Product Description

Winner 2002 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Photography/Illustration! Professional ballerina and Le Cordon Bleu chef Linda Hymes marries the culinary and performing arts with over 100 easy to prepare recipes. Clear and concise step-by-step instructions create casual yet elegant meals that rely on healthy ingredients and vibrant spices. This unique book is a must for every cookbook lover!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1454880 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

From the Publisher
Winner of the 2002 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Photography/Illustration!

From the Inside Flap
Leap into the kitchen and enter the magical world of the ballet with The Dancing Gourmet, Recipes to Keep You on Your Toes! Professional ballerina and Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef Linda Hymes dispels the myth that dancers don’t eat in this elegant and beautifully illustrated cookbook. With dazzling ballet and mouth-watering food photography, this exciting cookbook will broaden your culinary repertoire without expanding your waistline.

Including over 100 irresistible recipes that are fast and easy to prepare, The Dancing Gourmet will have you turning out fabulous dishes and whipping up spectacular desserts in no time. Clear and concise step-by-step instructions create casual yet elegant meals that rely on healthy ingredients and vibrant spices. Luscious seared scallops on a bed of softly simmered french lentils drizzled with garlic oil or exotic lemongrass-scented Thai chicken curry is exactly what is needed to provide the strength and stamina for a long evening’s performance. Vegetarian fresh spinach, roasted eggplant and mushroom lasagna or Indian-spiced curried banana balls with masoor daal, these culturally diverse recipes are anything but diet food!

The perfect gift book or addition to your cookbook collection, let The Dancing Gourmet set the stage for a perfect meal.

About the Author
Professional ballerina and Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef Linda Hymes dispels the myth that dancers don't eat in this elegant and beautifully illustrated cookbook. With dazzling ballet and mouth-watering food photography, this exciting cookbook will broaden your culinary repertoire without expanding your waistline. Including over 100 irresistible recipes that are fast and easy to prepare, the Dancing Gourmet will have you turning out fabulous dishes and spectacular desserts in no time!