Download or read book Italian Cooking for a Healthy Heart written by Joanne D'Agostino and published by Earthwise Publications. This book was released on 1989 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides over a hundred and forty recipes for Italian dishes redesigned for use with a low fat, low cholesterol diet

Download or read book Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy written by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Emmy award-winning chef and bestselling author, a collection of wonderful, uncomplicated recipes from little-known parts of Italy, celebrating time-honored techniques and elemental, good family cooking. Penetrating the heart of Italy—starting at the north, working down to the tip, and ending in Sardinia—Lidia unearths a wealth of recipes: • From Trentino–Alto Adige: Delicious Dumplings with Speck (cured pork); apples accenting soup, pasta, salsa, and salad; local beer used to roast a chicken and to braise beef • From Lombardy: A world of rice—baked in a frittata, with lentils, with butternut squash, with gorgonzola, and the special treat of Risotto Milan-Style with Marrow and Saffron • From Valle d’Aosta: Polenta with Black Beans and Kale, and local fontina featured in fondue, in a roasted pepper salad, and embedded in veal chops • From Liguria: An array of Stuffed Vegetables, a bread salad, and elegant Veal Stuffed with a Mosaic of Vegetables • From Emilia-Romagna: An olive oil dough for making the traditional, versatile vegetable tart erbazzone, as well as the secrets of making tagliatelle and other pasta doughs, and an irresistible Veal Scaloppine Bolognese • From Le Marche: Farro with Roasted Pepper Sauce, Lamb Chunks with Olives, and Stuffed Quail in Parchment • From Umbria: A taste of the sweet Norcino black truffle, and seductive dishes such as Potato-Mushroom Cake with Braised Lentils, Sausages in the Skillet with Grapes, and Chocolate Bread Parfait • From Abruzzo: Fresh scrippelle (crêpe) ribbons baked with spinach or garnishing a soup, fresh pasta made with a “guitar,” Rabbit with Onions, and Lamb Chops with Olives • From Molise: Fried Ricotta; homemade cavatelli pasta in a variety of ways; Spaghetti with Calamari, Shrimp, and Scallops; and Braised Octopus • From Basilicata: Wedding Soup, Fiery Maccheroni, and Farro with Pork Ragù • From Calabria: Shepherd’s Rigatoni, steamed swordfish, and Almond Biscottini • From Sardinia: Flatbread Lasagna, two lovely eggplant dishes, and Roast Lobster with Bread Crumb Topping This is just a sampling of the many delights Lidia has uncovered. The 175 recipes she shares with us in this rich feast of a book represent the work of the local people and friends with whom she made intimate contact—the farmers, shepherds, foragers, and artisans who produce local cheeses, meats, olive oils, and wines. And in addition, her daughter, Tanya, takes us on side trips in each of the twelve regions to share her love of the country and its art.

Download or read book A Little of This A Little of That Health Heart and Humor in an Italian American Kitchen written by Maria Dorfner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maria Dorfner shares 12 easy, authentic Italian recipes handed down from her grandmother and mother. Each recipe is shared with health benefits and humor, so anyone who wants to cook Italian meals for their family and friends will enjoy this cookbook. She comes from a large, close-knit Italian family. Cooking and food played a large role in their get-togethers. Her mother has eight siblings. Her father has six siblings. She has twenty-six cousins. They have enjoyed these recipes since they were kids. Maria wanted to save them in one place for future generations. The cover photo features her father's home in Italy.

Download or read book Convertible Cooking for a Healthy Heart written by Joanne D'Agostino and published by Hastings House Book Publishers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Italian Cooking for a Healthy Heart, here is a unique cookbook that shows everyone how to turn their favorite recipes into healthy, low-fat, low-cholesterol dishes. Illustrated with simple line drawings throughout, this book shows step-by-step how to make the conversions with virtually no change in texture or taste.

