Fans of George Stella know that he lost weight and changed his life style by adopting a low-carb diet. Having slimmed down, Stella knows that diets can work, not just for temporary weight loss, but for a permanent one. He writes with ebullience and confidence and that confidence is contagious. with years of success behind him, Stella has evolved from a strict diet into a flexible lifestyle way of eating that is guaranteed to keep him (and his readers) in the slim zone. Stella begins his book with some simple guidelines to successfully loving food while keeping slim.
- Eat outside the box: - choose fresh, healthy foods over p;rocessed products
- Eliminate the 'white stuff" - refined sugars, white flour, and starches
- Get into your kitchen and COOK!
Ultimately, however, this is a book about enjoying food. Combining his Italian background with training as a French chef, Stella has applied his imagination to creating mouthwatering dishes for every course of the day, none of which require hours in the kitchen. He starts at breakfast with recipes such as Stella Style Baked Eggs Benedict or Coconut Macaroon Muffins, goes on to lunch with substantial salads such as Blackened Salmon Salad Niçoise, or Turkey Fajita Wraps. He continues to dinner with Mojo Pork Roast, Spaghetti Squash with Clams Provencal Sauce. Dessert is included in a Stella plan and he suggest mouthfuls and spoonfuls, such as Pumpkin Pound Cake, Panna Cotta and Cranberry Martinis.
Stella has an extensive introduction that gives advice on successful planning for lifestyle eating. and discusses the basic ingredients to inform and educate, even while inspiring us to embrace a healthy life style. There are color photographsMark Thomas.
About the Author: George Stella, a professional chef for more than twenty years, is the host of "Low Carb and Lovin' It" on the Food Network and the author of Livin' Low Carb: Family Recipes Stella Style. He lives with his wife, Rachel, and sons, Anthony and Christian, in Norwalk, Connecticut.
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