Heartsmart Cooking For Family And Friends: Great Recipes, Menus and Ideas for Casual Entertaining

Heartsmart Cooking For Family And Friends: Great Recipes, Menus and Ideas for Casual Entertaining

by Bonnie Stern

Random House Of Canada | February 1, 2000 | Trade Paperback

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Is it possible to bridge the gap between health and flavour when entertaining friends? Bonnie Stern and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada say yes! Now you can enjoy a superb, new collection of delicious recipes, combined with the most current information on how to cook and eat well, from the creators of the national bestsellers Simply HeartSmart Cooking and More HeartSmart Cooking.

• More than 200 delicious recipes
• Practical information on nutritional topics ranging from antioxidants to vegetarian diets prepared by Fran Berkoff RD
• A complete nutritional analysis for each recipe, plus the Canadian Diabetes Association''s Food Choice Values
• 24 pages of full-colour photography by Robert Wigington
• Make-ahead instructions and serving suggestions
• Black and white instructional illustrations throughout
• Nine entertaining menus with complete work plans, presentation ideas and wine suggestions
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Heartsmart Cooking For Family And Friends: Great Recipes, Menus and Ideas for Casual Entertaining

Heartsmart Cooking For Family And Friends: Great Recipes, Menus and Ideas for Casual Entertaining

by Bonnie Stern

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Is it possible to bridge the gap between health and flavour when entertaining friends? Bonnie Stern and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada say yes! Now you can enjoy a superb, new collection of delicious recipes, combined with the most current information on how to cook and eat well, from the creators of the national bestsellers Simply HeartSmart Cooking and More HeartSmart Cooking.

• More than 200 delicious recipes
• Practical information on nutritional topics ranging from antioxidants to vegetarian diets prepared by Fran Berkoff RD
• A complete nutritional analysis for each recipe, plus the Canadian Diabetes Association''s Food Choice Values
• 24 pages of full-colour photography by Robert Wigington
• Make-ahead instructions and serving suggestions
• Black and white instructional illustrations throughout
• Nine entertaining menus with complete work plans, presentation ideas and wine suggestions

Format: Trade Paperback

Dimensions: 320 Pages, 8.27 × 8.27 × 0.79 in

Published: February 1, 2000

Publisher: Random House Of Canada

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:

ISBN - 10: 0679310037

ISBN - 13: 9780679310037

Recipe

Roast Cornish Hens with Herbs This looks sophisticated yet comforting. Cooking with the skin keeps the bird juicy but adds no fat if you remove it. If you can only find larger Cornish hens, serve half a bird per person. Makes 8 servings 16 cloves garlic, peeled 16 16 lemon wedges 16 8 small Cornish hens (about 1 lb/500 g each) 8 2 tbsp olive oil 25 mL 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary, or 1 tsp/5 mL dried 25 mL 2 tbsp chopped fresh sage, or 1 tsp/5 mL dried 25 mL 2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon, or 1 tsp/5 mL dried 25 mL 2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme, or 1 tsp/5 mL dried 25 mL 1 tsp salt 5 mL 1/2 tsp pepper 2 mL 2 cups homemade chicken stock 500 mL 2 tbsp soy sauce 25 mL 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 25 mL 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 25 mL 1 tbsp soft non-hydrogenated margarine 15 mL 1. Place 2 whole cloves garlic and 2 lemon wedges in each hen. 2. In small bowl, combine oil, minced garlic, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme, salt and pepper. Gently separate skin from breast and thigh of each hen. Rub meat with herb mixture. Rub extra over skin. Arrange birds on parchment-lined baking sheets. 3. Roast birds in a preheated 400°F/200°C oven for 45 minutes or until well browned and cooked through. Baste occasionally. Place birds on a platter and transfer pan juices to a measuring cup. 4. To make sauce, spoon off fat from pan juices. Place juices in a saucepan with stock, soy sauce and Worcestershire and bring to a boil. Cook for a few minutes. 5. In a small bowl, combin
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From Our Editors

This healthy cookbook, by Canadian chef Bonnie Stern, follows on the heels of her best selling Simply HeartSmart Cooking and More HeartSmart Cooking. HeartSmart Cooking for Family and Friends Great Recipes, Menus and Ideas for Casual Entertaining is faithful to her tried and true formula for success. A complete nutritional analysis, make-ahead tips, suggestions for leftovers and suggested menus accompany each of the 200 heart-healthy recipes in this book. Stern is the owner of the Bonnie Stern cooking School and hosts Bonnie Stern Cooks and Bonnie Stern Entertains on The Women's Television Network.

About the Author

Bonnie Stern is the owner of the renowned Bonnie Stern Cooking School in Toronto. She hosts "Bonnie Stern Cooks" and "Bonnie Stern Entertains" on the Women''s Television Network, is a columnist for the Toronto Star and a regular contributor to Canadian Living magazine.
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