The Healthy Table: Simple, Delicious Home Cooking

by Luiz Ratto, Ann Marks Volkwein, Ann Volkwein

For the past decade, Luiz Ratto, one of New York's most sought-after personal chefs, has won rave reviews for serving flavorful, healthy meals at intimate gatherings as well as at large dinner parties for the rich and fabulous. Using ingredients and techniques from his native Brazil, where color and presentation are important to eating enjoyment, Luiz has made both exotic and familiar cuisine simple for everyday cooks and healthy for their captive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060088672
• ISBN13: 9780060088675
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Bravo!!!

I was in a bookstore few days ago, checking cookbooks when I see this handsome youngman asking a store worker about some book. I couldn`t help to hide noticing his reaction when he found out the book he was looking for in the bottom shelf of the cookbook section. He got very excited and even screamed some words I didn`t understand. I than asked him what was all about? He apologized and replyed that the book in question was written by him and that he was so proud and happy he couldn`t contain himself. I tougth that was very sweet. He was so charming and sincere about the book that I was convinced to buy it. It turned out to be a great decision. I loved the simplicity of the recipes and the way he uses vegetables, herbs, and all the other healthy ingredients. I was happyly surprised to find out that no red meat, flours or canned products are used in any of the recipes. I was also surprised the youngman is not that young, he is in his forties!!! Must be the food. Bravo!!! It is a wonderful book!!!

Magnificent, Exotic, and Healthy Home Coking

The recipes are wholesome family dishes that will please just about everyone, although in that respect you will find fancy recipes calling for exotic ingredients. Of course, these dishes could be generally serve to company, a special occasion (at least I would) or just for an extreme delicious week night dinner. I have only two critiques of the book. First, the author teaches wonderful time saving recipes, most of the recipes are feasible for a working person. I need recipes that can be cooked quickly when I get home, not take an hour and a half to bake. Second, the recipes are very straightforward and use a lot magnificent vegetables, herbs, and seasonings; these tend to be inexpensive and healthy. However, what grabbed my attention the most was the options given, for example, there is a great recipe of salmon, which it could be prepared in just a few minutes plus you have a choice of 5 different seasoning, it all depends on what you feel like eating. This wonderful book is a great for beginners and even cooks. I¡¯d strongly recommend ¡°THE HEALTHY TABLE¡± if you enjoy eating great testing food but also exotic and healthy!!!

MY Girl was impressed

Now, I'm known as the romantic perfect guy that knows how to cook. Imagine this, I met this gorgeous girl and I suggested that she'd come over, however, she said she said she'd only come over if I cook for her. Oh god, I thought! I don't know how to cook, although I called my mother and I asked her to give me a easy recipe over the phone, because this was the only opportunity I had to impress a good looking girl. My mother faxed over this brown rice recipe with fresh cranberry with cashew nuts, and a chicken cacciatore. I fallowed the recipe, just like it indicated. Today, I don¡¯t know whether to thank my mother or the author of the book, because it has been two weeks that I¡¯ve been seeing this girl, and she loved my food, my reputation to her and her friends just gets better and better every time she comes over, because every time she wants to come over I call my mom and she faxes a new recipe. I should consider buying the book, imagine how many girls would be in love with me then?