Hand on Heart: A Perfectly Ordinary Cookbook

by Timothy S. Harlan

Eating healthy is about eating great food and Hand on Heart has dozens of delicious recipes that are familiar to you like Caesar Salad, Fettuccine Alfredo, Fried Chicken and pizza. There are also recipes that you should know of such as London Broil with Mushrooms Sauteed in Cognac, Seared Tuna with Sake Wasabi Sauce and Thai Coconut Shrimp. Easy to follow recipes are coupled with nutrition information in a format that makes it simple to transform your diet. Hand on Heart is the happy medium. It was written to help you eat healthy and eat great food. It is based on the premise that there are no bad foods and that you can be healthy without having to eat aduki beans and drink wheat grass juice. The key is balance. No single change – whether it is it low carb, reduced fat, high protein, low salt, etc. – will be satisfying for the long haul. Balance will. By exploring a variety of foods and learning techniques to maximize flavors and textures while reducing calories, fat and salt you can eat healthy and wonderful food. The recipes in Hand on Heart have been chosen to illustrate these techniques, equipment and ingredients placing them in the context of the current medical research about how what we eat effects our health. At the front of the book are ideas for creating a new pantry as well as equipment that will make cooking healthier recipes perfectly ordinary.

120 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004