Download or read book Cleveland Clinic Healthy Heart Lifestyle Guide and Cookbook written by Cleveland Clinic Heart Center and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranked as the #1 heart hospital in America eleven years running by U.S. News & World Report, Cleveland Clinic is also world-renowned for its life-saving medical breakthroughs, including bypass surgery. The hospital performs more open-heart surgeries and transplants than any other hospital in America. Now, emphasizing prevention, it has teamed with cookbook authors Bonnie Sanders Polin and Frances Towner Giedt to create the most complete and easy-to-follow plan yet for preventing heart disease: Cleveland Clinic Healthy Heart Lifestyle Guide and Cookbook. Polin and Giedt have developed outstanding recipes that taste too good to be good for you (but are), ranging from Cajun Grilled Shrimp with Fresh Pineapple Salsa to Chipotle Chicken and Corn Tamale Pies, All-American Meatloaf, and even New York-Style Cheesecake. The authors also provide a week's worth of menus for each of three caloric plans to take the guesswork out of eating from morning to night. With this guide handy, there’s no irksome hunt for answers to heart-related diet and fitness questions. Just turn the pages to find: • How many eggs can be safely consumed per week • Lists of foods rich in omega-3 oils and tips on avoiding mercury in fish • Ideas for healthy snacks under 200 calories • Strategies for eating out • Why fiber is the key to good nutrition • How to choose the healthiest protein–and the facts on soy • The latest findings on alcohol • How using a pedometer can keep you out of a gym • How to calculate a healthy body weight • How to keep kids fit and cope with finicky eating habits Backed by the reputation of Cleveland Clinic, this all-in-one guide is the easy, enjoyable way for Americans to care for their hearts and live longer, healthier lives.

Download or read book The Italian Diabetes Cookbook written by Amy Riolo and published by American Diabetes Association. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will help the reader see that Italian food is not off limits for people with diabetes. It will help change the way Italian cuisine is viewed abroad, and demonstrate ways in which traditional Italian food can be part of a diabetes-friendly eating plan"--

Download or read book Healthy Heart Cookbook written by Joseph C. Piscatella and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2013-01-05 with total page 1193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the millions of Americans living with heart disease, The Healthy Heart Cookbook provides hundreds of delicious and healthy recipes for all the family favorites, from hamburgers to pancakes! In The Healthy Heart Cookbook, Joe Piscatella, a heart patient himself, who has turned his life and health around by following a healthy diet, 700 of the BEST recipes from Joseph C. Piscatella's five cookbooks (which have more than 2,000,000 copies in print and are used by more than 5,500 hospitals). The 700 recipes -- which range from Taco Pizza to Grilled Teriyaki Salmon to marinated flank steak and Chocolate Pudding -- are quick-to-fix and delicious. Based on guidelines from the American Heart Association, each recipe includes nutritional breakdowns, and the 1000-plus-entry fat-gram counter for common foods makes healthy substitutions a breeze. Perfect for the whole family!

Download or read book Frugal Mediterranean Cooking written by Melanie Lionello and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh Mediterranean-Inspired Meals for Just 3 Dollars or Less Per Serving! Healthy eating doesn’t need to be expensive or complicated with Melanie Lionello’s nutritious and cost-effective Mediterranean-style recipes. Melanie’s wholesome recipes focus on staples of the Mediterranean diet such as fresh fruits and vegetables, plant-based proteins like legumes, grains and pulses in everyday meals, as well as plenty of good-for-you fats like olive oil, nuts and seeds. These amazingly simple meals are made up of only a few flavorful ingredients, so you’ll keep your grocery store visits and budget to a minimum. Up your weeknight meal game with tasty options like Gorgeous Green Pan Pizza, Ricotta Gnocchi and Lemon and Caper Fish Piccata. Add more bright, fresh vegetables to your diet in the tastiest way possible with Roasted Carrots with Honey and Za’tar and Baked Zucchini with Pangrattato. Indulge in Cozy Chicken Marbella or Turkish-Style Chicken Kebabs a few times a week, or savor Smoky Stuffed Peppers with Lamb Mince or Italian Pork Sausage and Sage Rigatoni for a special occasion. With these fresh and easy recipes, you can cook the Mediterranean way without breaking the bank or spending all night in the kitchen.

