Fresh & Healthy Cooking for Two: Easy Meals for Everyday Life

by Ellie Topp, Marilyn Booth

This is cooking for two with a unique focus on fresh, often local ingredients. The idea is to create quick, easy to prepare, delicious meals while following the guidelines for healthy eating. Ellie Topp and Marilyn Booth have developed a wide range of appealing recipes for breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Their approach: - Start with fresh, often local, ingredients - Pay close attention to healthy eating guidelines - Focus on dishes that are tasty, yet simple and easy to prepare Their recipes follow Canada's Food Guide recommendations for promoting health and reducing the risk of chronic illness such as hypertension and heart disease. Delicious main dishes like Shrimp Fettuccine with Fresh Basil Pesto and Zucchini, Grilled Trout with Fresh Dill and Chives, and Indonesian-Style Chicken with Savoury Peanut Sauce come with lots of great ideas for healthy side dishes and salads. Every recipe has a handy nutrient analysis and each has been carefully tested to ensure the results will be healthy as well as delicious. Says noted Canadian cookbook editor and author Elizabeth Baird: In the world of cookbooks, servings of 4 to 6 are the norm. So, what do you cook when the table is only set for two? Fresh & Healthy Cooking for Two, a long-awaited cookbook for twosomes, features recipes that are well tested, easy-to-follow and delicious to share with someone you love.

Genres: Cookbooks

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 24, 2011

Reviews

[Robyn]

Good selection. Canadian publisher and writers, so Americans will need to do some adjusting.