内容简介
Groundbreakingstudiesshowthatblueberriescontaindisease-fightingcompoundsnotfoundinanyotherfood.Thehighamountsofantioxidantsfoundinthemarebelievedtohavepowerfulanti-memory-lossandcancer-preventingproperties.And,despitetheirnaturalsweetness,blueberriesareremarkablylowinthecarbohydratesandsugarcaloriesoverabundantinotherfruit.VeryBlueberrygoesbeyondtheblueberrymuffin(thoughitdoesincludeasub-limerecipeforit!)andfeaturesthisessentialfruitininnovativenewrecipeslikeGoatCheeseTartwithCaramelizedOnionsandBlueberries;Arugula,Prosciutto,andBlueberrySaladwithHoney-CitrusVinaigrette;PorkTenderloinwithPeach-BlueberryChutney;andBlueberrySalsa.Withthischarming,littlecookbook,incorporatingtherecommendedhalfacupofblueberriesintoyourdailydietwillalwaysbeasweetdelight.•Featuresmorethan40blueberryrecipesforbreakfasts,soups,salads,entrées,jams,andgifts.•Theblueberryisnumberoneinantioxidantactivityofallfruitsandvegetables.AntioxidantspreventhealthproblemslikeAlzheimer's,Parkinson's,cancer,diabetes,circulationproblems,andurinarytractinfections.
作者简介
JENNIFERTRAINERTHOMPSONistheauthorofthebest-sellingBeyondEinstein,aswellassevencookbooks.ShelivesinWilliamstown,Massachusetts,wheresheandheryoungfamilyaredevelopingfamilytraditionsoftheirown.THEAUTHORSCOOPWhat'sbeensittinginthebackofyourfridgeformorethanayear?ArmageddonHotSauce.It’smadebyaformerNavySeaDogwhorunsabarintheAdirondacksthatyoucanonlygettobysnowmobileinthewinter.Hemarinateschickenwingsinthisincendiarysauce,andifyoucaneatadozen,yougetyournameonhis“WallofFlame”nexttohislivetarantula.(Ihavenotsucceeded.)Areyou"sixdegreesofseparation"awayfromanyonefamous?Well,myfather’snameisHarryPotterTrainer.Mykidsthinkit’sprettycool,andaBostonradiostationoncereportedthatHarryPotterwasaliveandwelllivingintheBayState.Lastyearhehadstickersmadeupthatsay“HarryPotterwashere”andleavesthemallaround–ontheexaminingtableatthedoctor’soffice,ontheundersideofthetoiletseatinmykids’bathroom,andsoon.Whatwasyourfirstjob?MyfirstrealjobwassupposedtobeattheU.N.editinganewmagazineabouttheAfricankingdomofLesotho.ThenightbeforeIwastostartmyjob,Igotacallthatthekinghadbeendeposedandthejobwasoff.Ialreadyhadmycarpacked,soImoveddowntoNewYorkanyway,foundanapartmentintheEastVillage,andgotajobworkingasalowlyeditor’sassistantatSimon&Schuster.Igotfiredaftersixmonths,andmybosstoldmeIshouldbewritinginstead–bestadviceIevergot,andIsignedmyfirstbookcontractseveralmonthslater.Wherewereyouwhenyoufoundoutyourfirstbookwouldbepublished?IwasinmyapartmentintheEastVillage,whichhadbeenabandonedbytheowner(wetenantswerejuststartingtofigurethatoutbecausewe’dgoneoveramonthwithnohotwaterorheatandthelandlordwasunresponsive-hewasinHawaii,avoidingcityauthoritiesandajailsentence).Itwasverycoldintheapartment,andIwasallbundledup;IrememberIwaswearingglovesandmakingmyselftea,whenIgotacallfromCarolHouckSmithatW.W.Norton.ItwaslikegettingacallfromGod.Sheremainsafriendtothisday.Doyouhavepets?It’sajointfamilyeffort,ledmostlybymynine-year-oldson.Hehasapetgeckoandwealsohave5chickens.Weliveinareallysmalltown—lastyearwhensomedogscrashedthroughthechickenfencing,ourneighbor(thankfully)calledthedogofficer,whocalledthechiefofpolice.Whenthechiefofpolicecouldn’tfindme,hecalledmyhusband’sofficeandtoldhissecretarytogethimoutofanimportantmeeting–itwasa“chickenemergency.”Thegirls,aswecallthem,aregoodlayers,providinguswitheggsandatmospheredaily.
