Lean Italian Meatless Meals

Rating:
Summary: naturally lean
Review: For those who want to eat Italian and diet too, Casale's book offers a glossary of ingredients and an explanation of the nutritional analysis which follows each recipe.

Organized by course, recipes emphasize herbs, fresh vegetables, grains and beans. Many recipes are quick - broccoli soup with garlic, rice with fresh herbs or mushroom and parsley, veggie burgers with tomato-thyme sauce, braised Belgian endive. Others are hearty - polenta pie with mushroom filling, winter vegetable stew, white bean with vegetable soup. And some are elegant - lemon couscous salad with spinach, stuffed artichokes with sun-dried tomatoes and herbs, asparagus and yellow pepper risotto.

Casale also includes a whole chapter of biscotti and another featuring desserts like mocha mousse, walnut and orange cake, baked pears. Primarily Casale concentrates on dishes that were deliciously healthy to begin with rather than extracting the meat and fat from dishes that depend on them for character and flavor. A practical and flavorful book that should get a lot of use.

Rating:
Summary: naturally lean
Review: For those who want to eat Italian and diet too, Casale's book offers a glossary of ingredients and an explanation of the nutritional analysis which follows each recipe.

Organized by course, recipes emphasize herbs, fresh vegetables, grains and beans. Many recipes are quick - broccoli soup with garlic, rice with fresh herbs or mushroom and parsley, veggie burgers with tomato-thyme sauce, braised Belgian endive. Others are hearty - polenta pie with mushroom filling, winter vegetable stew, white bean with vegetable soup. And some are elegant - lemon couscous salad with spinach, stuffed artichokes with sun-dried tomatoes and herbs, asparagus and yellow pepper risotto.

Casale also includes a whole chapter of biscotti and another featuring desserts like mocha mousse, walnut and orange cake, baked pears. Primarily Casale concentrates on dishes that were deliciously healthy to begin with rather than extracting the meat and fat from dishes that depend on them for character and flavor. A practical and flavorful book that should get a lot of use.