Good Housekeeping Light & Healthy Cookbook

by Ellen Levine (Editor)

New Edition Good Housekeeping's unrivaled guide to eating light and healthy sold over 45,000 copies in hardcover alone! Light pasta dishes, stews, vegetarian meals, creamy soups that won't weigh you down, and guilt-free these 375 triple-tested, luscious low-fat recipes from Good Housekeeping will have you feeling and looking great. In each one, less than 30 percent of the calories come from fat. Few cookbooks about healthy foods offer such a variety of dishes. Gazpacho with Cilantro Yogurt is packed with chunky, garden-fresh vegetables and makes a welcome summertime meal. Some entrees are ones you may never have tried before, such as Chili Lasagna and Baked "Fried Chicken." Or you could choose tasty Asian style alternatives, such as Pad Thai and Chinese Dumplings. There are delicious desserts, including a Chocolate Mint Cake, plus side dishes and delectable drinks. The cookbook also offers plenty of choices for a Mediterranean diet, featuring legumes and olive oil, while limiting red meat. All the recipes are easy to prepare, photographed beautifully and accompanied by complete nutritional information.Product Details 320 pages 1588162710 B000IOELNU Product 11 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches Shipping 3.3 pounds

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

Ellen Levine's books have won many awards and honors, including the Jane Addams Peace Award. Although she enjoys writing both fiction and nonfiction, most of Ellen's books for young readers have been nonfiction. "Writing nonfiction lets me in behind the scenes of the story. I enjoy learning new things and meeting new people, even if they lived 200 years ago."

Ellen Levine was born in New York City. She received her B.A. degree in Politics from Brandeis University, graduating Magna cum laude. She has a Master's degree in political science from the University of Chicago and a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law. She has worked in film and television, taught adults and immigrant teenagers in special education and ESL programs, and served a law clerkship with Chief Judge Joseph Lord, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. A former staff attorney with a public interest law group, Levine now devotes her time to writing, lecturing, and teaching. She is on the faculty of Vermont College's MFA program in writing for Children and Young Adults.

Ellen Levine divides her time between New York City and Salem, New York.