The New American Plate Cookbook

The mission of the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is twofold. The institute educates Americans about healthy eating through food and nutrition columns in newspapers and magazines, the Recipe Corner on its popular website (aicr.org), brochures and other informational materials, and seminars held across the country. AICR also funds basic research on the links between diet and cancer prevention. Joyce Oudkerk Pool is an award-winning photographer specializing in food and wine photography for publishers, designers, and advertising agencies around the world.

"These recipes are so compelling they make me want to run back into my kitchen-and I was just there a minute ago! This is the way it should be: beautiful, accessible food that is gloriously healthful, with complete sensuous appeal and no compromise."--Mollie Katzen, author of The Moosewood Cookbook and host of Mollie Katzen's Cooking Show"This amazing book weaves together state-of-the-art nutrition information with recipes you can't wait to prepare. It erases any lingering doubt that food good for the body can also be exquisite."--Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., Director, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, Yale University"Delicious! The New American Plate Cookbook should do much to recreate the look and taste of America's dinner plates, adding to them all those wonderful vegetables that most Americans still ignore, along with other rarities such as fresh lemon juice and fresh herbs. Bravo!"--Deborah Madison, author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone"At last, a cookbook with a sensible, scientifically sound approach to diet."--Martha Rose Shulman, author of Mediterranean Light and Ready When You Are

Acknowledgments Introduction: Proportion and Portion Size PART I: THE NEW AMERICAN PLATE Vegetables Salads Grains Fish, Poultry, and Meat Sauces, Dressings, and Marinades PART II: ONE-POT MEALS ON THE PLATE Casseroles Stews Stir-Fries Pilafs Entree Salads Frittatas Chilis PART III: AROUND THE PLATE Appetizers Soups Breads and Muffins Desserts Cooking Basics Food Storage and Handling Cooking with Vegetables and Fruits The Science behind the New American Plate Index