The TV chef presents 150 original recipes and discusses strained yogurt, pressure cooking, and more

One of the country's most popular food personalities--his shows are seen daily on the Discovery Channel and weekly on PBS--has developed a unique approach to healthy cooking with Minimax, the method that minimizes risk and maximizes flavor. Here is an all-new collection of Minimax methods and recipes, complete with nutritional profiles. Printed in two colors. Line drawings.

"On average, Americans now consume 34% of their daily calories from fat. But for anyone with even modest health risk factors, the 34% should be reduced to about 20%. And for people at high risk or those who have already experienced health problems, the ideal target is 10% of calories from fat." "However, if you want to eat better, you don't have to sacrifice good taste and variety in your cooking to achieve the level of fat that you want or need." "The 250 recipes in this unique collection have been carefully selected and organized to give you the widest and easiest choice of ingredients and cooking techniques to help meet your individual health requirements and satisfy your taste preferences." "Divided into three main sections, representing 10%, 20% or 30% of calories from fat, respectively, the recipes include hearty soups and sauces, inventive main dishes and vegetables, and inspired desserts. Every recipe features the hallmarks we have come to expect from Graham Kerr: innovative flavors, imaginative cooking techniques, intriguing ingredients, helpful hints and tips, friendly and encouraging advice - geared to help you discover ways to prepare your favorite foods in a perfect balance of good taste and good health."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Over the past decade, Graham Kerr's name has become synonymous with creative, delicious, and heathful cooking. His innovative techniques seek to minimize fat and calories while maximizing aroma and flavor, helping millions cook nutritious, low-fat meals that never skimp on taste. Each of the book's 26 chapters serves to highlight a specific flavorful, fat-reducing cooking technique and serves as a starting point for more that 100 recipes, which have been developed in a collaborative effort with amateur and professional chefs alike. People from every walk of life, with a wide range of dietary concerns and culinary skills, have come together with Graham Kerr to create exciting new dishes, re-create old favorites, and share ideas. The result is an eclectic and practical guide that shows all of us how to move out of the danger zones of high fat, calories, and cholesterol into the realm of healthy eating--without having to sacrifice the things we love most about food. Along with Kerr's engaging and informative profiles of the contributors, and a host of tips and suggestions, Graham Kerr's Kitchen provides the means for anyone to reduce the risks and heighten creativity and enjoyment in the cooking experience.

One of the country's most popular food personalities--his shows are seen daily on the Discovery Channel and weekly on PBS--has developed a unique approach to healthy cooking with Minimax, the method that minimizes risk and maximizes flavor. Here is an all-new collection of Minimax methods and recipes, complete with nutritional profiles. Printed in two colors. Line drawings.

"On average, Americans now consume 34% of their daily calories from fat. But for anyone with even modest health risk factors, the 34% should be reduced to about 20%. And for people at high risk or those who have already experienced health problems, the ideal target is 10% of calories from fat." "However, if you want to eat better, you don't have to sacrifice good taste and variety in your cooking to achieve the level of fat that you want or need." "The 250 recipes in this unique collection have been carefully selected and organized to give you the widest and easiest choice of ingredients and cooking techniques to help meet your individual health requirements and satisfy your taste preferences." "Divided into three main sections, representing 10%, 20% or 30% of calories from fat, respectively, the recipes include hearty soups and sauces, inventive main dishes and vegetables, and inspired desserts. Every recipe features the hallmarks we have come to expect from Graham Kerr: innovative flavors, imaginative cooking techniques, intriguing ingredients, helpful hints and tips, friendly and encouraging advice - geared to help you discover ways to prepare your favorite foods in a perfect balance of good taste and good health."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

First published in 1983, John Mariani's Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink has long been the go-to book on all things culinary. Last updated in the late 1990s, it is now back in a handsome, fully illustrated revised and expanded edition that catches readers up on more than a decade of culinary evolution and innovation: from the rise of the Food Network to the local food craze; from the DIY movement, with sausage stuffers, hard cider brewers, and pickle makers on every Brooklyn or Portland street corner; to the food truck culture that proliferates in cities across the country. Whether high or low food culture, there's no question American food has changed radically in the last fourteen years, just as the market for it has expanded exponentially. In addition to updates on food trends and other changes to American gastronomy since 1999, for the first time the Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink will include biographical entries, both historical and contemporary, from Fanny Farmer and Julia Child to the Galloping Gourmet and James Beard to current high-profile players Mario Batali and Danny Meyer, among more than one hundred others. And no gastronomic encyclopedia would be complete without recipes. Mariani has included five hundred classics, from Hard Sauce to Scrapple, Baked Alaska to Blondies. An American Larousse Gastronomique, John Mariani's completely up-to-date encyclopedia will be a welcome acquisition for a new generation of food lovers.

To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.