Recipe Rehab

by Everyday Health, Maureen Namkoong

The companion book to the popular TV show, Recipe Rehab offers delicious and healthy makeovers of your favorite foods. First it was a hit YouTube show from Everyday Health; then it was a popular broadcast TV show; and now, Recipe Rehab is finally a cookbook! In Recipe Rehab , you’ll discover 80 rehabbed classics from TV chefs such as Spike Mendelsohn, Candice Kumai, and Aida Mollenkamp. Indulge in all of the foods you love to eat—from Mexican food such as tacos and nachos, to Chinese take-out favorites, satisfying burgers, and carb-lovers pasta picks. These over-the-top dishes have all been transformed into meals that are healthy for the whole family, and simple for the busy home cook. In Recipe Rehab you’ll find recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and even appetizers, snacks, and desserts—plus tips for rehabbing your own family recipes. With nutritious kid-friendly dishes such as Chicken Drumsticks and Fish and Chips; party-worthy snacks that range from Prosciutto-Wrapped Figs to Creamy Kale and Artichoke Dip; and decadent desserts, like chocolate cupcakes and Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting; Recipe Rehab is sure to become a staple in your kitchen.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2013

Reviews

[Carmen levins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many recipes look good , I will be trying them

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the show but I could not find the winning recipes online so I thought perhaps they might be tucked away inside this 161 page cookbook and I was correct. I was so excited to get my hands on this baby and the variety inside is quite impressive. Like most cookbooks it is sectioned off by breakfast, dinner, simple starters, lightened-up carbs, family favorites, classic desserts, and quick chicken. Each recipe has a picture of the chef who remade the dish and notes on how they revamped it. Servings, portion size, nutritional information like you see on the show is also shown below the recipe (calories, fat, sodium, protein, fiber and carbs). There are also some chef's tip thrown in throughout the book and some Rehab tips which give the cook in each of us, something to think about as we prepare the recipes they supply. There is an index at the back which is very helpful if you are looking for something specific. I was looking for the Unfried Chicken with Spicy Slaw and the Turkey and Cheese Enchiladas which I found. I also came across the Makeover Mac & Cheese with cauliflower, Herbed Chicken Parmesan, Better-Than-Takeout Orange Chicken, and the Nachos Supreme. I only wished that they would have included more recipes in the book and that they would have included more photos of the recipes in the book. I looked at a couple random sections in the cookbook and in one section there was 9 pictures of the 15 recipes they supplied and in another section there were 6 pictures out of 13 recipes in that section. I don't expect full page pictures of all the recipes but a small photo of the dish would tempt me further to attempt that recipe rather than just skim over the title and the ingredients list.