Download or read book The Italian Diet written by Gino D'Acampo and published by Kyle Books. This book was released on 2013-12-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy the best of Italian food whilst still losing weight! The I Diet combines simple, fresh ingredients for an easy way to shed pounds. The Mediterranean diet is renowned for its health benefits (less saturated fats, less processed food, more 'good' fats and omega oils, more antioxidants), resulting in less heart disease and cancer for those that follow it. And you can enjoy truly delicious dishes - this is no starve-yourself diet but a healthy living approach to eating with exceptional recipes. With a leading dietitian's advice on what to eat and what not to eat and daily and weekly menu plans so you can easily follow the diet, this is an attractive, stress-free approach to losing weight.

Download or read book Cucinare written by Marco Bianchi and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gorgeous full-color lifestyle cookbook, the Italian cook, television personality, and bestselling cookbook author offers personal tips and tricks on maintaining a healthy diet and provides 65 of his favorite Mediterranean recipes to help you eat deliciously and live well. "What do you eat on a typical day?" This is the question Italian cook and television personality Marco Bianchi is frequently asked. A food mentor revered for his expertise in maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle, he believes that one’s daily food regime is the key to reaching and sustaining health and happiness. Now, for the first time, Marco opens his home in Milan and shares insights on eating and wellness, as well as some of his favorite recipes—everything necessary to feed the body, mind, and soul. Cucinare is an exciting behind-the-scenes look at Bianchi’s everyday life, captured in nearly 200 color photographs. In talking about healthy eating, he reminds us that the most often overlooked items for a good, balanced diet are already in the pantry and fridge. He dispels myths involving the science of nutrition and enthusiastically demonstrates his art, giving you the step-by-step instructions and simple ingredients to create delicious, healthy dishes, including: Apple Walnut Salad with Balsamic Honey Dressing Mini-focaccia Breads with Seeds and Olives Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Onions Pasta with Eggplant, Taggiasca Olives, Capers, and Mint Mediterranean Sushi Eating well isn’t a mystery, Bianchi makes clear. The key to building a foundation for good health starts at the dinner table. Mangia!

Download or read book Gino s Healthy Italian for Less written by Gino D'Acampo and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to cook like a true Italian and stick to the budget? Look no further than these 100 authentic and simple meals from the heart of Italy. Gino will teach us how to cook like a true Italian, but this time on a budget! Full of money-saving tips and tricks, to create delicious, healthy Italian meals at home - brimming with fresh ingredients with the same big flavours, in his simple signature style. Learn how to shop smart and store food, make the most of your fridge / freezer, and fill your kitchen cupboards with fail-safe Italian basics. Bring down the cost of your weekly shop and start eating better than ever with Gino's Healthy Italian for Less.

Download or read book Ciao Italia in Umbria written by Mary Ann Esposito and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2002-11-08 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just east of Tuscany, Umbria is lush with rolling hills and rustic small towns - and delicious, healthful, traditional Italian cooking. In her most intimate and personal cookbook to date, popular cooking-show host Mary Ann Esposito, beloved for her long-running series "Ciao Italia," takes us through this delightful, unspoiled region - cooking, eating, and making friends along the way. With 60 authentic recipes along with anecdotes, profiles, and cooking tips, this companion to "Ciao Italia" is a "traveling cookbook" that transports us to the unforgettable foods of Umbria and the people who prepare them. You'll visit bustling food markets, glorious street festivals, aroma-filled home kitchens, family-run vineyards, top-secret truffle fields, and a heavenly chocolate museum. You'll also find information on mail-order sources, web sites, and Umbrian restaurants. Everyone who loves Italy will savor the bounty of Umbrian specialties on these pages, including hearty gnocchi, sizzling vegetables and pork sausages alla griglia (on the grill), delectable black truffles, simple ragus, healthful lentils and farro, hearty country breads, and Perugian chocolate desserts. So pull up a chair, pour a glass of Sangiovese, and come along to Umbria - and bring your appetite!

Download or read book The Heart Protection Kitchen written by Fazio and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will save your life. Most of us are well aware of the importance of healthy eating; in fact, a proper and balanced diet maintains health and can help to fight disease. The Heart Protection Kitchen is a collection of 100 mouthwatering recipes to prevent and reverse heart disease. From healthy versions of well-known classics to more adventurous dishes to spice up your weeknight menu, this cookbook teaches readers to cook delicious and meals that are quick, affordable, healthy, and perfectly balanced to protect the heart. From a kale Caesar salad to roast turkey with cranberry sauce to decadent brownies, each recipe includes prep and cook times, symbols for special dietary requirements, and a nutritional chart to help readers track their intake. Moreover, the book includes a comprehensive introduction with heart-healthy information, strategies for meal planning, and tips for healthy cooking. Eating healthy and nutritious food is the best medicine, and The Heart Protection Kitchen is an indispensable cookbook for homecooks who want simple, wholesome, and flavorful dishes.

