Pasta Light

Author: Anne Sheasby

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  • : $26.95 AUD
  • : 9781844766802
  • : Anness Publishing
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  • : March 2009
  • : 297mm X 228mm X 10mm
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Barcode 9781844766802
9781844766802

Description

This book features 60 delicious and authentic Italian pasta recipes made healthy for the modern kitchen - shown in over 280 specially-commissioned photographs. It tells all about pasta and how to use it, including easy-to-follow techniques for making pasta at home. Each dish contains less than 5 grams of fat per portion, and many have less than 1 gram. All recipes are illustrated in colour, with step-by-step photographs and a glorious picture of the finished dish. It offers expert advice on healthy eating, with guidelines for cutting down on fat and dietary advice throughout. Every recipe has detailed notes on nutritional values, including fat and calorie content per serving. "Pasta Light" opens with a useful introductory section on healthy eating, with information about the role fat plays in our diet, as well as suggestions on ways to cut down. There is a guide to the wide variety of pasta types and a concise techniques section shows how easy it is to make your own pasta at home. The main section of the book then features a collection of 60 delicious pasta recipes.
Each easy-to-follow recipe comes with step-by-step, illustrated instructions and a glorious picture of the finished dish so you can see exactly what you are aiming to achieve. Throughout, there are nutritional breakdowns for each dish that provides information on calorie and fat contents per serving, showing just how healthy delicious food can be.

Author description

Anne Sheasby spent several years working as a professional home economist within the food industry in a variety of roles before embarking on a successful freelance career in 1991 as a cookery writer and home economist. Anne is the author of over 20 published cookery books, covering a wide variety of subjects, and has been a consultant editor on many more. She has also written for national magazines and regularly works with leading companies within the food industry. Anne is a member of the prestigious Guild of Food Writers in the UK.