Cook It Light: Pasta, Rice, and Beans

by Jeanne Jones

Book Overview

In her "Cook It Light" column, read by 30 million people weekly, Jones takes readers' recipes and "lightens" them, reducing calories, fat, sodium, and cholesterol, while perserving all of the terrific flavor. This collection of more than 200 recipes includes such tasty dishes as Chinese Chicken Salad and Wild Rice Muffins. Photos.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0025597736
• ISBN13: 9780025597730
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

My "Go To" cookbook

I bought this book a number of years ago, before I went on the low carb thing. When I went lo-carb, I eschewed most anything that said low fat or light. Since then, I've seen the light and gone more with the glycemic index, rather than rely on purely carbohydrate counts. What I DO find myself doing an awful lot lately is referring to this book, mainly because I find the recipes so easy to use and the ingredients are usually in the house. That's what I find so frustrating about most cookbooks; I find myself needing to make a trip to the market if I can't think of a decent substitution for one or more items. I don't care so much that the book says it's "Light". I just love using legumes, pasta, and rice in my everyday cooking. Besides, if it was really that light, it wouldn't include a recipe for "Southern Seasoning", which is really only a kind of pork stock made from smoked ham hocks (and it is so, so, gooooood; yum!).

A top-notch cookbook!

I use this cookbook all the time because the recipes are always tasty and the ingredients are usually on-hand! It is a very practical, cookbook that doesn't oversimplify at the expense of taste.

This book makes us all look like professional chefs

This pasta and grains recipe cookbook is your doorway to good eating, excellent health and longevity. All the way from Northern Italy and Sicily and throughout the world, it brings you an alternative diet that has proven to be creative, delicious, and exciting awakening for people around the world.