The Bottom Line
Any cook interested in preparing healthy, kosher food would find Nechama Cohen's EnLITEned Kosher Cooking to be a great help. Cohen succeeds to provide a great variety of traditional and contemporary kosher dishes in their most healthy form. You can have ice cream for dessert, but make it with light whipped topping, sugar substitute and more egg whites than yolks. In addition to the book's delicious recipes, Cohen provides tips for how to enliten all your cooking, and thus hopefully improve your health and overall quality of life.
Pros
- The book contains more than 250 healthy versions of classic and modern kosher recipes.
- The comprehensive recipe collection includes both simple and elegant.
- Beautiful photography guides the cook toward the finished dish.
- Each recipe is accompanied by a table of Nutrition Facts. The book contains wonderful cooking tips.
- EnLITEned Living section and appendices contains helpful information on nutrition.
Cons
- This is one of the more expensive cookbooks on the market.
Description
- The book contains more than 250 healthy versions of classic and modern kosher recipes.
- The comprehensive collection of recipes range from simple to elegant, from weekday to festive.
- Each recipe is accompanied by a table of Nutrition Facts.
- Attractive photographs are helpful to the cook.
- Well organized categories include Soups, Salads, Vegetables, Side Dishes, Dairy, Fish, Meat, Desserts, Snacks and Passover.
- EnLITEned Living section contains information on carbs, fat, protein, healthy substitutions and more.
- Appendices include healthy cooking prep, calculating carbs, calcium rich choices, sugar substitute conversions and more.
- EnLITEned Choices for the Sabbath and Festivals makes it easier to plan healthy menus for the holidays.
- The book contains 140 healthy, kosher for Passover recipes.
Guide Review - EnLITEned Kosher Cooking, by Nechama Cohen
Nechama Cohen, an observant Jewish mother diagnosed with Type I Diabetes, succeeded to find a way to control her condition and maintain a traditional Jewish lifestyle. Using her background in nutrition, social work and nursing, she wrote this cookbook to help others - even those without health issues - who wanted healthy versions of traditional and non-traditional kosher dishes.
The book contains more than 250 good-carb, healthy-fat, sugar-free, kosher recipes. The collection of recipes range from simple to elegant, so the cookbook is useful for both weekday and holiday meals. The book even contains 140 Passover recipes.
In addition to being a cookbook, the book is a guide to healthy eating. Each recipe includes a table of Nutrition Facts. The Enlitened Living opening section contains information on carbs, fat, proteins and more. And the appendices include nutrition facts for fruits and vegetables, calculating carbs, sugar substitute conversions, enlitened choices for Jewish holiday meals and more much.
The book is well organized, the text is easy to read, and the photographs add an aesthetic touch. This cookbook makes a wonderful gift for anyone interested in kosher cooking and good health.
Are you a kosher cook interested in eating better and living healthier? Then EnLITEned Kosher Cooking should be a part of your cookbook library.
The book contains more than 250 good-carb, healthy-fat, sugar-free, kosher recipes. The collection of recipes range from simple to elegant, so the cookbook is useful for both weekday and holiday meals. The book even contains 140 Passover recipes.
In addition to being a cookbook, the book is a guide to healthy eating. Each recipe includes a table of Nutrition Facts. The Enlitened Living opening section contains information on carbs, fat, proteins and more. And the appendices include nutrition facts for fruits and vegetables, calculating carbs, sugar substitute conversions, enlitened choices for Jewish holiday meals and more much.
The book is well organized, the text is easy to read, and the photographs add an aesthetic touch. This cookbook makes a wonderful gift for anyone interested in kosher cooking and good health.
Are you a kosher cook interested in eating better and living healthier? Then EnLITEned Kosher Cooking should be a part of your cookbook library.
