Cooking With Steam: Spectacular Full-Flavored Low-Fat Dishes from Your Electric Steamer (Hardcover)

by Stephanie Lyness (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Electric steamers will be the next hot kitchen appliance if Cooking With Steam gets the attention it deserves. In this book, Stephanie Lyness shows how to cook everything from spinach and chicken to tempting fruit desserts and creamy puddings--all over boiling water and without adding any fat. The result: brightly-flavored, colorful, and healthful dishes. Along with more than 125 recipes, Lyness provides all the information you need to select and buy the right steamer. Then, along with moist, perfectly cooked fresh fish, you can enjoy tempting versions of beefy pot-au-feu, rich, wild mushroom risotto, and more lean delights.

From Library Journal
The translator ("and interpreter") of French chef Jacques Maniere's Cuisine a la Vapeur: The Art of Cooking with Steam (Morrow, 1995), Lyness speaks with authority on the benefits of steam-cooking as a quick and easy way to preserve flavor and nutrients and deliver moist fish, tender meat and poultry, and silky sweet custards. And she's so enthusiastic about the new breed of electric steamers that she has developed a collection of flavorful recipes specifically for this appliance (each recipe was tested in several different models). They're quick, require few ingredients, and are inspired, from Panzanella-Stuffed Artichokes to Chocolate Bread Pudding. Many, but not all, are low-fat. A former chef and a cooking instructor, Lyness packs a wealth of useful food information, cooking tips, and shortcuts into her steaming guide. Highly recommended.?Susan Lantzius, formerly Pastry Chef, SanDomenico Restaurant, New York
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 149 pages
• Publisher: Hearst Books; 1st edition (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688138144
• ISBN-13: 978-0688138141
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #136,537 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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83 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Cookbook and not just for steaming, September 2, 2001

By	carolyn lllg "frogsahopin" (villanova, pa United States) - See all my reviews

Not only is this the best steaming cookbook I've read but it is the best cookbook I've read and most important, used....and I use one or another of the recipes from this book almost every dinner (for five years now). The cabbage with bacon sauce is as simple as it is tasty. The recipe for steamed carrots with cilantro is brilliant. I, formerly never known as much of a cook, now have a reputation as a gourmet with some of my friends who have tasted these recipes. This cookbook has made cooking so much fun!....and easy too! I cannot recommend this book eneogh.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It gives you the basics on cooking with an electric steamer, September 9, 2007

By	E. Arnaud (Mexico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Stephanie Lyness' book explains how long you should cook every vegetable, fish, rice, meat and desserts. How much water to put in the container and when to add more. Whether to use salt before or after steaming.The ingredients for the recipes are extremely simple and healthy as well. Although it was published in 1996 and describes 4 electric steamers which I haven't seen where I live, one of them is very similar to the one I've just bought, so, no problem at all.The book also gives you tips that I have never found in any other book of the sort. The recipes serve 2 or 4. I recommend: Rice pilaf with peas and mushrooms,Red snapper with lemon and ginger and Lemon cheesecake. I didn't rate it 5 stars because I was disappointed not to find any pictures.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, November 9, 2007

By	Retired Geek (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This is by far the best steaming cookbook I've used, and one of my favorite overall cookbooks. If you can buy only one steaming cookbook, this should be it. Everything I've tried has been good, and most recipes are very simple, made with healthy, whole foods. The book also lists cooking times for various foods, so it's good as a reference even if you aren't making one of the recipes. I love the simple green beans with lemon, and the coffee custard. It's helpful that it's written specifically for electric steamers (I have the Black & Decker and love it), but it would be useful even for non-electric steamers.