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BOOK REVIEW
The Low-Carb Gourmet: Recipes for the New Lifestyle
by Brigit Binns
The Low-Carb Gourmet: Recipes for the New Lifestyle
From Hollywood to South Beach, the latest craze in the diet world is low-carbohydrate, high-protein meals. However, until now, low-carb cookbooks
have been decidedly lowbrow, more concerned with prepared ingredients and overly simplistic recipes than with flavor or presentation.
In The Low-Carb Gourmet, Brigit Binns proves that it's
possible to follow a low-carb regime and still eat exceedingly well.
With 70 recipes for sophisticated yet approachable dishes like Gratin-Style Spinach and Aged-White Cheddar Soufflé, Hazelnut-Crusted Freshwater
Trout with Preserved Lemon Relish, and Star Anise Flan with Blackberries, The Low-Carb Gourmet
takes low-carb eating beyond the hamburger sans bun and explains how to maintain a healthy, gourmet lifestyle that will leave you looking and feeling
great.
Brigit's philosophy about this new way of eating is simple enough. "Eating and living well - luxuriously, with plenty of variation and
excitemnt, and taking full advantage of the good wines and the ethnic cuisines of the world - is probably more important to me than staying slim," she says.
"But with this lifestyle, I can eat well, live well, feel good, and as a result, look great."
Brigit describes a healthy, satisfying approach to eating that emphasizes vegetables and heart-healthy fats, lean protein and eggs, and plenty of exercise. From
delectable recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, side dishes, entrees, and even desserts to fun breakfast and brunch options and sophisticated cheese
courses, The Low-Carb Gourmet is proof positive that the options
for this lifestyle are almost limitless. Each recipe features nutritional information and will fit into any low-carb diet.
Complex enough to impress foodies and discerning guests yet simple enough for everyday family meals at home, The Low-Carb Gourmet
raises the concept of "diet food" to new culinary heights.
About the Author:
A consummate gourmet, Brigit Binns has written or coauthored thirteen cookbooks, including qi
Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom Cookbook,
Polenta,
Cowboy Cocktails, and
The Palm Restaurant Cookbook. Currently she edits
and writes for LowCarb Living magazine. Trained in England's famous Tante Marie cooking school, Brigit lived in Europe, where she
owned a catering business near Gibraltar, for more than ten years. She now lives in Venice Beach, California.
Let's Get Cooking!
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