Down Home Wholesome.AUTHOR: Danella Carter PUBLISHER: Dutton PRICE: $24.95 CALL: 800-253-6476 This book proves that it's possible to have a healthy love of soul food and still be healthy. The traditional high-fat, high-sodium African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. diet has been linked to high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and obesity. The author trims the extra fat, sugar and salt from some of your favorites--such as red beans and rice Red beans and rice is an emblematic dish of Louisiana Creole cuisine (not originally of Cajun cuisine), traditionally made on Mondays with red beans, vegetables (onion and celery), spices (thyme, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf), and pork bones left over from Sunday dinner, cooked , catfish with cornmeal corn·meal also corn meal n. Meal made from corn, used in a wide variety of foods. Also called Indian meal. Noun 1. crust, shrimp and grits grits coarsely ground hominy served in traditional Southern breakfast. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Southern States and peach cobbler--and replaces them with savory low-fat ingredients, fresh herbs and spices. Each recipe includes a nutritional analysis of calories, grams of fat, carbohydrates and sodium. Categories include Sunday breakfast, soups and stews, dinner classics, desserts and a chapter on healing bath tips. "As a fourth generation cook, I bring a flash of history, a brief family portrait, my most treasured recipes and, most importantly, a means of self-empowerment through proper diet and nutrition," says Carter. |
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