Benefits of Gourmet Health Foods Cookery

"Who needs health foods?" This flippant attitude is often made by those who are addicted to artificial foods and are loath to part with their tasty desserts and rich foods.

Many do not realize that health foods are not only beneficial to the entire body, but much tastier and even juicier than the so-called "fluff" foods. To awaken the public to the wonderful world of gourmet health foods that nourish and revitalize the body at the same time. Here are a few examples of how imagination and knowledge of what foods are good or bad for you can improve your diet and your health:

How to enrich your bloodstream: Raisins and apricots (sundried and unbleached) are chock full of iron which helps enrich your blood. Sprinkle raisins in an omelet and serve piping hot for a real breakfast pickup. Tired blood, anyone?

a) Stop salting yourself to an early grave:
Salt, pepper, ketchup, and mustard are condiment that destroys internal tissues. Health foods use herbs and spices that add a delectable seasoning to a simple meal and turn it into an artistic cuisine creation. Try sprinkling rosemary and tarragon on a poultry dish. Try a combination of chervil, thyme, and savory in a bowl of soup. A trick of just a spoon of lemon juice to bring out the flavor of the herbs in blending.

b) You can live high on fat:
Have yourself a gourmet feast with fat. That's right - fat brings out the best flavor of meats, fish, poultry, and some egg dishes. But your were told that fat builds up cholesterol, the stick substance that clings to the walls of the arteries and predispose to arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. That refers to animal fats. Gourmet health cookery uses vegetable oils and vegetable source fats that impart a mouth-watering goodness to the recipe being concocted.

c) Raw foods supercharge your insides:
Raw fruits and raw vegetables are taste thrills you will always remember. Just sink your teeth into a raw peach. The sweet, natural syrup is brimming with enzymes that are needed to digest all foods in your system. Slice up a pineapple (avoid canned slices which are packed in sugary syrups) and inhale the tangy, tart perfume of Nature! Raw pineapple slices are appetite thrills you will always seek. The same is true of a raw tomato. Juicy good, it's like a drink from the ancient gods. Raw fruits and vegetables are not only luscious but nourishing, and they are chock full of a generous supply of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes.

d) How to look better eating natural foods:
Sharp spices and sweets often show up in the form of acne, skin blemishes, and blotches. Your body is trying to get rid of these artificial additives in prepared or commercialized foods. Often, an allergy is traced to artificial foods. Select natural and organic foods, prepare them in the organic method as described in this cookbook and reap the rewards of healthy insides and healthy outsides, too!

Treasure of Recipes - Cook Books & Culinary Guides

A cook book is a guide for all those people out there who want to try out their hands at cooking. Cook books not only help the beginners but they also come in handy for all those people who are adept at the art of cooking. The cook books provide information about not only the procedure but also highlight the techniques and the ingredients which are to be used during the preparation of the dish. There are a number of cookbooks which are available in the market.

Some of the renowned chefs have also entered into the field of writing cookery books. They have brought out innovative changes in the art of cooking and have made these recipes accessible to the popular culture. Celebrities are responsible for creating a wave of change, be it in the field of fashion or for that matter cuisine. The celebrity chefs motivate people to take a new direction for food preparation. Thousands of dishes are being introduced each year by these famous personalities and if any one of them suits our taste preference and choice, becomes a hit. All these books written by the renowned chefs mainly feature the recipes that they have already shown on their television shows.

There is a growing trend among the celebrity chefs to turn into authors and come out with different kinds of cook books. Many of these recipe books are single subject ones as in they focus on any one aspect of cooking. This may be a particular style of cooking, some appliances related culinary tips or a regional and ethnic dish. One subject books give an in depth information about the subject. Some of the well known books by celebrity chefs which can be referred are the Martha Stewart Cookbook by Martha Stewart, Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home by Julia Child & Pepin Jacques, The Wolfgang Puck CookBook: Recipes from Spago and also Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child.

Many of the restaurants are owned by chefs who also like to bring out new creations and are willing to share the recipes of the same. This also gives them an opportunity to promote their restaurants as well as the special delicacies developed by them. Restaurant cookbooks serve as a valuable promotional tool as well as a means of earning additional revenue. Some of the prominent restaurants focus on one particular theme and the cook book is also fairly designed on this layout. There are some restaurants which offer only vegetarian food and going by the current trend of people opting for a healthy vegetarian diet, there are some wonderful books which feature these recipes. Chicago Diner: Vegetarian Cookbook by Chef Jo A Kaucher is one such book which has been brought out by Chicago Diner Restaurant and offers the best of their vegetarian dishes.