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Steven Raichlen has written more than a dozen cookbooks. He wrote The Barbecue! Bible, based on his travels through 25 countries and his love of live-fire cooking. In 1996, Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cookbook won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Vegetarian Cookbook.
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Booklist Review
Although nutritionists promote the Mediterranean diet for its healthfulness, some Italian dishes contain plenty of fat, sometimes because of a surplus of olive oil, but most often on account of a surfeit of cheese. It's not the meat but the mozzarella that makes the pasta dish so rich. Raichlen has created a low-fat version of Italian cooking to please those who want to restrict fat intake without sacrificing their favorite dishes. Raichlen demonstrates making fresh pasta with egg yolks either eliminated or reduced, and he offers an "enlightened" version of the classic pesto sauce that substantially diminishes the amount of olive oil. To increase flavors, he turns to non-Italian sources, as in his wasabi gnocchi--potato dumplings enhanced with Japanese horseradish. He even updates the American favorite, macaroni and cheese, by substituting low-fat cottage cheese for some of the cheddar. --Mark Knoblauch
Library Journal Review
Raichlen is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks, but his previous "High Flavor, Low Fat" books (LJ 3/15/95, LJ 10/15/92) have proved particularly popular, and his latest installment is likely to be so, too. Some of the recipes are Italian-inspired rather than truly authentic, such as an appealing Basil-Grilled Tuna with Bitter Greens; others come from restaurants or trattorias in Italy, and still others are low-fat versions of familiar dishes like Eggplant Parmigiana. Although it seems unlikely that some of the low-fat re-creations (Enlightened Pesto) live up to the original, this is nevertheless recommended for most collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
