Oh Boy I Cant Believe Its Soy or The Bountiful Arbor

Oh Boy, I Can't Believe It's Soy

Author: Sanaa Abourezk

The gourmet recipes in this cookbook fall under three major components-salmon, soy, and olive oil. Salmon contains Omega-3, a fatty acid which is believed to prevent vascular diseases, and to lower triglycerides as well as to help control diabetes.

Olive oil is high in mono-unsaturated fat which lowers one's risk of heart disease by lowering the bad cholesterol, without affecting the good cholesterol. There is new research showing that olive oil may even prevent arthritis.

Even amidst the explosion of information about food, as well as about everything else, you would have to be living on the moon if you have not yet heard about the health value of soy beans. These little known beans have recently been discovered to be nearly a miracle food. They are a wonderful source of fiber, calcium, iron, and protein. Dr. Susan Love, a surgeon and a best selling author of books on breast cancer, and recently the head of Revlon Breast Cancer Institute at UCLA, has suggested using soy as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy. There is now solid research evidence which shows that soy beans build up bone mass in menopausal women. Soy foods fight heart disease by lowering LDL, or bad cholesterol. And there are studies that show that soy foods help ward off breast and prostate cancers by blocking key enzymes that malignant tumors require in order to grow.

This book is created to allow a health conscious person - whether or not their diet is vegetarian - to use soy products with gourmet Italian, French and Eastern Mediterranean recipes. In fact, all recipes in this book that use soy beans can be used to cook other kinds of beans. These dishes, you will find, are not only delicious and low in calories, but they also serve to strengthen one's bones, to alleviate menopausal symptoms, to lower heart disease, and to help ward off cancer. There was a time when tofu and other soy-based foods were thought of only as filler in oriental dishes, but with Sanaa Abourezk's magic touch, soy truly is now well beyond stir fry.

Interesting book: History of Beer and Brewing or Great Old Fashioned American Recipes

The Bountiful Arbor: Favorite Recipes from the Junior League of Ann Arbor

Author: Junior League of Ann Arbor

The Junior League of Ann Arbor proudly presents The Bountiful Arbor. This is truly a book from which to cook! From elegant party plans to daily inspirations, it offers something for every cook. In addition, this cookbook includes an interesting story line throughout on the rich traditions and history of Ann Arbor, home of the University of Michigan.