Sweet and Skinny : 100 Recipes for Enjoying Life's Sweeter Side Without Tipping the Scales

by Churchill, Marisa

• ISBN13: 9780307719201
• ISBN10: 0307719200
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-07
• Publisher: Random House Inc

Summary

Life is too short to skip dessert In Sweet and Skinny, professional pastry chef Marisa Churchill presents one hundred low-fat recipes (including more than twenty-five sugar-free variations) that show readers how to indulge in dessert while maintaining a healthy figure and lifestyle. In her debut cookbook, Marisa will show you how to pick the best ingredients, create contrasting textures to entice the palate, boost favour with fresh fruit, herbs, and spices, and substitute lower-fat/lower calorie alternatives without skimping on flavour. From quick weeknight desserts that can be ready in fewer than thirty minutes to elegant desserts for dinner parties and holidays, Sweet and Skinny gives readers all the skills and recipes they need to satisfy their cravings. Illustrated with vibrant finished food photographs throughout, Sweet and Skinny will help you make desserts that everyone will love, for any occasion. For those who are trying to lose weight, have dietary restrictions, or are simply looking to cut or decrease sugar, Sweet and Skinny offers a path to eating healthier and baking simpler by lowering fat and cooking smart, with everything in moderation.