How the Rich Get Thin or Mans Whirled

How the Rich Get Thin: Park Avenue's Top Diet Doctor Reveals the Secrets to Losing Weight and Feeling Great

Author: Jana Klauer

Built around a two week program that emphasizes the importance of calcium to weight loss, How The Rich Get Thin can give its followers the elegant, lean body we all envy on the Upper East Side..

Publishers Weekly

Klauer's diet plan isn't revolutionary, but her approach is noteworthy. The author, a research fellow at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital with a practice on Park Avenue, has a clientele comprising primarily successful businessmen and -women, "ladies who lunch" and celebrities-people with the drive to do whatever it takes to succeed, in the boardroom, in social circles or on the gym floor. They understand and practice Klauer's "nonnegotiables": daily exercise, the consumption of protein and calcium, the management of food cravings and the elimination of processed food. Although some readers won't be able to follow all of Klauer's advice-a personal trainer isn't within everyone's budget, nor can everyone choose the healthy Manhattan chain Better Burger over McDonald's-but there are many useful suggestions here. Try grilled shrimp over lentils with a cup of steamed broccoli for dinner, with a side of mineral water, and when traveling, beware the hotel minibar (the Park Avenue mindset creeps in with such lines as "better groups, such as... the Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons, allow special meal requests that can be preordered"). Sticking to Klauer's strict regimen isn't easy, but neither is life on Park Avenue. Agent, Richard Curtis. (Jan.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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Man's Whirled: Every Guy's Guide to Cooking with a Blender

Author: Chris Peterson

If you have more takeout menus than forks, you need help. With A Man's Whirled and a blender you don't need to become a master chef to cook a delicious meal. As easy as pushing a button, A Man's Whirled is a foolproof formula for making great meals to impress dates, entertain friends, and make Mom worry just a little less. Whether you're just sliding out of college or slipping into the single life, your success in the kitchen is guaranteed with these simple and delicious recipes and no-mess cleanup.

From weeknight meals to game-day festivities, from comfort food to a romantic dinner for two, all the recipes in this book can be prepared easily with the help of a blender. Casual get-togethers call for a Super Bowl of Salsa and Gridiron Guacamole. The Red Velvet Roasted Pepper Soup and Goat Cheese Timbales are perfect for an intimate dinner. Memorable Meatloaf and Garlic Mashed Potatoes are guaranteed to please, especially followed by mouthwatering desserts like Decadence Cake and Strawberry Fields Chiffon Pie. Plus there are recipes for tantalizing cocktails, breakfast treats, smoothies, and more.

A Man's Whirled provides inside tips and advice for shopping, prepping, serving, and generally making the most of any meal. When it comes to whipping up delicious meals fast, it doesn't get any easier than this. Gentlemen, start your blenders.

Library Journal

Face it: most guys don't cook. Even if they do, they don't want to. Enter writer/single father Peterson's collection of fast, easy, and impressive blender-based recipes for men. Imagine succulent chicken cacciatore topped off with a slice of moist chocolate cake and a cold, fresh margarita-all made simple with a blender. Then there's Smoking Salmon Spread and Simply Satisfying Scramble, prefaced with humorous, commonsense stories. The "Date Food" section is particularly instructive for men seeking to impress that special someone. Besides serving up recipes, Peterson also prepares novices by encouraging preparation: assorted cookware and kitchen tools, scales, spices, and staples are covered, as are food shopping and storage. This is a friendly, arm-around-the-shoulder way for guys to shed their cooking inhibitions, don aprons, and secure spatulas without fear; a cookbook you can't beat. Essential for all collections.-Steven G. Fullwood, NYPL Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Rookie Playbook: The Kitchen Basics

Game Day Grub

Date Food

Mom's Best

Party Favors

Feel-Better Food

Sweet Treats

Liquid Vim and Vigor

Metric Equivalencies

Index