We all want to provide tasty and healthy meals for our families, but few of us have the time. This book shows busy cooks how to keep the delicious and healthy meals coming without spending hours in the kitchen to prepare home-cooked dinners. An ancient Asian cooking technique, steaming fits in perfectly with contemporary eating styles. Quick and easy to prepare, steaming is a flavor-packed and nutritious alternative to cooking with fats.

Steaming is a wonderful introduction to this classic Asian art of cooking. Each recipe includes step-by-step directions that anyone can follow, and provides information on how to use a variety of steaming equipment, including tips for creating your own steamer. With recipes for everything from appetizers to desserts, everyone is sure to find new family favorites for dinner!

Brigid Treloar's experience and culinary skills are wonderfully showcased in Steaming. Brigid has been working as a food stylist, consultant and teacher for 20 years, and she is a presenter of specialist cooking classes at many top hotels and cooking schools.Throughout her travels in Europe and Asia, Brigid has gathered wonderful ideas and cooking techniques, and has prepared a truly enjoyable combination of recipes. She has also appeared on numerous television and radio programs, and writes for many magazines and newspapers.Brigid also advises many leading food companies on product and recipe development, food styling and photography and provides recipes, cooking information and tips for company web sites and on-line chat sessions. She lives in Sydney, Australia.

Imprint: Periplus Editions
Distributor: Tuttle Publishing
Publication Date: 06-15-2008
Pages: 96
Measurements: 9.00in X 8.50in X 21.00lb