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Title: Canyon Ranch Cooking : Bringing the Spa Home by Jeanne Jones ISBN: 0-06-018718-2 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 29 April, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $42.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Guide to healthful, delicious cooking
Comment: I recently purchased this book and have been very happy with the recipes I have made. Over the holidays, I cooked corn bisque and teriyaki steak and they were big hits. It was great my family did not know how healthy they were! The Corn Bisque, for example, uses pureed potatoes to give its smooth texture; you only put several tablespoons of cream in at the end for the creaminess.
The book gives detailed ingredient information along with calorie, fat, carb counts. There are helpful tips on preparing the dishes as well.
The only gripe I have is in the format--it is a hardback book that doesn't stay open while using it. But I will get a cookbook holder and will keep on trying more recipes in this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: A beautifully designed cookbook with really tasty recipes.
Comment: I know people who go to spas, and they have mixed reactions about the food at Canyon Ranch. Some say that they starve to death because the portions are so small, and others claim that the entire eating experience is out of this world. Although I've not been to Canyon Ranch, I must say that this cookbook inspires me to think seriously about it.
First of all the layout is truly a graphic masterpiece. The photographs and information are laid out in a very logical, colorful and exciting way. The visuals make you want to rush out to the store and start cooking as soon as you open the book.
This book truly offers healthy food with real taste. The top choice for menus that we've tried in our house were: the duck breasts with blueberry sauce, spaeztle (German noodles) and braised cabbage. Dessert was blackberry cobbler.
Preparation is clearly spelled out, and fairly easy in comparison to other gourmet type recipes in the cookbook market presently. I managed to successfully prepare this menu for 8-10 people, and without any rehearsals!
The duck breasts were amazingly delicious (and very expensive to make - but with a little creativity, you could avoid the additional costs meat-wise), the spaetzle was weird in texture and taste but quite good and a hit -- beats the usual rice tenfold! -- and the cabbage was a great surprise and the tastiest favorite of all the various foods offered (guests were looking for seconds and thirds). The blackberry cobbler (which could be done with any kind of berry) was light, not too rich, and a huge hit. It has replaced my usual calorie and fat laiden recipes for fast desserts and it impressive to look at as the grande finale!
This menu worked well with the ten and twelve year old taste testers. One hated the blueberry sauce over the duck and the other loved it. However, they heartily ate everything else (especially the cabbage and cobbler!).
Making multiple courses (for 8-10 people)was not a problem for this menu, as the multiplications of the ingredie! nts added up without any problems. If you have a hefty appetite, be certain to make more than you planned to. The final servings are on the small side for such a lengthy prep time. (I believe in leftovers after working in the kitchen for so long!)
The recipes take some time to plan for (many call for elaborate marinades which add the flavor sans fat), and most definitely are not "comfort" foods, although it is a great book to browse while sitting in front of the fireplace as the recipes are perfect for the hot summer ahead!
Note: This cookbook is a 10 except for the convenience of preparation and overall cost of ingredients which caused me to lower my review to a 9.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fabulous, delicious
Comment: I have thoroughly enjoyed every recipe I have tried from this beautiful book, and I have tried several.
The baked fish and chips impressed some of my non-healthy eating guests so much they wanted the recipe and plan to never deep fry again. The price may seem high, but was worth it for some of the unusual techniques alone. I never thought of smoking food with tea inside of a steamer basket.
There are two reasons I did not give the book 5 stars. One, because I do not like the hardback format - this is a cookbook to be used, not some pretty picture book to lay on the coffee table. Secondly, the book has margarine listed as an ingredient listed in several recipes. The latter is a very small complaint that is actually addressed by the author in the introduction, apparently Canyon Ranch switched away from margarine while the book went to press, and the introduction lists proper substitutions. Maybe both will be corrected if there is to be a second edition.
I highly recommend this healthy eating cookbook - for its delicious foods, beautiful photos and layout, unusual techniques, and proper nutritional analysis with each recipe.
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Title: Canyon Ranch Cooks by Barry Correia, Scott Uehlein ISBN: 1579548474 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 10 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Ultraprevention: The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life by Mark Hyman, Mark Liponis, Mark Liponis ISBN: 0743227115 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Golden Door Cooks Light & Easy: Delicious Recipes from America's Premier Spa by Michel Stroot ISBN: 158685254X Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Rancho La Puerta Cookbook : 175 Bold Vegetarian Recipes from America's Premier Fitness Spa by Bill Wavrin ISBN: 0767901630 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 15 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Healthy Spa Cuisine: 400 Signature Recipes from the World's Top Spas by Lynn Nicholson, Tracy A. Smith ISBN: 158062779X Publisher: Adams Media Corporation Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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