Finger fare, hors d'oeuvres, and first courses don't have to be fattening to be delicious. Steve Raichlin, a cooking instructor and popular syndicated food columnist, offers recipes for low fat appetizers from mango salsa and buttermilk crepes, to Persian shrimp kebabs and Cambodian salad rolls. More than 175,000 copies sold of his High-Flavor, Low-Fat Cooking series titles. Color and b&w photos.

Now in paperback, Steven Raichlen's collection of classic, full-flavor recipes-from Japanese Steak House-Style Chicken to Chipotle Chili-Marinated Pork Loin-that use healthy, low-fat ingredients to create memorable meals Bestselling and award-winning cookbook author, Steven Raichlen, has also spent more than a decade pioneering and perfecting healthy cooking. In Bold & Healthy Flavors Raichlen offers 450 easy-to-make dishes from Salmon with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce to Rack of Lamb with Indian Spices and from Chicken in Puebla-Style Mole to Polenta with Calabrian Sausage Sauce. Along the way he imparts low-fat cooking techniques like "bake-frying" and using herbs, spices, heart-healthy oils, citrus zests, stocks, and marinades to bring out the best in your food. The recipes represent all types of international cuisine including Mediterranean, Southwestern, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Indian, Asian, Greek, and more. Not a dull diet book, these recipes are delicious and full of fiery flavor, yet healthy enough to eat every day.

Raichlen has taught millions of Americans how to transform low-fat cooking into culinary triumph by using intense flavors and savvy cooking techniques. Here he provides over 40 recipes for tantalizing variations of favorite chicken dishes, from Smoked Chicken Gumbo to Chicken Salad Nicoise to Chicken Noodle Soup. Color illustrations.

High-Flavor, Low-Fat Desserts is bliss for health-conscious chocoholics and others--offering choices such as Caribbean pumpkin flan and Dr. Spock's apple raspberry pudding. Color and b&w photos.

Award winning Los Angeles Times food writer Steven Raichlen presents 200 delectable, low-fat recipes for seafood, poultry, meat, and vegetable-centered meals. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs. "Raichlen has definitely traded fat for flavor".--John Mariani, author of America Eats Out.

Prepare delicious low-fat meals with 125 creative recipes culled from Steve Raichlen's award-winning book. Included are recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, fish and meat dishes, desserts, and more. Each recipe emphasizes flavor, and many borrow their ingredients and preparation from different ethnic cuisines. Slipcase. Wire-O binding. 2-color illustrations throughout.

Pasta--fast, satisfying, nutritious, a boon to the time-starved but health-conscious cook--is one of America's favorite foods. Raichlen's inspired international pasta recipes range from Primavera Salad to Spicy Mussel Capellini to Penne Piperade. Color illustrations.