Cooking Light Big Book Of Salads

Dig in to a seriously tasty salad--with Cooking Light Big Book of Salads! Farmers markets popping up all over the country are filled with a variety of beautiful fruits and vegetables. Grocery stores are starting to stock locally-grown produce. And ingredients from all over the world are more accessible than ever. And CSAs drop just-picked goodies right at your doorstep! Here's how to make the most of all of nature's delicious goodness: The Cooking Light Big Book of Salads includes over 150 recipes for incredibly tasty, interesting, and healthy salads that are perfect for weeknight meals, cookout sides, and mouthwatering starters. This flavorful, healthy fare hits all the notes everyone loves. The best toppings? Got 'em: Candied nuts, creamy goat cheese, sweet dried cranberries, spicy prosciutto, pungent Stilton and Gorgonzola, juicy pears, salty olives, and crunchy croutons. You will learn how to make the most of in-season produce, like peaches, arugula, strawberries, corn, tomatoes, winter squash, and more. Tips and techniques provide everything needed to make amazing salads. You will learn how to buy and store greens so they stay crisp, how to spot fruit and veggies at the peak of flavor, how to properly dress a salad, how to whisk homemade light dressings (we're not just talking about a wimpy squeeze of lemon), tips on making salads with pasta, beans, interesting grains-and more.

Everyone loves a big salad: it's how many of us prefer to eat either when cooking for a crowd or eating alone. Summer or winter, one-plate salads make for a delicious, fresh and healthy meal. Big Salads offers 60 recipes that make the most of seasonal salad ingredients, giving people the option to eat vegetarian, vegan or use meat and fish in small amounts with a bounty of beautiful fresh vegetables, herbs and leaves. From Pea, asparagus and lemon labneh salad and Papaya salad with coconut poached chicken in spring, to summery White peach with prosciutto and watercress, comforting autumn platters of Balsamic fig and baked goats' cheese and wintry Parsnip tostada and roast heritage carrot salad, Big Salads make the most wonderful mealtime solution all-year round. Easy to throw together, and most definitely good for you and the whole family, who needs a dozen small dishes when you can have one BIG SALAD?

Pasta? Pancakes? Pizza? It's time to say "hello" to forbidden foods and "see you later" to fad diets! The Food Lover's Healthy Habits Cookbook by nutrition expert Janet Helm, MS, RD and the editors at Cooking Light proves that, with the right tools, delicious and healthy can happily coexist in any lifestyle. This unique collection of more than 250 road-tested recipes, tips and solutions has done all of the thinking for you. Each section dishes up brand-new secrets to living a healthier life, straight from more than 50 nutrition and fitness experts, bloggers, chefs and Cooking Light readers.

"Cooking Light has created a collection of new cookbooks designed to expand your repertoire of home-cooked recipes in The Cooking Light Cook?s Essential Recipe Collection. Cooking Light Salad is an inspiring collection of inventive and refreshing salad recipes"--Publisher website (June 2007)

Whether planning a quick dinner after work or a holiday meal for a crowd, you will never be stumped for a side dish again. Side dishes make the meal. Think about it: What’s a burger without fries, turkey without stuffing, or barbecue without coleslaw, baked beans, or macaroni and cheese—or all three? The Big Book of Sides contains more than 450 delicious recipes to complement any dish. Award-winning cooking teacher and author Rick Rodgers has carefully compiled a variety of wonderful options, from traditional to inspired, Americana to ethnic, Southern fare to California cuisine. Sections include “Eat Your Vegetables,” “From the Root Cellar,” “A Hill of Beans,” “Righteous Rice and Great Grains,” and “Pasta and Friends.” The Big Book of Sides shares • more than 100 information-packed entries on vegetables alone, from artichokes to zucchini, including root vegetables and grains • tutorials on the cooking techniques you need to know, such as grilling and deep-frying • at-a-glance charts for a variety of perfectly roasted vegetables and freshly cooked beans • carefree menu planning, with a complete list of special-occasion meals and suggested side dishes Home cooks of all levels will delight in preparing Roasted Summer Squash with Pepitas and Cilantro; Chard Puttanesca; Parsnip, Apple, and Bacon Hash; Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes; Quinoa with Carrot and Mint; Farro, Cherry, and Feta Salad; and Butternut Squash and Potato Gratin. Rodgers also shares recipes for relishes, chutneys, pickles, baked goods (from biscuits to foccacia), and even sauces. With helpful tips on how to stock your pantry, easy-to-follow cooking techniques, gorgeous color photos, and main dish pairing suggestions, The Big Book of Sides is sure to become a trusted staple in your kitchen.

Salads TODAY SPECIAL PRICE - 365 Days of Salad Recipes (Limited Time Offer) 365 Days of Salad Recipes is mainly designed to make each and every cook book lover relish the fine dining vegetarian dishes at home. It is about feeling great, having more energy, stabilizing your mood, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible. These things can be achieved by learning some nutrition basics and using them in a way that works for you. In Salad 365 Healthy Recipes, the author provides 365 healthy recipes for people who are searching for a healthier life. Salad offers several advantages: * Salad can build your hydration level. Most veggies are greater part water, so when you consume them you naturally hydrate your body. * High fiber salads consumed before a dinner have a tendency to help you devour less of the higher calorie nourishments served subsequently. This fiber completion symptom will help you get thinner. * Low Calories. If you plan to be more fit and if healthy life is your objective, you may need to begin your meals with a green salad. * Salads are delicious, and we can mix them in many different combinations. Salad also has many advantages, so the more of them you have, the healthier you will be. The cookbook includes the best recipes which the writer has tested and even gives you various cooking options through the oven, microwave and stove. In addition to mouthwatering recipes like: Barbecue salad with spice mix Green mango salad Green mango salad Anchovy salad The book has the best and most efficient steps that a housewife needs to present her magic in the kitchen. Everyone can enjoy the best dishes and perfect taste. Thus prepare the best 365 days of Salad recipes and keep your health sustained. Get your copy today and enjoy 365 days of delicious, healthy and mouth watering salads recipes.

With these 70 recipes, the editors at Good Housekeeping help you transform your salad from simple to super. “This user-friendly collection makes a perfect fit for vegetarians and carnivores alike.”—Publishers Weekly Salads are a great way to showcase seasonal fresh produce—but do you find yourself having the same lettuce-dressing combination again and again? Shake it up, with this collection from the editors of Good Housekeeping. These are their favorite, most creative recipes for turning basic salads into showstopping one-dish meals. Adaptable and delicious, these 70 salads range from refreshing accompaniments and light starters to protein-rich main courses. Whichever you choose, you’ll discover a delectable combination of ingredients—from crunchy nuts, creamy cheeses, tangy vinaigrettes, and more—that make healthy eating exciting again. With tips and tricks from the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, you’ll always succeed in making the humble salad into a worthy meal. Recipes include: Ginger Pork & Cucumber Salad * Rotisserie Chicken Cobb * Kale Caesar Pasta Salad * Bacon & Apple Farro Salad * Feta-Dill Greek Caesar * Beet, Mushroom & Avocado * Radicchio Salad with Roasted Fennel & Shrimp * Warm Wild Mushroom & Lentil Salad * Peanutty Edamame & Noodle Salad * Summer Tuna Salad with Sweet Potato & Basil

Presents a collection of salad recipes that star ingredients ranging from fruits and vegetables to legumes, meat, and fish, and offers advice on tossing the perfect salad.