{HISTORY}

A true adventurer both in cooking and travel, Carol Cutler is a talented cookbook author and art critic as well as the wife of well-known journalist Bernard "BJ" Cutler. During the mid-20th century, BJ's career took them overseas to Paris and Moscow for over a dozen years, where they explored their interests in food, wine and politics affecting their adopted " home" cities. Carol took cooking classes with Julia Child at her L'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes days and the two grew so friendly they'd often dine together along with their husbands at cafes and bistros around Paris. 

In addition to cooking with Julia, Carol also attended the Cordon Bleu Cooking School. That experience combined with Julia's lessons gave Carol all the culinary instruction she needed to adapt her French kitchen skills to an American cookbook filled with heart-healthy recipes.

First published in 1973, Haute Cuisine for your Heart's Delight was inspired out of necessity after her husband suffered a heart attack and Carol wanted to feed him in the usual gourmet style they were used to, yet also keep his cholesterol in check. By modifying more traditional French foods traditionally made with lots of butter and cream and by incorporating Mediterranean-style recipes, Carol created a lovely cookbook full of low-calorie/low-cholesterol meals that are elegant, interesting, and beautifully presented.

Each recipe contains cholesterol ratings and calories per serving, so home cooks can reliably plan meals according to their nutritional content. Extra features include a yes/no list of appropriate heart-healthy foods, suggested menus, and an extensive desserts chapter.

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- 1974 First Edition, Fifth Printing 

- 249 pages plus a detailed index

- Illustrated at the start of each chapter

- Interesting recipes include: Tapenade, Boeuf Bourguignon, Corn Fritters, Sauteed Whole Chestnuts, Smoked Cod with Potatoes and Onions, Mackerel Poached in White Wine, Stuffed Bananas, Peaches in a Pitcher of White Wine, Pear Sherbet, Sesame Seed Cookies, and Butterscotch Cake

{CONDITION}

I lovely vintage condition. Clean and bright inside and out. The dust jacket is completely intact. There are no cooking spots or stains. The spine is tight and all pages are intact. 

{SIZE}

Measures 9.5" inches (length) x 6.5" inches (width) x 1" inch (thickness) and weighs 1.5 lbs