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A DIETARY REVOLUTION IS AT HAND. The lower, healthier
carbohydrate message of runaway bestsellers such as The Zone,
Sugar Busters!, and Protein Power is transforming the way
millions of Americans eat, look, and feel. Now, Dr. Deborah
Chud's THE GOURMET PRESCRIPTION translates that message into
inspired sophisticated, exuberant food.
RECOVER FROM THE CARBOHYDRATE EXCESS OF THE PAST DECADE.
Dr. Chud's appetizing dishes are carefully designed to lower
insulin levels, negate "carbohydrate craving," and
increase fat-burning capacity. She has used the precepts of
lower-carbohydrate, low-fat diets to develop recipes and
techniques for a way of cooking that is both good for you and
good to eat.
AVOID FOOD BOREDOM AT ALL COSTS. Full of fantastic flavors
from around the globe, THE GOURMET PRESCRIPTION features
dozens of recipes for savory sauces, refreshing salad
dressings, and high-flavor condiments that are low in fat,
calories, and glycemic index, wile bold in flavor and style.
Pioneering such flavor-enhancing techniques as brining,
infusion pastes, and stovetop smoking, Dr. Chud offers
recipes for such enticing fare as succulent Broiled Lamb
Chops with Herbed Garlic Puree, zesty Grilled Shrimp with Red
Pepper-Caper Sauce, toothsome Chickpea, Fennel, and Red
Pepper Salad, and the sweet delight of Fresh figs with
Virtual Mascarpone.
THESE RECIPES SIGNAL THE WAY TO COOK NOW. A groundbreaking
contemporary cuisine, bursting with tantalizing flavors and
culinary surprises, Dr. Chud's cooking provides a life
sustaining way of fine eating for today's tastes and
lifestyles. Her prescription for better health, long life,
and the pleasures of the table is, "Eat as though your
life depends on it."
