Today's health-conscious cooks can now learn how to cut worthless calories from fine gourmet food. Imagine savoring such dishes as Chilled Tomato Soup with Tarragon Ice, Zucchini Boats with Eggplant Caviar, or Mocha Parfait Pie with half the usual calories, & these are only a few of the 150 thoroughly tested recipes for everything from soup to dessert. Included are ten basic techniques upon which the author's cooking style is built. You will learn how to saute in stocks, broths, & wines instead of fats & oils, how to substitute Greer's creme blanc for calorie-laden sour cream, & much more.