Chicken Shawarma, Beef Artichoke Stew, Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Pistachios & Other Healthy Recipes for Middle Eastern Food

by Nader Freij

Overview

Chicken Shawarma, Beef Artichoke Stew, Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Pistachios... from the host of the critically acclaimed Fit Chef Show Laziez (How Delicious), Nader Freij, comes this cookbook filled with healthy but easy to prepare Middle Eastern recipes.

The dishes featured are a collection of the author's family traditional Middle Eastern food recipes as well as his own experience at culinary school in Los Angeles, where he developed his signature style for a healthy Middle Eastern diet – a nutritious meal plan that has since not only been his secret to a great body but has enabled many of his personal training clients to lose weight and is a wonderful resource for families that want to eat fresh, fast and healthy.

Though the words "organic", "bio" or "sustainable" were unknown to Nader's family in Syria, his mom's cooking approach qualified on all counts as all dishes were prepared with fresh produce, ingredients from the local markets and authentic spices from the region like Sumac and Cinnamon.

No longer considered exotic--all the essential ingredients for Middle Eastern Cuisine and a Mediterranean diet are now readily available in supermarkets in the US, providing cooks with the necessary tools to recreate the flavors of the region in our own homes. "Healthy Recipes for Middle Eastern Food" will explain you how to do exactly that with simple and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, often using healthier ingredients and time-saving methods without ever sacrificing any of the extraordinary flavor, freshness and texture that distinguishes the cooking of this part of the world.

But as a personal trainer, culinary chef and nutritional specialist, Nader won't leave you there. Unlike many of the conventional Mediterranean food or Middle Eastern recipe books, "Healthy Recipes for Middle Eastern Food" looks at authentic dishes, spices and herbs from a nutritional point of view, describing the health benefits of each ingredient and thus providing you with all the necessary background information for a healthy lifestyle.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151477833
Publisher:	Hauser Publishing
Publication date:	05/25/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Born in Latakia, Syria I came to the United States with my family when I was 18 years old. After a couple of years, my parents returned to Syria. I stayed with my sister.



At that time, I didn’t know how to boil an egg, and it didn’t take long until I really started missing my mom’s cooking. I realized, I needed to learn how to cook.



With fitness being part of my life since childhood, it didn’t take me long to find my calling. I started working as a personal trainer in 2004. I was at Equinox for 5 years before I decided to venture off on my own and started my own business.





It was also around that time that I started taking culinary classes on the weekends. I did that for about 8 months. I was taught all the classic techniques. But more importantly, I fell in love with cooking. It helps me to relax.



For me, cooking is more than a way to a great body. Of course knowing how to put together a healthy, well-balanced meal plan is an important step on the way to a great physique. But I look at food as food for the mind and the body. For me, nutrition is a vehicle that helps me feel great all around.



Currently, I’m the co-owner of a personal training gym called Reflex Performance in beautiful Pasadena, California, where we incorporate healthy cooking techniques when developing personalized fitness programs for clients. We teach that you don’t need to compromise on flavor when eating healthy, and contribute a huge part of our success to exactly that practice.





I have found that providing my clients with food alternatives helps them make their goals more attainable. Cooking has taken my body and fitness to the next level. So why not yours?



In the past, I’ve competed in various physique shows, where I placed 1st, and I’m the 2014 West Coast Classic Champion.



I also co-host a cooking show in Dubai called “Fit Chef Show Laziez” (How Delicious). The show has made itself a name with showing how to create delicious yet healthy meals, as well as with providing nutritional information for each dish.



All of the recipes featured in my show as well as in this book were passed down through generations of my own family. They are very special to me as they come with loving memories of family dinners. My mom has been my inspiration.