Eating Stella Style: Low-Carb Recipes for Healthy Living Author: Visit Amazon's George Stella Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0743285212 | Format: EPUB
Eating Stella Style: Low-Carb Recipes for Healthy Living Description
From Publishers Weekly
The host of the Food Network's
Low Carb and Lovin' It turns his popular show into text, punctuated by many exclamation points. He has a lot to be excited about: in the introduction, Stella offers his own case history as encouragement, explaining how he lost 260 pounds and helped his wife and children trim down, too, by avoiding sugar, flour and other insulin elevators. The first chapters share tips on building a strong support system and eating until you're satisfied, reading labels and shopping the outer aisles of the supermarket. Most of these will be self-evident to anyone who's tried to diet before; what Stella brings to the equation is a folksy optimism and a Dad-like sense of humor. Building on the Atkins diet, Stella's plan emphasizes fresh whole foods, and most of the recipes are starchless versions of casual restaurant cuisine, like Chicken Fajita Salad, Chili-Rubbed Baked Salmon, and Lemon Meringue Pie. Stella acknowledges the importance of moderation and shows readers how to prepare the occasional sweet, plate of pancakes or cocktail. While neither the diet nor the food are innovative, this work will surely resonate with some readers.
(Jan.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
For the cook who wants to pursue a weight-loss regimen, the authors recommend a low-carbohydrate approach. Their basic advice is straightforward: eliminate the "white stuff" such as sugar, flour, pastas, breads, and other simple sugars and starches. They build from that starting point by emphasizing nutritious foods that offer good flavors and that are easy to work with. Among these, lean meats, poultry, eggs, and cheeses stand out. Lettuce substitutes for tortillas in a burrito-like wrap. Green-bean casserole uses homemade crisp onion topping, mushrooms, and sour cream to substitute for mushroom soup. Ground beef stroganoff fills the bill so long as it's served without a bed of starch-rich rice or noodles. The Stellas offer a replacement for flour based on ground almonds. Their rejection of sugar doesn't mean complete denial of sweets. Modern sugar substitutes have made many desserts possible, even a "breadless" bread pudding, which turns out to be a sweetened ricotta dessert. On this diet one may even occasionally indulge in a low-carb margarita.
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- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (January 1, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0743285212
- ISBN-13: 978-0743285216
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
After staying up until past midnight reading the book from cover to cover, I have got to tell you all that this book is a bargain at 3 times the price!
As the old saying goes, I laughed and I cried. George's sense of humor will keep you rolling, and his heart felt description of how his life has turned around, will make you cry. His love and dedication to his family shines through, even as he teases his family. He even calls Rachel a "weiner" in one recipe!!! (bbq baked soybeans!!! YUMMY!!!) ((jk)) I can honestly say, I've read zillions of cookbooks, and not a one of them has made me laugh and cry! My family thought I was nuts, reading a "cookbook" and laughing. But this is SO much more than a "cookbook"!! It is a testimonial, it is a roadmap to anyone wanting a healthy life, and it is a love story, plain and simple.
I am chomping at the bit to get to the grocery store and start cooking! Breadless Bread Pudding!!!! Six very simple ingredients, and what a comfort food! (I just happen to have all the ingredients at home for that one!)
What I love about the recipes is that there is everything from the simple "why didn't I think of that" type recipes to the elegant "serve it to the president" type recipes. And on each and every recipe, George gives a "Make it Memorable" recommendation of things to serve with it. How can you NOT make a memorable meal with this kind of help?
Each and every recipe has a complete nutritional breakdown, and every recipe has "Healthful Hints" as to how to cut the fat and calories without cutting out the wonderful flavors. How much more versatile can you get?
I can not imagine any type of cuisine that has not been covered in this book.
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