Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day [Hardcover]

Weight Watchers (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0028635302 | ISBN-13: 978-0028635309 | Publication Date: December 22, 2000 | Edition: 1

250 Delicious Recipes Plus Techniques and Tips From the Culinary Institute of America

How can cooking be creative without being complicated? How do you find inspiration to put delicious, healthful food on the table every time you cook? By turning to the pages of Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day, a cookbook created by Weight Watchers and the chefs of The Culinary Institute of America.

Now instead of another meal of deli sandwiches, you can enjoy Smoked Turkey and Roasted Pepper Panini. Or rather than making the same pasta standby, try Penne with Creamy Garlic-Parmesan Sauce. And how about adding a flavorful kick to dinner by serving Bolivian Beef Stew, a simple and soul-satisfying alternative to ordinary stew that includes jalapeno, acorn squash, red potatoes, and corn?

No matter what you serve, you should treat yourself and your family to dessert. Chocolate Fudge Cookies always hit the spot, and for something simple but spectacular, try Berry Napoleon.These are just a few examples of the inspired recipes in Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day. They show how to maximize the natural flavors of foods and pair fresh, quality ingredients together for delicious results.

Throughout the book, the chefs of The Culinary Institute of America share tips that help you shop for ingredients and prepare your meals. You'll find useful buying and handling advice for flavor-packed ingredients such as portobellos, tomatillos, dried chiles, demi-glace, and more. You'll also learn clever techniques like dry-searing meats and working the pizza dough.

The recipes and information in Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day will enhance all your cooking so that you'll develop the skills, creativity, and efficiency that has become second nature to chefs.

Of course, to help you maintain a healthful diet, every recipe also includes both nutrition information and POINTS values from the new Weight Watchers Winning Points ® Weight Loss Plan.

With straightforward recipes and more than 30 tantalizing color photos for salads, soups, fish, meats, breads, desserts, and more, this cookbook will tempt you with how easy it is to make good food and to be a creative cook. Here's to great cooking every day!

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Weight Watchers^® great cooking every day 250 Delicious Recipes Plus Techniques and Tips from The Culinary Institute of America how can cooking be creative without being complicated? How do you find inspiration to put delicious, healthful food on the table every time you cook? By turning to the pages of Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day, a cookbook created by Weight Watchers and the chefs of the The Culinary Institute of America. Now instead of another meal of deli sandwiches, you can enjoy Smoked Turkey and Roasted Pepper Panini. Or rather than making the same pasta standby, try Penne with Creamy Garlic-Parmesan Sauce. And how about adding a flavorful kick to dinner by serving Bolivian Beef Stew, a simple and soul-satisfying alternative to ordinary stew that includes jalapeño, acorn squash, red potatoes, and corn? No matter what you serve, you should treat yourself and your family to dessert. Chocolate Fudge Cookies always hit the spot, and for something simple but spectacular, try Berry Napoleon. These are just a few examples of the 250 inspired recipes in Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day. They show how to maximize the natural flavors of foods and pair fresh, quality ingredients together for delicious results. Throughout the book, the chefs of The Culinary Institute of America share tips that help you shop for ingredients and prepare your meals. You'll find useful buying and handling advice for flavor-packed ingredients such as portobellos, tomatillos, dried chiles, demi-glace, and more. You'll also learn clever techniques such as how to roast spices, clean mussels, and whip egg whites. You can even follow the step-by-step color photos for techniques like dry-searing meats and working with pizza dough. The recipes and information in Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day will enhance all of your cooking so that you'll develop the skills, creativity, and efficiency that has become second nature to chefs. Of course, to help you maintain a healthful diet, every recipe also includes both nutrition information and Points^® values from the new Weight Watchers Winning Points^® Weight Loss Plan. With straightforward recipes and more than 30 tantalizing color photos for salads, soups, fish, meats, breads, desserts, and more, this cookbook will tempt you with how easy it is to make good food and to be a creative cook. Here's to great cooking every day! Visit Weight Watchers online at www.weightwatchers.com

From the Back Cover

learn to cook like a pro, from the pros! Every home cook could learn a thing or two from a seasoned chef. Now you can benefit from that expert knowledge and experience every time you go into the kitchen with Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day. Weight Watchers, the foremost authority on weight loss, and The Culinary Institute of America, the premier cooking school in the country, have joined forces to produce this cookbook to guide and inspire you in making delicious, imaginative, healthful dishes with ease. From the more than 250 mouth-watering recipes such as Roasted Vegetable Lasagne, Thai Beef Salad, and Almond-Fudge Truffles, plus more than 30 beautiful photos, you are sure to find something new to try every day of the week! In addition to easy-to-follow recipes, there are chef's tips and simple step-by-steps, illustrated with color photos, to help you plan and prepare your meals. Every recipe also includes nutrition information and Points^® values from the new Winning Points^® Weight Loss Plan. More delicious recipes from Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day: Simple but Special Clams Steamed in Beer Lentil, Olive, and Orange Salad Lamb Shish Kebab Favorites with Pizzazz Pizza with Wild Mushrooms and Goat Cheese Spicy Beef Stew Lemon-Ginger Grilled Chicken Exotic Dishes Tropical Fruit Salsa Grilled Naan with Eggplant Puree Seared Salmon with Moroccan Spice Crust Visit Weight Watchers online at www.weightwatchers.com

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: IDG Books; 1 edition (December 22, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028635302
• ISBN-13: 978-0028635309
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #633,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! Thrill the scale AND the tastebuds!, January 24, 2001

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This review is from: Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day (Hardcover)

A great cheer of congratulations for this wonderful book. The people at Weight Watchers have published several cook-books before, filled with recipes that stayed within their dieting guidelines, but they must have heard one too many comments of "Yes, it's healthy, but...it tastes a little like cardboard." So they've gone to the experts: The Culinary Institute of America. This wonderful collaboration has resulted in the best of both worlds: Healthy food (which even fits into their newest "1-2-3" program) that tastes FABULOUS. Because if we're at Weight Watchers to begin with, we must love food, right? Now there's great-tasting food that won't go straight to your hips and that's the sort of cook-book I like.

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent support, January 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day (Hardcover)

As a new member of Weight Watchers, I was looking for something to use that would support my weight loss efforts. This book is an excellent choice. Each recipe is presented in a very easy-to-understand format. In addition, each recipe offers calorie info, fat, sodium, carbohydrate, protein and calcium info per serving. The Point amounts are clearly stated for each recipe which makes it so easy to keep track of on the plan. The recipes are fresh and new; things like Spicy Asian Grilled Shrimp and Broccoli with Orange Sesame Sauce are delicious. This is very nice addition to my cookbook collection and a great tool to have around while I learn to change my eating habits.

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tasting Healthy Food, May 22, 2001

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This review is from: Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day (Hardcover)

I started Weight Watchers a few weeks ago, and had a really hard time finding a way to make creative food and figure out how many points it was. This book made all of the difference. I have made about 25% of the recipes already and I LOVE IT. Everything tastes great. It is not complicated to make, and I am still able to prepare gourmet food for my family. Highly recommend for anyone, dieting or not.