Light Basics Cookbook: The Only Cookbook You'll Ever Need If You Want To Cook Healthy

Light Basics is an all-in-one cookbook for today's healthy cooking. Filled with step-by-step cooking instructions and more than 250 delicious recipes (each with a complete nutritional analysis), it provides the fundamentals of eating well and eating healthy. Martha Rose Shulman explains how to incorporate fresh foods and more healthful ingredients into your everyday cooking, while cutting down on fat and calories. If you're trying to eat healthy, Light Basics provides a one-stop kitchen companion for beginner and experienced cook alike!
The Cooking Light Basics
Convert your favorite recipes into healthier dishes by cutting the fat
Learn healthy poaching, pan-grilling, and roasting techniques
Make a delicious low-fat vinaigrette or sauce
Enhance the flavor of your food using fresh herbs and spices

The Kitchen Basics
Learn the correct way to hold a knife
Master the art of chopping, slicing, and dicing
Understand how to store fresh fruits and vegetables properly
Learn to follow the guidelines for food and kitchen safety

The Fruit and Vegetable Basics
The secret to keeping tomatoes tasting their sweetest
How to reduce the zing of chile peppers
The easiest way to dice a fresh mango
The Entertaining Basics
Sample seasonal menus
Advance preparation tips to make party-throwing a cinch
Detailed shopping lists and countdown schedules for preparation
Flavorful Meals with Only 1 Tablespoon of Oil
Asparagus and Smoked Trout Frittata
Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger
Herb and Scallion Quiche
Spinach Quesadillas
Grilled Fish Steaks with Asian Flavors
Hot-and-Sour Shrimp and Rice Soup
Desserts to Devour with Only 1 Gram of Fat
Rhubarb and Strawberry Compote
Almond Biscotti
Chocolate Meringue Cookies
Pears Poached in Ginger-Honey Syrup