Perfect Light Desserts: Fabulous Cakes, Cookies, Pies, And More Made Wit h Real Butter, Sugar, Flour, And Eggs, All Under 300 Calories Per
By (Author) Nick Malgieri
By (author) David Joachim
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
27th September 2006
United States
General
Non Fiction
Dietetics and nutrition
Cookery dishes and courses: desserts
641.86
Hardback
336
Width 196mm, Height 240mm, Spine 30mm
1150g
With Perfect Light Desserts theres no need to pass on dessert anymore! Combining the culinary expertise of master baker Nick Malgieri and healthy cooking expert David Joachim, Perfect Light Dessertshows how such delights as Devils Food Cake, Chocolate Banana Custard Tart, and Raspberry Mousse Cake can have rich texture, intense flavor, and great looks without an overload of calories. In this much welcome cookbook, they present 125 recipes for outstanding dessertsall using fresh, real ingredients including butter, sugar, flour,and eggsthat have less than 300 calories per serving.
Perfect Light Desserts offers information on key ingredients and equipment and provides tips for healthy baking techniques, including how to reduce carbohydrates, intensify the flavor of herbs and spices, and choose the best-tasting fruit. In addition, each recipe includes a complete nutritional analyses.
Nick Malgieri is the author of seven books, including A Baker's Tour, Perfect Cakes, Chocolate, and the James Beard Awardwinning How to Bake. He is director of the baking program at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. His website, www.nickmalgieri .com, includes a schedule of his guest teacher appearances across the country.