Great chefs like Tyler Florence, Marcus Samuelsson and Rick Bayless share healthful recipes geared for guys in Guy Gourmet: Great Chefs’ Amazing Meals for a Lean & Healthy Body, by Adina Steiman and Paul Kita with the editors of Men’s Health (Rodale, $24.99).
More than 150 recipes are sure to appeal to a wide variety of people (even women). There are recipes for the grill as well as oven and stovetop. The book is also educational: There are sections called “master class” that guide you through making staples like meatballs, pasta and more. This is a cookbook that will inspire you to cook.
Recipes include New Orleans jambalaya, meal-in-a-bowl beef soup, balsamic lamb chops, potato salad with arugula and bacon, chipotle sweet potato fondue, sea bass with asparagus, ice cream affogato, pear-stuffed pork roast, orzotto with burst tomatoes, caramelized onion dip and Korean BBQ wings.
— Ellen Folkman
Special to the St. Petersburg Times