Grazing: A Healthier Approach to Snacks and Finger Foods, Revised and Updated by Julie Van Rosendaal

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  • averythingcooks on December 18, 2024

    Vietnamese Pork Meatballs [pg 130]: With fish sauce, Thai curry paste, garlic, brown sugar, sesame oil, sambal oelek, fresh herbs & lemongrass in the mix, these were really good in our house version of "glazed meatballs, stir fried vegetables & noodle bowls". They are oven roasted (I go just under to finish in the hot glaze) and contain no egg or bread crumbs. I will make these guys again for sure.

  • averythingcooks on November 26, 2024

    Irish Soda Bread [pg 173]: The result here is a tasty round of bread that is really good served warm with butter BUT the journey was a bit fraught. The dough (perhaps more like a batter?) was really wet and so kneading was out the question. I put it on my pastry mat & used a bench scraper with lots of flour (+ oats as she also suggests) to keep trying to get a round. I finally used 2 scrapers to get it on the pan and as I said, it is pretty good! A quick online search did show recipes with higher dry : wet ingredient ratios. I'll tackle some other recipes from my books before revisiting this one.

  • averythingcooks on April 05, 2024

    Pizza Dough [pg 155]: A 1/2 recipe made 1 roughly 9" pizza - perfect size for 2. I used a 50:50 mix of all purpose & 00 flour and the result was a great crispy/chewy crust. This might be the new favourite recipe. I also like how she gives you the options of a 1 hour rise OR a slower fridge rise.

  • averythingcooks on March 16, 2024

    Sweet Spiced Pecans [pg 19]: I was pretty sure that the few drops of tabasco would not be enough heat so I had a pretty heavy hand and after a taste partway through the roasting time, I added a good sprinkle of cayenne & some more salt. I also left them in the oven for close to 10 extra minutes. My guests enjoyed these but I certainly prefer Barefoot Contessa's Chipotle Rosemary Roasted Nuts.

  • averythingcooks on September 04, 2022

    Green Goddess Dip [pg 84]: I cut this back to roughly 1/3...just enough for 2 of us to have veggies & dip beside our burgers. I used a mix of mayo & Greek yogurt (instead of just mayo) and added Lea & Perrins to taste in place of the optional anchovy paste. I used my mini processor for such a small amount and so did not get the beautiful, uniform green colour pictured - perhaps my big blender would do that, but it's not worth using it for such a small amount. With parsley, chives & green onion from the garden, we really enjoyed this and I would certainly repeat for us and/or guests.

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  • ISBN 10 1552859657
  • ISBN 13 9781552859650
  • Published Apr 01 2009
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 208
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Whitecap Books
  • Imprint Whitecap Books

Publishers Text

Eating smaller meals and healthy snacks over the course of the day is a very healthy eating pattern. Doctors and nutritionists the world over believe this is the healthiest way to eat and that it keeps energy levels high, lowers cholesterol and keeps blood sugar levels on track.

This revised and updated edition of Grazing provides even more great recipes for low-fat dishes that are easy to make and don't ever compromise taste. Some of the tasty and healthy snacks are:

  • Homemade granola
  • Olive oil and garlic bagel chips
  • Spanakopita phyllo triangles
  • Chili cheese oven fries
  • Maple pecan popcorn
  • Curried almond chicken fingers
  • Teriyaki beef sticks
  • Vietnamese rice paper rolls
  • Three-cheese caramelized onion, spinach and mushroom calzone
  • Cranberry pumpkin pecan bread


The revised edition of Grazing provides a program that leads to weight loss and renewed health.

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