| For
years, restaurant owner and
chef Brenda Langton has led the way in bringing sophisticated but
sensible
vegetarian and seafood cooking to the Midwest. At last, the recipes
from
her highly successful Twin Cities' restaurant, Cafe Brenda, are
available
in this The Cafe Brenda Cookbook.
Cafe
Brenda's health gourmet fare,
the "cuisine of a third coast," has drawn raves from diners and critics
alike. With this cookbook, Langton provides cooks and diners
with
many of her most requested dishes-from her renowned vegetarian
croquettes
to savory soups (like Roasted Potato & Garlic soup) and stews
and imaginative
seafood recipes (like Poached Rainbow Trout with Berry Vinaigrette.)
And
then there are the sumptuous, naturally sweetened desserts, such as
chocolate
carrot cake, fresh fruit tarts, and maple pot de creme.
Here is
the sensuousness of good
food without the calories, and the pleasure of cooking and eating
without
the pain of elaborate preparation or time-consuming chopping. These
recipes
are intended for anyone looking for a new and healthy way to cook, from
beginners to accomplished cooks alike.
|
The Cafe Brenda
Cookbook
Seafood
and Vegetarian
Cuisine
by
Brenda Langton
and Margaret Stuart
University
of Minnesota
Press, 2004.
Order
a copy.
Reviewed
in The Book Stall |
