Author: Uvezian, Sonia

Brand: Ecco Press

Color: White

Edition: 1st Ecco

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 176

Release Date: 25-08-1999

Details: Product Description The internationally acclaimed The Book of Yogurt offers more than 300 flavor-packed recipes ranging from hearty peasant fare to elegant creations. Sonia Uvezian, an Armenian born and raised in Lebanon, expands yogurt beyond the narrow limitations of desserts and snack food and incorporates it into an impressive array of international dishes, among them South American Pumpkin Soup, Balkan Moussaka, Russian Beef Stroganov, and Caribbean Papaya Frappé. Also included is a section on making yogurt, along with outstanding recipes for frozen yogurt. A genuine contribution to culinary literature, this indispensable guide will take its readers on a voyage of discovery that will inspire yogurt lovers to new gastronomic heights as well as create a whole new following for this guardian of good health. Review ...fascinating in its scope...filled with exceptional recipes. -- Denver Rocky Mountain News ...unhesitatingly recommended as literally being the best, the very best, in its subject area available to the public today. -- The Midwest Book Review A name can be an immediately recognizable sign of excellence....And so it can be with cookbooks. Such [is] the one I have in hand, titled The Book of Yogurt, and bearing an author's name that's a certification of merit - Sonia Uvezian. -- Stan Reed, Seattle Post-Intelligencer All courses and cuisines are covered in this solid, basic book outlining the many uses of yogurt. -- Booklist Sonia Uvezian has never disappointed me with any of her cookbooks....[She] is an expert on yogurt....The recipes are splendid, from the subtle flavors of Middle Eastern dishes to the spiciness of Indian and Caribbean cooking to the suaveness of French and other European foods....In the appetizers there are so many delicious dishes it would be hard to begin to list them, ranging from dips to yogurt cheese (there is a recipe to make this simple, yet utterly divine, cream cheese which I am using more and more instead of commercial cream cheeses). There are a dozen fragrant soups...24 wonderful salads, and 11 interesting egg dishes. There are recipes for fish, poultry,...meat, pasta, and vegetables. There are sauces, from salad dressings to a yogurt creme chantilly (a light, refreshing alternative to sweetened whipped cream with about half the calories) and a chocolate yogurt sauce that makes a marvelous frosting. There is a section on bread...She also has recipes for waffles, pancakes and fritters...However, it was the dessert section that started me cooking up a storm. Such wonderful cakes - chocolate, lemon, jam, orange with coconut topping, fruit and banana. A souffled cheesecake with strawberries...a molded yogurt cream, a marvelous coffee mousse, and all kinds of yummy frozen yogurts. I tried the chocolate cake with chocolate yogurt sauce and got raves. It was one of the best chocolate cakes I've ever made....If you love yogurt, this is a book for you. If you hate yogurt, this book will convert you, if anything can. -- Nancy Newman, Chicago Sun-Times Sonia Uvezian is an expert on yogurt. . . . The recipes are splendid.. .. If you love yogurt, this is a book for you. If you hate yogurt, this book will convert you. -- Chicago Sun-Times Unhesitatingly recommended as literally being the best, the very best, in its subject area. -- The Midwest Book Review From the Publisher Now back in print, the internationally acclaimed The Book of Yogurt offers over 300 flavor-packed recipes ranging from hearty peasant fare to elegant creations. Sonia Uvezian, an Armenian born and raised in Lebanon, expands yogurt beyond the narrow limitations of desserts and snack foods and incorporates it into an impressive array of international dishes, among them South American Pumpkin Soup, Balkan Moussaka, Russian Beef Stroganov, and Caribbean Papaya Frappe. Also included is a section on making yogurt, along with outstanding recipes for frozen yogurt. A genuine contribution to culinary literature, this ind

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Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches

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