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If you enjoy Italian cooking, but hate what it does to your waistline, you're going to love this book. Best-selling author and chef extraordinaire Sandra Woodruff has recreated some of the best-known classic Italian dishes - along with many great contemporary creations - using little or not fat. Best of all, she has done this without sacrificing the rich flavors, tantalizing textures, and heady aromas that make Italian cuisine an overwhelming favorite. Secrets of Fat-Free Italian Cooking begins by guiding you through the basics of nutrition. It then tells you about the nonfat and low-fat ingredients that will help you reduce fat, and still enjoy authentic Italian flavor. Following are eleven spectacular chapters, each of which focuses on a specific type of dish. Included are mouthwatering antipasti and hors d'oeuvres; sizzling omelettes and frittatas; refreshing salads; flavorful vegetable dishes; steaming soups; palate-pleasing pastas; crusty pizzas and breads; satisfying rissoto and polenta; savory sauces; hearty home-style entrees; and luscious desserts. In Secrets of Fat-Free Italian Cooking, you will find the secrets to making Oven-Fried Zucchini Fingers, Savory Sausage Soup, Capellini Carbonara, Primavera Pan Pizza, Creamy Cappuccino Mousse, and more - all with little or no fat, and all totally delicious. If you think the ultimate secret of good Italian cooking lies in adding pools of butter, cream, and olive oil, or gobs of high-fat cheeses, think again. The secret is in the taste. Secrets of Fat-Free Italian Cooking simply shows you how to keep the taste, and lose the fat.