Download or read book Mediterranean Diet Cookbook written by Richard L Lyons and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-01-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Healthy Heart Cookbook for Dummies written by James M. Rippe and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julia Child in her classic book, The Way to Cook (published by Knopf), writes of her concern that low-fat cooking may rob us of ''the pleasures of the table.'' I couldn't agree more! There is no reason for low-fat, low-cholesterol, heart-healthy cooking to rob us of the pleasures of food. Eating is one of the great joys of life. And food doesn't have to be grim and punishing in order for it to be healthy for your heart. In this book, with the assistance of over 50 top chefs, I show you how to make heart-healthy cooking one of the great ''pleasures of the table.'' You'll be surprised at how simple measures can help you cut the fat without cutting the taste. The recipes in this book are not your run-of-the-mill low-fat recipes. Here, you'll find gourmet recipes that are easy to make and taste great. Although I care passionately about the links between nutrition and the healthy heart, I am not a food cop. My background as both a cardiologist and a chef make me uniquely suited not only to care for your heart but also to provide you with meals that won't leave you feeling deprived. I recognize that in order for people to change their habits, they must be given food options that are tasty and exciting. The nutrition aspects of food must meld with pleasure and taste. So The Healthy Heart Cookbook For Dummies is about great tasting, heart-healthy nutrition. I want to make you the heart-healthiest, most satisfied eater - and reader - ever to walk this planet.

Download or read book Cooking Well Healthy Italian written by Lauryn Colatuno and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the rich, full flavors of authentic Italian cuisine—made healthy! The secret to truly authentic Italian cooking lies in the careful selection of the very best ingredients, combining them together to create rich, flavorful dishes that both nourish and satisfy. Italian cuisine teaches the importance of understanding each ingredient, and includes some of the most varied and impactful recipes in the world. Promoting simple cooking techniques that anyone can practice, all while concentrating on unique flavors and appealing textures, is what has given Italian cuisine its reputation for filling, healthful food. Whether you’re looking for simple, classic dishes such as Pasta Fagioli and Shrimp Fra Diavolo, or are looking to try some more unique Italian recipes, Cooking Well: Healthy Italian has something for everyone. Each recipe has been designed to incorporate healthy and convenient cooking methods and ingredients, making it easier than ever to bring nutritious, authentic Italian cooking into your home. Cooking Well: Healthy Italian also includes: • An overview of the proper usage for authentic Italian ingredients—such as olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, and fine Italian cheeses—as well as their nutritional benefits • Healthy alternatives to traditional Italian recipes, including low-oil preparations and delicious vegetarian options to suit any diet • Step-by-step instructions and helpful tips on Italian cooking techniques and ingredients for beginner chefs and those new to Italian cooking • A guide to preparing homegrown ingredients and homemade stocks to bring out the full fl avor of Italian cooking Cooking Well: Healthy Italian contains over 100 traditional and popularized recipes including Shrimp Scampi, Quadrettini Casserole, Polenta Parmesan, Chicken Saltimocca, Simple Pasta Pesto, Goat Cheese, Bruschetta, Ricotta Cheesecake Parfaits and many more!

Download or read book Good Food for a Healthy Heart written by Susan Westmoreland and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the test kitchen of American’s iconic lifestyle magazine, heart-healthy, family-friendly, no-fuss meals and recipes—includes photos. Cook with your heart—FOR your heart! Taking a “stealth health” approach to mealtime, this collection of 185 delicious family-friendly recipes features everyday fare that's low in sodium, calories, and saturated fat. Vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and fish play a starring role; quick but wholesome breakfast ideas start the day deliciously; and sweet and fruity desserts provide the perfect, satisfying finishing touch. Everything tastes so good, your family will forget it's also good for you!