Low-Carb Smoothies: More Than 135 Recipes to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Without Guilt
Author: Donna Pliner Rodnitzky
Watching your carbs? Look inside for more than 135 fabulous recipes for frosty drinks so delicious it's hard to believe they're legal.
If you're a committed carbohydrate counter or a calorie-conscious eater, you can reclaim the pleasure of sipping a yummy, nutritious smoothie. Donna Pliner Rodnitzky, a proven master at whipping up palate-pleasing glassfuls, presents a host of great-tasting, sin-free delights.
In Low-Carb Smoothies, you'll learn how to transform a carb-and calorie-laden smoothie into a guiltless treat by replacing forbidden ingredients with intensely flavored sugar-free syrups, low-glycemic fruits, and protein powders. Get tips on how to find the best fruit and the basic equipment you'll need to create low-carb smoothie perfection. With both low-carb and ultra-low-carb options, you'll find recipes to suit every phase of your diet, whether you're on the most stringent plan or in a less-restrictive maintenance phase. All the recipes minimize the carb count and maximize taste.
Discover too a host of ideas for low-carb garnishes, from strawberry fans to carb-friendly peanut-butter cookies, to make your smoothies not only taste great but look great. A smoothie is the perfect treat to serve your guests at the end of a meal or as a midday refresher—they'll never know it's diet-friendly.
Choose from a host of delectable recipes, including:
•Huckle-berry Thin
•Blueberry Chill
•Coconut CarbBuster
•Raspberry Tornado
•South Peach to Diet For
•Raspberry Chocolate Espresso
•Chocolate Almond Bar Smoothie
•Peanut Butter Cup
•Happily Ever Apple
•And more .. .
Table of Contents:
| Introduction | XIII | |
| 1 | The Skinny on Low-Carb Diets | |
| What's It All About? | 1 | |
| 2 | Fruit for Thought | |
| Low-Carb Smoothie Ingredients | 7 | |
| 3 | Getting up to Speed | |
| All You'll Ever Need to Know to Prepare a Low-Carb Smoothie | 19 | |
| 4 | Simple Pleasures | |
| Basic Low-Carb Favorites | 25 | |
| Ultra Low-Carb (6 grams or less) | 27 | |
| Low-Carb (10 grams or less) | 53 | |
| 5 | Frosty and Fortified | |
| Pumped-Up Smoothies For Your Health | 77 | |
| Ultra Low-Carb (8 grams or less) | 79 | |
| Low-Carb (12 grams or less) | 107 | |
| 6 | Maintenance Low-Carb Smoothies | |
| Now That You've Taken it off, Keep it off! | 131 | |
| Ultra Low-Carb (12 grams or less) | 133 | |
| Low-Carb (15 grams or less) | 157 | |
| 7 | The Garnish Factor | |
| How to Embellish a Low-Carb Smoothie | 185 | |
| 8 | Mail-Order and Online Shopping | |
| Where to Get Low-Carb Ingredients | 207 | |
| Index | 211 |
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Classic Breads: Delicious Recipes from Around the World
Author: Manuela Caldirola
Take a gastronomic tour around the globe without leaving your kitchen. Forty carefully tested recipes allow you to prepare traditional breads from all over the world and savor their satisfying, freshly baked pleasures. An introductory section explains the basics so simply that even complete beginners can create the most exotic mouthwatering loaves. Get a taste of France with a baguette or pain de campagne. Make focaccia or ciabatta to complement your Italian meals. Enjoy the renowned Irish soda bread or English scones. Hearty multigrain bread and soft pretzels take you on a journey to Germany. Try Nordic bread with walnuts, bear bread from Belgium, Greek pita, Arabian bread, Mexican tortillas, Indian chapati, and many more. Ideas are also included for making decorative breads to use as centerpieces, serving bowls and trays, and unusual gifts.
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