{"product_id":"9780848749897","title":"Cooking Light Mad Delicious: The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2015 James Beard Foundation Book Award Winner for Focus on Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the delicious science behind healthy cooking! Too often, home cooks with good intentions sacrifice flavor and texture in an attempt to make their favorite recipes healthier. \u003cem\u003eMad Delicious\u003c\/em\u003e shows readers how to maximize flavor and texture through 120 new recipes, witty and funny narrative, insight on the nature of ingredients, and a fresh, innovative perspective on the science of cooking with illustrated explanations. The results are mad delicious!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMad Delicious\u003c\/i\u003e takes the kitchen science genre to the next level: It's not just about chemistry and molecules. Schroeder teaches home cooks about the nature of ingredients, how to maximize texture and flavor with clever cooking techniques (try steaming beef-then soaking it in wine sauce for the most tender steak ever!), smooth moves in the kitchen for better work flow, and how all the sciences-geography, meteorology, chemistry, physics, botany, biology, even human sociology and anthropology-can help home cooks master the science of light cooking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery recipe is a fun adventure in the kitchen resulting in mad delicious eats: Learn how to cook pasta like risotto for a silky sauce and enjoy Toasted Penne with Chicken Sausage. Other recipes include Lower East Side Brisket, Fish Sticks!, Cocoa-Crusted New York Strip, Georgia Peanut Fried Chicken, Red Sauce Joint Hero Sandwiches, Spicy Crab Fried Rice, Tandoori Chicken, and Bourbon Steamed Peaches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TI Inc. Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130206470384,"sku":"9780848749897","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780848749897_p0.jpg?v=1763826042","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780848749897","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}