598364 Sun Feb 22 12:25:13 -0800 2009 6 31 Home Cooking 0 4441696 I am looking for some HEALTHY cookbook suggestions. The only one that comes to my mind is Moosewood, but vegetarian is not necessary. thank you! Sun Feb 22 12:25:13 -0800 2009 105701 cleopatra999 1 4441712 Honestly, I use a Family Circle, corny I know but found more recipes in that than any. I actually buy small little books with healthy recipes and create my own based on their recipe. I change many ingredients and usually the sauce and make my own but use the overall idea as a base. My latest has 1/2 the ingredients, totally different cooking method and 5 different spices, but the same basic idea. Turned out great. I don't use books, never have. I have maybe 30 all hand me downs other than 10 or 12 I have bought. I use ideas and then change accordingly to my tastes. I don't think I've followed a recipe for over 30 years. However baking is different. I do follow those recipes. Sun Feb 22 12:29:42 -0800 2009 4441696 232829 kchurchill5 1 4442127 What do you mean by "healthy"? No meat? Low-fat? Low-calorie? Low-sodium? Or just general recipes that aren't cream, cheese and beef-laden? I don't usually go for "diet" cookbooks, but I will say that The Moosewood Low-fat Cookbook has some wonderful recipes. I'd also suggest anything by Marcella and/or Giuliano Hazan- you can always find good healthy recipes (lost of tasty vegetables and fish) in their cookbooks. In fact, lots of good Italian cookbooks focus on vegetables, salads, fish, and healthy ingredients like beans and olive oil. I'd go for those over diet cookbooks any day. Sun Feb 22 15:06:37 -0800 2009 4441696 183643 sfumato 2 4442160 I guess I should specify what I mean by healthy. Hmmmm...good question. Over and above healthy, lots of vegetables (interesting uses of veg & interesting veg), whole grains, alternative grains, low meat content, everything from baking (like muffins) to salads, use of good fats, superfoods, low sodium, low dairy, homemade (ie. no condensed soups or packaged dressings/sauces). That is what I think of for Healthy. I have a Hazan cookbook and while I do like it, I think of it as very meat based (at least the one I have) and very heavy on the oil and cheese and wine (lots of braising) thanks! asking too much?? I am almost thinking I may need to look at celiac books or cleansing cookbooks to get what I am looking for. Sun Feb 22 15:19:35 -0800 2009 4442127 105701 cleopatra999 2 4442171 Thx I was going to ask the same, I have a few diet books, but I still don't use them. I rely on here or other sources on the internet. Much more current I have found. Sun Feb 22 15:24:46 -0800 2009 4442127 232829 kchurchill5 1 4442387 I think you cannot beat Deborah Madison's books. Although she is vegetarian based there are endless ways to incorporate meats & seafood into her menu plans. I have cooked from "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" and "The Savory Way" and loved everything I have made. Another cookbook you might consider is Faith Willinger's "Red, White and Greens'. In which she explores and discusses the Italian way of cooking vegetables. Also a winner..... Sun Feb 22 16:55:16 -0800 2009 4441696 75332 Gio 2 4443176 I'm with Gio. Healthy to me means eating more veg, less fats and meat. Which means figuring out who delicious veg can be...I'd rather eat brussel sprouts with a miniscule amount of bacon than the turkey sausage or chicken breasts I associate with Healthy Diet writing. Madison's "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" is at most libraries . . . Mon Feb 23 05:55:47 -0800 2009 4442387 11989 pitu