Cooking with Beans, Grains, Pulses and Legumes: 185 Healthy, Wholesome and Delicious Low-fat Recipes for Every Day, from Breakfast to Lunch to Special Occasion Dishes

Cooking with Beans, Grains, Pulses and Legumes: 185 Healthy, Wholesome and Delicious Low-fat Recipes for Every Day, from Breakfast to Lunch to Special Occasion Dishes

by NicolaGraimes (Author)

Synopsis

This work contains 150 delicious and nutritious recipes that make the most of beans, nuts, legumes, pulses and grains for a healthy heart and energized lifestyle. Choose from a wide range of appetizing dishes such as luxury muesli, taboulleh, hummus, beef and barley soup, Boston baked beans, lamb and carrot casserole with barley, lentil dahl, and oatmeal biscuits. A comprehensive visual directory fully explains the health benefits of every type of bean, pulse, legume and grain, together with information on storing, preparing and cooking. This beautifully illustrated and practical book aims to make beans, pulses, seeds, legumes and grains a familiar part of everyday living, introducing them into the diet in well-known and familiar recipes. Many favourite dishes from cuisines around the world incorporate these highly nutritious ingredients and many of these recipes are featured in this volume. Try Tuscan pot-roasted shoulder of lamb, Jamaican black bean pot, tuna nicoise, white bean salad with roasted red pepper dressing, chilli con carne, Boston brown bread, and date slice. In all, there are 150 delicious and enticing recipes for soups, smoothies, dips, risottos, pilaffs, stews, curries, hotpots, pasta dishes, casseroles, even cakes, desserts and breads - something to appeal to every palate.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Published: 03 Nov 2006

ISBN 10: 0754816516
ISBN 13: 9780754816515

Author Bio
Nicola Graimes has been a food writer, editor and stylist for over 20 years, but her interest in vegetarianism extends far beyond that. She was the editor of Vegetarian Living magazine for 5 years and has written many books and articles about vegetarian food, healthy eating and children's diets for both trade and consumer magazines. Nicola is particularly interested in the healing aspects of food and is a strong advocate of organic foods. Nicola Graimes's published works include: The Detox Diet Cookbook (Lorenz Books); Brain Food For Kids (Carroll & Brown); Wholefoods (Southwater); Vegetarian (Lorenz Books); Great Healthy Food For Vegetarian Kids (Carroll & Brown); Gimme Five (Carroll and Brown); Easy Juicing (Duncan Baird); 365 Low-carb Recipes (Duncan Baird); and Kitchen Doctor - Healthy Foods (Lorenz Books).