Cooking 101: The Beginner's Guide to Healthy Cooking

Cooking 101 is the ultimate healthy learn-to-cook book. The book contains extensive information about nutrition, food safety, special diets, the "whys" and "hows" of cooking, cooking terminology, grocery shopping, cooking equipment, time management, and easy entertaining.Cooking 101 features 200 easy-to-make healthy recipes for all of your favorite foods including breakfast dishes, sandwiches, salads and dressings, soups, stews, main dishes, side dishes, vegetables, breads, desserts, snacks, and beverages. Many of the recipes for baked goods include wheat-, milk-, and egg-free versions of the recipe. Special recipe chapters include "Microwave Marvels, " which will enable college students to eat well in their dormitory rooms by using a microwave oven. "Crock Pot Creations" features recipes for people on the go who want to come home to the aroma and comfort of a home-cooked meal at the end of a busy day. "Recipes to Impress" will get you started on easy entertaining, and maybe even help you "catch" that special girl or guy.With Cooking 101, you can eat a tasty, healthy, nutrient-dense diet while saving time and money. The recipes in this book are free of unhealthy types of fat and refined sugar. A nutritional analysis including diabetic exchanges is included with each recipe. Reference sections will aid you in finding sources of special foods and products, further information, and help in assessing your nutritional needs.Nicolette M. Dumke is the author of 'Cooking 101: The Beginner's Guide to Healthy Cooking' with ISBN 9781887624060 and ISBN 1887624066.