Christina Cooks: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Whole Foods But Were Afraid to Ask: A Cookbook

by Christina Pirello

Book Overview

Public television cooking show host Christina Pirello is the woman who put the fun back into healthy cooking. In Christina Cooks she's responded to the hundreds of questions that her viewers and readers have put to her over the years-with lots of sound, sane advice, hints, tips and techniques-plus loads of great recipes for scrumptious, healthy meals with a Mediterranean flair. A whole foods cookbook, Christina Cooks offers inventive ideas for breakfast,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557884234
• ISBN13: 9781557884237
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: HP Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent Guide for Halthier Cooking

This is an excellent resource for everyone who would like to upgrade to healthier cooking without the use of sugar and animal products including dairy. The book provides an intro that explains benefits of whole foods/vegan diet and is full of delicious recipes that would excite even sugar junkies or long-standing carnivores. Some of the ingredients may be unknown to mainstream American audience, but are generally easy to come by given proliferation of health food markets such as Whole Foods or Wild Oats. The book is also a great resource for those interested in macrobiotics. Followers of macrobiotic diet tend to have a rather restricted diet due to lack of imagination or too narrow interpretation of traditional macrobiotic teachings. This book will help them to get out that rut into a more exciting and flavorful realm.

Outstanding..

This is the best cookbook yet by Christina. Every single recipe I have tried thus far has been outstanding. I liked it so much I gave this book to several of my friends for the holidays. It is an excellent cookbook for persons just transitioning into macrobiotic cuisine, who are in good health as it is a very wide diet. Recipes are balanced and most of all delicious. I highly recommend it.

Awesome

I kind of had my doubts about this book. My boyfriend and I have occasionally stopped by her show on PBS to mock her husband's guitar playing. Next time we might restrain ourselves - all the recipes we've tried from this book have been wonderful! Last night I made the Tofu and Hiziki Croquettes and they were so delicious I was inspired to write a review. They were so delicious! The recipes are not necessarily low fat - e.g. she recommends deep frying the croquettes (I pan fried them instead) - and some of her recipes are quite sweet - lots of mirin and brown rice syrup in some savory dishes. Nonetheless, her style of cooking is very appealing and imaginative. I like the asian influences as well.

I really love this book!

Christina is so great at what she does when it comes to cooking with whole foods. Her recipes in this book are easy and you can find the ingredients in any Whole Foods market. She really explains why it's so important to eat the right foods and why organic cooking is so much healthier. This book is wonderful.

A welcome addition to the cookery reference shelves

Christina Cooks: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Whole Foods But Were Afraid To Ask is combines extensive information, tips, and advice about preparing whole foods with mouth-watering recipes. Written by Christina Pirello (the Emmy award-winning host of the "Christina Cooks!" show), Christina Cooks includes tips for avoiding or making healthy substitutes for dairy foods, encouraging children to eat healthy, incorporate vegetarian alternatives, create delicious non-sugary desserts, and much more. Recipes range from Jasmine Rice with Scallions and Lemon to Cinnamon Baked Apples, Wakame with Scrambled Tofu, Spicy White Bean-Tomato Pate and much more. Christina Cooks is a very welcome addition to the cookery reference shelves for kitchen chefs of all skill and experience levels who are learning to embrace the nutrition and health benefits of whole food cuisine.