Weight Watchers Great Cooking Every Day: 250 Delicious Recipes Plus Techniques and Tips from The Culinary Institute of America (Paperback)

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The complete how-to cookbook for losing weight without losing great taste

Weight Watchers has teamed up with The Culinary Institute of America–the country’s premier cooking school–to create this irresistible collection of recipes for fresh, creative dishes that are packed with flavor, not calories. Accompanied by more than 60 tantalizing color photographs, the 250 accessible recipes offer delicious options for every part of the menu, from a satisfying Penne with Creamy Garlic-Parmesan Sauce entrée to a simple-but-spectacular Berry Napoleon dessert. Every recipe includes nutritional information and POINTS® values from the Weight Watchers Winning Points® Weight Loss Plan, making it easy to maintain a healthy diet. Throughout, the chefs of The Culinary Institute of America share expert tips on shopping and meal preparation, including clever techniques like dry-searing meats, working pizza dough, and more.

Weight Watchers is America’s most trusted weight-loss program. More than 25 million people have lost weight with Weight Watchers, and over one million people a week attend Weight Watchers meetings throughout the world.

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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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (August 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764544799
• ISBN-13: 978-0764544798
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #349,240 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

By A Customer

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

By	"hsabatier" (Tuckahoe, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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.