Two of America's most popular authorities on healthy eating and cooking join forces in this inspiring, easy-to-use cookbook. This is not a diet book. It is a lively guide to healthy cooking, day-by-day, packed with essential information and, above all, filled with enticing food.<br><br>Andrew Weil, M.D.—author of the best-selling <b>Eating Well for Optimum Health</b>—brings to this perfect collaboration a comprehensive philosophy of nutrition grounded in science. Rosie Daley—acclaimed for her best-seller, <b>In the Kitchen with Rosie</b>—brings to it her innovative and highly flavorful spa cuisine.<br><br>The recipes are eclectic, drawing from the healthy and delicious cooking of the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Asia, among other cuisines. For starters, you might try Grilled Satay or a Miso Pâté; for soup, often a meal in itself, a hearty Mixed-Bean Minestrone Stew or a Roasted Winter Squash and Apple Soup with Cilantro Walnut Pesto; a special entrée could be the Savory Roasted Cornish Hens with Roasted Garlic or Baked Spicy Tofu with Bean Thread Noodles, Corn, and Mango; for a simple supper, Turkey Burgers or Portobello Burgers; and for the occasional indulgence, a dessert of Almond Fruit Tart or Peach and Blueberry Cobbler.<br><br>Andy and Rosie do not always agree. When Rosie calls for chicken, Andy offers a tofu alternative; she likes the flavor of coconut milk, whereas he prefers ground nut milk; when she makes a pastry with butter, he suggests using Spectrum Spread. There are no hard-and-fast rules.<br><br>Lifelong health begins in the kitchen, so this is a lifestyle book as well as a cookbook. In it you will learn from Dr. Weil:<br><br>• how to make use of nutritional information in everyday cooking<br>• what is organic . . . and how to buy organic foods<br>• the importance of reading labels and what to look for<br>• sensible advice about eggs, milk, cheese, salt, spicy foods, wine, coffee <br>• the facts about sugar and artificial sweeteners<br><br>. . . and from Rosie:<br><br>• how to get kids involved—from skinning almonds to layering lasagna<br>• ways to have fun in the kitchen—creating scallion firecrackers and radish rosettes<br>• low-fat and nondairy alternatives for those with special concerns<br>• smart menu planning—letting the seasons be your guide<br><br>. . . and lots more.<br><br>This revolutionary book will change forever the way you cook for yourself and your family.<br><br>With 58 photographs in full color.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>