Joyce Lamonts Favorite Minnesota Recipes and Radio Memories or Healthy Heart Cookbook For Dummies

Joyce Lamont's Favorite Minnesota Recipes and Radio Memories

Author: Linda Larsen

Do you remember the familiar voice of WCCO’s original on-air home economist? In her more than fifty years of broadcasting, Joyce Lamont became a virtual member of the family to Midwestern households, receiving as many as 10,000 letters a month from her listeners. This collection of Joyce’s best offerings features 300 time-tested recipes, indispensible household hints, and a nostalgic look back at the heyday of WCCO radio.

Here’s a sampling of the recipes you’ll find inside:

Bean and Bacon Soup

Oven Beef Burgundy

Perfect Corn on the Cob

Never-Fail Popovers

Chicken-Broccoli Hot Dish

Strawberry Cloud Cake

Deviled Drumsticks

Easy Cranberry Nut Bread

Golden Parmesan Potatoes

Barbecued Country Ribs

Chocolate Fudge Bars

Pecan Crumble Pumpkin Pie

Packed with comfort food and kitchen wisdom, Joyce Lamont’s Favorite Minnesota Recipes & Radio Memories will be a cookbook you’ll reach for time and time again.

Table of Contents:

Contents
Foreword by Sue Zelickson
Preface by Linda Larsen
Introduction The Life and Times of an Accidental Radio Star
Chapter 1 Appetizers
Chapter 2 Salads
Chapter 3 Soups and Sandwiches
Chapter 4 Chicken and Turkey
Chapter 5 Beef and Lamb
Chapter 6 Pork
Chapter 7 Seafood
Chapter 8 Side Dishes and Vegetables
Chapter 9 Quick Breads and Coffee Cakes
Chapter 10 Cookies and Candies
Chapter 11 Cakes
Chapter 12 Pies
Chapter 13 Desserts
Chapter 14 Household Hints

Book review:

Healthy Heart Cookbook For Dummies

Author: James M Rippe MD

A heart healthy regimen needn’t be torture. Two hours on a stationary bike, followed by a dish of low-fat cottage cheese topped with a lonely sprig of parsley may be your idea of what it takes to maintain heart health—but it’s actually a lot more enjoyable and fun! Cardiac fitness, like any new lifestyle plan, can be achieved with only a few basic modifications to your diet and activity level.

With The Healthy Heart Cookbook For Dummies, you’ll follow an exciting and delicious food regimen, destined to give you and your heart a boost. Written by James Rippe, a leading cardiologist and chef, and with over 100 recipes from a cadre of expert dietitians and fifty top chefs, you’ll discover some of the secrets to heart health, some common fallacies, and get the lowdown on a few life-saving basics:

• The risk factors for heart disease—and how to control them
• The eight key eating habits affecting heart health—includ ing the number of calories, cholesterol and fat, and antioxidant-rich foods you consume
• “Bad” versus “good” cholesterol—the world of saturated, monosaturated, and polyunsaturated fats
• Nature’s gift to health—phytochemicals and what foods contain them
• Smart shopping tips—including common supermarket traps, and how to select produce, meats, seafood, dairy, grains, and from the deli counter

You’ll discover what a snap it is to prepare your own menu, assemble meals that are nutritious and balanced and also meet every sort of dietary need (including high blood pressure, diabetes, and food allergies). The book’s rich cornucopiaof recipes will help you explore the delicious possibilities of every meal and dish, including:

• Breakfast and brunch—including Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins, Peach Scones, and Eggs Benedict with Asparagus and Low-Fat Hollandaise Sauce
• Appetizers and snacks—including Homemade Dill and Celery Seed Hummus and Chilled Hapa Shrimp Rolls and Thai Citrus Dipping Sauce
• Seafood—including Red Snapper with Braised Fennel and Spinach and Seared Scallops in Grilled Eggplant with Mango Salad
• Poultry and Meat—including Lemon-Grilled Cornish Hens, Healthy Heart Beef Stroganoff, and Herb-Crusted Lamb Loin with Braised Fennel and Fresh Mint
• Vegetarian Entrees—including Curried Tofu and Vegetable-Stuffed Pitas with Cashews and Raisins

With sixteen pages of full-color photos, black-and-white how-to illustrations, a summary cheat sheet of need-to-know info, and humorous cartoons, The Healthy Heart For Dummies Cookbook helps you build a sensible foundation for overall fitness—beginning with your heart.