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MEXICAN LIGHT
Healthy Cuisine for Today's Cook
by Kris Rudolph
University of North Texas Press
October 2006
$17.95/paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-218-5
ISBN-10: 1-57441-218-3
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Contact: Dalyn A. Miller
617-504-6869
dalyn@dalynmillerpr.com
"The recipes are easy to make, well written, and mouth-watering. I got hungry reading them!"
— Sharon Hudgins, former editor Chili Pepper Magazine and author of Spain: The Cuisine, The Land, The People
Did you know that Pre-Columbian Mexican cuisine was low in fat and high in fiber and vitamins? Based on corn, squash, tomatoes, beans, and lean meats, the everyday diet of the first Americans was remarkably close to the recommendations for healthy eating we hear about every day.
Now for the first time, cooks can create naturally healthful Mexican food in today's kitchen, thanks to Kris Rudolph's thoroughly researched cookbook, MEXICAN LIGHT: Healthy Cuisine for Today's Cook.
The book opens with a short introduction outlining the history of Mexican cooking, followed by an overview of healthy eating habits, a description of the most common ingredients, and a useful guide to planning for parties. The fifty recipes cover everything from appetizers to after-dinner refreshers. Some of the recipes readers will find include:
- Lime and Cilantro Soup
- Shrimp Ceviche Salad
- Chicken Poblano
- Pork Loin with Mango-Chipolte Salsa
- Mexican Beef Tips
- Fish Veracruz Style
To back up the healthful focus, each recipe also includes the number of calories, amounts of total fat and saturated fat, grams of carbohydrates, and amount of fiber. Rudolph suggests low-fat and low-carbohydrate alternatives, as well as ways to vary the spiciness.
And because cooks from both sides of the border will be eager to try these recipes, MEXICAN LIGHT presents the recipes and text in Spanish on facing pages so it is truly a bilingual cookbook!
About the Editor
KRIS RUDOLPH is a native of Houston and owner of the restaurant El Buen Café in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she lives. She also runs culinary tours and teaches Mexican cooking classes, as well as a workshop called "Salsa and Salsa," which combines dancing and cooking classes.
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