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(More customer reviews)I purchased this cookbook a few days ago and have been reading the recipes. I bought it because it offers great recipes for Italian food that have a calorie and fat count. My husband and I are health-conscious eaters and want to have the nutrition information about recipes. I found that in this cookbook the calorie counts for the recipes seem way too low. For example, the recipe for Cream of Pepper Pasta shows the calorie count, based on 1/4 pound of pasta with sauce, as being 299 calories. According to my box of whole wheat pasta, 100 grams of pasta (which is less that one quarter pound) has 370 calories in it...without the sauce. The sauce has 2 tablespoons of olive oil and one-quarter cup of heavy cream, so I just don't see how the calorie count for this dish can be 299 calories per serving. The recipe for Hummus lists the calorie count at 60 calories, based in one quarter of the recipe per serving. But, the recipe calls for over 8 tablespoons of olive oil. One tablespoon of olive oil has 120 calories. If there are 2 tablespoons of olive oil in each serving, than the calorie count per serving has to be more that 240 calories. Maybe I am missing something...but the numbers just don't add up. It is disconcerting to me because I bought this cookbook with the idea that we could eat a good Italian meal and stay within our calorie requirements. But, I simply don't trust the numbers. I will probably return the book and try to find a cookbook that I feel is more accurate.
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Presenting a fantastic selection of authentic recipes, this cookbook captures the robust flavors of real Italian cooking. Inspired by the expertise of the author's family, this compilation offers such favorites as Panzanella (Italian Bread Salad), Mama Mia Ziti, and Blue Crab Linguine in Marinara Sauce. Featuring traditional sweets such as Save-the-Day Sour-Cream Coffee Cake, Tiramisu, and Dad's Favorite Pignoli Cookies, this tempting array of mouthwatering masterpieces also provides tips on how to make these classic dishes more healthful without sacrificing flavor.
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