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Healthy / Lo-Cal Challenge Ideas

andrew
andrew 13 years ago

Several cookbookers have suggested that a suitable target for a future challenge would be something a bit lower calorie / lower fat. I'm curious if we could come up with something which would meet our high Cookbooker standards in this realm - any suggestions? I'm definitely wary of fad diets or books that compromise on flavor by using lots of processed low-cal ingredients.

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andrew

I'm happy to announce the winners now, chosen by random atmospheric fluctuations (website called random.org) from the 165 reviews submitted during the challenge.

Queezle Sister
Kateq
Zosia

I'll be emailing the three of you shortly with confirmation.
Congratulations, and thanks for participating, everyone!

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K

How lovely!!! Thank you so much!! I get to eat really good, really healthy food and a book to boot! And hurrah for Queezle Sister and Zosia too.

I'd love to get "Great Breads: Home-Baked Favorites from Europe, the British Isles & North America"---there were some reviews of recipes from it which made me want to bake.

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Z

Thank you Andrew! Congratulations to the other winners and thanks to everyone who participated and made this challenge so much fun!

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Q
Queezle_Sister 13 years ago

I'll add my thanks, too. It was a great challenge, and I've gained new appreciation for the NYT Recipes for Health (this week - kugels - which I hardly even know how to define). And the many reviews made the challenge especially exciting.

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S
southerncooker 13 years ago

Congrats to Queezle Sister, Kateq and Zosia. I really enjoyed reading all the reviews.

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K

Andrew, my book arrived. I've now indexed all the recipes which weren't already listed on the site--a great way to go through the book. Many recipes have been marked "to do." Thank you so much. This was great fun and I love the book.

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Q
Queezle_Sister 13 years ago

My book arrived just before thanksgiving, and thank you so much. I was in such a rush I thought it was something boring I had ordered -- you can imagine my delight when when I opened it up. Such a great addition to the collection.

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andrew

Glad the books all arrived safe and sound. I think, given how close we are to the holidays, that we'll start our next challenge in early January. I just finished baking 328 cookies for a cookie exchange, and I'm sure everyone else has holiday cooking to look forward to / endure!

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Q
Queezle_Sister 13 years ago

That is a lot of cookies - I'm looking forward to seeing the recipe reviews!

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