Most Decadent Diet Ever or Hot Stone Massage Book Kit

Most Decadent Diet Ever!: Featuring more than 125 recipes that only taste fattening

Author: Devin Alexander

Devin Alexander, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Biggest Loser Cookbook, lets you have your cake and lose weight, too, with sinfully tempting — yet amazingly healthy — recipes for America’s all-time favorite foods.

Chef and former L.A. caterer Devin Alexander has maintained a fifty-five-pound weight loss for over sixteen years by transforming the dishes she and millions of other Americans love best into guilt-free (yet still outrageously mouth-watering) indulgences--Rigatoni with Meat Sauce, BBQ Bacon Cheeseburgers, Eggplant Parmesan, Sinless Yet Sinful Sticky Buns, and even Dark Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

These simple-to-prepare recipes for the kind of delectable dishes people crave but feel they can’t eat when trying to be healthy and trim, actually can be the basis of a personal weight-loss plan. They can also be a way to add “off-limit” foods back into an already successful diet. Or they can simply be part of an exciting new way to eat healthfully — and with pleasure.

In The Most Decadent Diet Ever! Devin Alexander proves that even the most decadent dishes — Chipotle Chili with Blue Cheese Crumbles, "Fried" Jumbo Shrimp, Super-Stuffed Steak Soft Tacos, Fettu-Skinny Alfredo, Godiva Brownie Sundaes, and Chocolate Chip Pancakes — can lead to weight loss, good health, and carefree enjoyment.

Ginny Wolter - Library Journal

Alexander (The Biggest Loser Cookbook), the engaging host of the Discovery Health Channel's cooking show Healthy Decadence, has created a third cookbook with healthy recipes. After years of dieting, she decided to stop looking at food as the enemy and started cooking creatively. The 100-plus recipes here reflect how she rethought what she was eating. Anyone tired of feeling deprived while dieting will appreciate this cookbook with such approachable recipes as Potato Chip-Crusted Chicken, Godiva Brownie Sundaes, and Super-Stuffed Steak Soft Tacos. Alexander's experiences with the frustrations of losing weight make her book very accessible; she is extremely encouraging as she gives tips on healthy living and eating and explains how the recipes evolved. Nutrition notes include fat and calories for each dish, and a list of basic pantry items and handy kitchen tools is included. Recommended for most libraries.

Hot Stone Massage Book & Kit

Author: Alison Trulock

Hot stone massage is a unique variant of massage therapy that employs heated stones to release physical tension and calm the nervous system. The stones’ warmth and weight help the recipient focus more intently on the massage, and to be more receptive to its benefits. This superb introduction explains everything about this ancient healing practice, from which stones to choose (color, smoothness, shape, and mineral content matter) to which strokes to use. Along with attractive instructional photos throughout, there’s information on setting up the massage, working different parts of the body, stimulating the chakra points, and alleviating specific symptoms—including muscular aches, back pain, arthritis, circulatory problems, and insomnia.