Forget cutting all carbs, drinking strange shakes, or only eating cabbage soup for a month. If you really want to lose weight and stay healthy, the most consistent way is to watch the intake and output of calories. This book offers you hundreds of recipes for delicious, balanced, and healthy choices for starters, soups, sides, entrees, and desserts such From 100-calorie snacks to 500-calorie entrees, you will create recipes that satisfy your cravings—without the guilt!
Lynette Shirk is an accomplished chef and cookbook author. She has authored 9 books, served as the corporate pastry chef for Williams-Sonoma, and worked in kitchens of some of the best restaurants in the country.
Lynette is a native of Warren, Ohio. She got her first culinary experience in nearby Columbus, making pizza while attending The Ohio State University. She graduated in 1989 with a B.A. in Classics, and promptly moved to San Francisco to attend California Culinary Academy. While attending CCA, she started working in the pastry department at well-known restaurant Chez Panisse across the bay in Berkeley.