Price (Eating Well for a Healthy Heart Cookbook; Eating Well Comfort Foods Made Healthy) takes an encyclopedic approach for this volume with appeal for skilled and novice cooks alike. With chefs from around the globe, Price has created 300 recipes (appetizers, soups, breads, pasta, vegetarian, meats, desserts, etc.) focused on key parameters: preparation time (most under 45 minutes); nutritional value (provided in daily values and calorie counts); reliability (thanks to step-by-step photo instructions); and international flavor (American, Mexican, Italian, Indian, Middle Eastern, Asian). Price's trove of insider tips includes pantry stocking; label reading; selecting and preparing meats and vegetables; cooking grains and rice; grilling; and working with tofu. With repertoire-expanding seasonings, sauces, pizza toppings, salad dressings, spice rubs and quick bread variations, Price shows beginners how to transform basic fare into gourmet meals; her guides to making gnocchi, mussels, sushi, and foolproof omelets will boost confidence. Health-conscious readers will appreciate tasty alternatives to butter, sour cream, sugar, and white flour, but even those committed to richer, saltier foods will be persuaded by Price's conscience-sparing Steak Diane, creamed onions, and Shrimp Po' Boy, followed by her Died-and-Went-to Heaven Chocolate Cake. (Dec.)
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About the Author

Jessie Price grew up in a family full of great cooks and food fanatics. After graduating from Williams College, she cooked in restaurants in California and Colorado, including the Relais and Chateaux Home Ranch near Steamboat Springs. She started out testing and developing recipes for EatingWell and joined the editorial team full-time in 2004 when she moved from San Francisco. Jessie directs the food content for EatingWell Magazine and has worked on several EatingWell books including EatingWell Comfort Foods Made Healthy, EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry, EatingWell Serves Two, EatingWell 500-Calorie Dinners, The EatingWell Diet, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart, EatingWell on a Budget, The Simple Art of EatingWell and EatingWell One-Pot Meals. She lives in Charlotte, Vermont.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Countryman Press; 1 edition (December 6, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881509353
• ISBN-13: 978-0881509359
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 1.2 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Eat in good health December 11, 2010

By wogan TOP 50 REVIEWER

Format:Hardcover

`Eating Well' claims to be, to healthy eating what Julia Child's `Mastering the Art of French Cooking' was to Americans in the 60's. That perhaps is a bit of an overstatement, especially since there are not the amount of techniques and help given, although for these simpler recipes there are many hints and help included; such as how to trim an artichoke.
There are numerous lovely pictures for most of the recipes, done so well they will definitely make you hungry. A list of menus is included, with page numbers for those recipes. The key to the icons is almost hidden with information in the back of the book. I can't imagine why you would not have a key in an obvious place in the front of the book.
There are several guides/charts with information such as; tables to steam vegetables, choosing ground meat. The shopping tips in many recipes are excellent. Most of these recipes are relatively simple even for a beginning cook, but will make dishes that even a more experienced one would be proud of. The shrimp and summer squash with saffron rice is wonderful.
Included is: how to eat well for life, appetizers and drinks, soups, salads, vegetables, grains and breads, sandwiches and burgers, pizza and pasta, vegetarian, fish and seafood, poultry, meat, desserts, cookies and bars, breakfast and brunch. Resources include, nutrition labels, tools and equipment, grilling times the healthy pantry, a glossary and substitution guide.

Those aiming to eat more healthy or who want better recipes with less fat and `unhealthy' ingredients might want to give this cookbook a try.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Cookbook! January 30, 2011

By Elizabeth M. Wright

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

Just as with the other Eating Well cookbooks, this one is well thought out and includes lots of wonderful recipes. The thing I loved the most though, is how they give a basic recipe and then multiple variations. For example, there is a basic quick bread recipe and then 6 variations with different fruit and nut combinations. They also give charts on how long vegetables need to be steamed, roasted or sauteed accompanied by a list of different sauces. They leave it to you to decide which sauce would work on which vegetable.
All in all, a great value and a great addition to your cokbook collection.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully presented, simple and healthy recipes December 24, 2010

By Linda A. Bradley

Format:Hardcover

Exactly as the name states, this book is full of simple recipes to allow one to eat healthily. I am a big fan of the magazine, so it makes sense that I would love the book. But it truly is a comprehensive, well-thought and laid-out book. My one and only complaint is that I like to have a photo of every recipe, and while there are many beautiful photos, not one for each recipe.

There are many quick tips and cooking techniques that will help novice and seasoned cooks alike. I consider myself somewhat of a "foodie", and experienced cook, but not a food snob. I like simple healthy ingredients, and these recipes center on exactly that. Seasonal is your best bargain, as you are eating foods at the time nature intends, and given their abundance, price is generally low as well.

The book contains lots of ideas for menu planning too. If you are looking for recipes that will allow you to eat good tasting, healthy food on a budget, this is the perfect place to start. I highly recommend.