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Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish: 150 Easy, Low-Fat, High-Flavor Recipes by Dean Ornish
crystalisreading's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this up from the library, because we are trying to eat healthier--more plant-based, and at least slightly lower in fat. I don't like this cookbook, though. It's exactly the kind of lowfat cooking I cringe from, where low-fat dairy and egg substitutes are used. The recipes sound...pale? to me. Just weak and unappealing. instead of replacing what you can't/ aren't having (full fat dairy, whole eggs, etc.) with weak substitutes, just cook without them. That way you're not constantly reminded of what you can't have, and the recipes you DO make taste great because that's how they were meant to. At least that's my approach to dietary changes, and considering I've had to go first gluten free, and then dairy free as well, and now we want to go vegan--I think I know a few things about changing my diet. :) Thin soups and lots of pasta, much less desserts using fruit juice concentrates and canned pie filling, aren't going to cut it for me.
I managed to find a little over a dozen recipes in here that I found appealing and am going to try, but I definitely wouldn't buy this book.
Recipes I plan to try:
Pineapple Compote with Candied Ginger, Carrot-Cauliflower Soup with Tarragon, Zucchini Potato Soup, Risotto with Corn and Red Peppers, White Bean Salad with Zucchini, Tomato, and Basil, Spiced Poached Peaches, Cucumber and Potato Soup with Dill, Gazpacho with White Beans, Corn Lover's Vegetable Stew, Zucchini Brownies (he really seems to like zucchini. which is fine. it's prolific. I can grow plenty of it.), Stuffed Cabbage with Lentils and Brown Rice, Potato Pancakes with Warm Applesauce, White Bean Soup with Winter Greens, Baked Sweet Potatoes with Thyme, and Braised Brussel Sprouts and Chestnuts. Soups, when full of hearty vegetable ingredients and flavorful herbs/ spices, are a really good way to eat a restricted diet and still feel satisfied, which is why most of the recipes that I thought thought looked decent here were soups.
I managed to find a little over a dozen recipes in here that I found appealing and am going to try, but I definitely wouldn't buy this book.
Recipes I plan to try:
Pineapple Compote with Candied Ginger, Carrot-Cauliflower Soup with Tarragon, Zucchini Potato Soup, Risotto with Corn and Red Peppers, White Bean Salad with Zucchini, Tomato, and Basil, Spiced Poached Peaches, Cucumber and Potato Soup with Dill, Gazpacho with White Beans, Corn Lover's Vegetable Stew, Zucchini Brownies (he really seems to like zucchini. which is fine. it's prolific. I can grow plenty of it.), Stuffed Cabbage with Lentils and Brown Rice, Potato Pancakes with Warm Applesauce, White Bean Soup with Winter Greens, Baked Sweet Potatoes with Thyme, and Braised Brussel Sprouts and Chestnuts. Soups, when full of hearty vegetable ingredients and flavorful herbs/ spices, are a really good way to eat a restricted diet and still feel satisfied, which is why most of the recipes that I thought thought looked decent here were soups.
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