Hasty Gourmet Low Salt Favorites: 300 Easy-to-Make, Great-Tasting Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle
Author: Bobbie Mostyn
This first installment of the Hasty Gourmet series includes 300 healthy, savory dishes that are sure to please without requiring lots of time in the kitchen. From appetizers and soups to entrees and desserts that span Asian, Hispanic, and Mediterranean influences as well as traditional American comfort food, these recipes use readily available ingredients, have easy-to-follow directions, and take less than 30 minutes to prepare. Although created specifically for those required to monitor their salt intake, the majority of recipes are also low in fat and cholesterol- and sugar-free. Each recipe contains a complete listing of the nutritional information and total sodium content per ingredient. Hints on stocking a low-salt pantry, general cooking techniques, food labeling guidelines, and calorie and nutrient vignettes help make the switch to low-salt cooking easy and delicious.
Library Journal
In the first volume of a projected series of "Hasty Gourmet" cookbooks, Mostyn (Pocket Guide to Low Sodium Foods) begins with a discussion of the "low-salt lifestyle" with accompanying sidebars and boxes of useful information, including a quiz on which foods have more sodium (Manhattan or New England clam chowder?). The recipes follow and are arranged by course or type of food, with many familiar dishes adjusted for low-sodium diets, e.g., chicken quesadillas, roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, and bread pudding. Each recipe features a sidebar of comments (suggestions), nutritional information per serving, and the total amount of sodium and fat per ingredient. Some recipes contain "Food Notes" or "Variations" that provide additional information. This cookbook assumes that the reader has some knowledge of cooking, if a potato pancake recipe lacking guidance on the amount of batter to use is any indication. While the American Heart Association's Low-Salt Cookbook remains the bible on the subject, Mostyn's book is an excellent addition to the healthy cooking section of any library.-Christine Bulson, SUNY at Oneonta Lib. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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Nino Pernetti's Caffe Abbracci Cookbook: His Life Story and Travels around the World
Author: Nino Pernetti
For nearly twenty years Coral Gables's Caffé Abbracci has boasted a chic clientele and excellent cuisine. This illustrated cookbook features recipes for over 100 of its best and most popular dishes, from appetizers to desserts, along with tales of the gracious host and owner's life.
There are simple recipes like Crostini with Pear and Prosciutto, the sea and land flavors of Oysters with Gorgonzola Sauce, soups, salads, and of course excellent pasta dishes, desserts--including a superb tiramisu--and much more to round out any home cook's repertoire.
A native of Lake Garda in Northern Italy, Nino Pernetti is a brilliant restaurateur and a talented businessman. Two things stood central even to his earliest memories: good food and good people. His love of both kept him traveling to and working in France, Afghanistan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Mexico, to fall in love at long last with Miami--a city he could call home.
Publishers Weekly
After a childhood of poverty, restaurateur Pernetti embarked on a career in the hospitality business that would take him all over the world, and eventually land him a hot spot on the Miami culinary scene. He and interviewer Pacheco take readers on a whirlwind tour of some of the finest hotels in the world before settling in Coral Gables, the Miami community where Pernetti's Caffe Abbracci has operated since 1988. Working his way up through the ranks in locales like Acapulco, Seoul and Kabul, Afghanistan, Pernetti soaked up as much as he could; whether he's catering an event for Oprah Winfrey or hunting crocodiles in Zambia, Pernetti is an engaging and likeable narrator, though interviewer Pacheco's leading questions slow the story's momentum. Also included are more than a hundred recipes for Italian classics like pesto, Ricotta cheesecake, Zuppa di Pesce and Veal Scaloppine, as well as more inventive fare like Oysters with Gorgonzola and Risotto with Grapes. Though some recipes are rather involved, most are within the realm of confident home cooks. Those looking for gossip or day-to-day minutiae from international hotels and restaurants will be disappointed, but Pernetti's colorful life and rich experiences make for interesting reading.
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Rosemarie Lewis - Library Journal
At age 13, the Venetian-born Pernetti started serving espresso at his first job and found that he not only had an appreciation for good food but also a talent for hospitality that would eventually take him around the world, including stops in Afghanistan, Zambia, South Korea, and Turkey. His cookbook cum memoir intersperses such moments of his life story (as related to his friend Ferdie Pacheco) with recipes taken from his successful Coral Gables, FL, restaurant, Caffè Abbracci. A two-page time line summarizes his professional journey, and there are many black-and-white photographs. Although most of the recipes are standard Northern Italian fare, they are easy to follow, and Pernetti's voice can be heard in each careful instruction, guiding the reader through a seafood-studded zuppa di pesce, risotto, and zabaglione, an Italian custard that is deceptively light for a dish containing eight egg yolks and a cup of heavy cream. The cookbook features 37 color plates (not seen), while a table of contents to both the memoirs and the recipes provides structure. Purchase where there is demand.
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