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• Cooking Light Editors,

Cooking Light is passionate about making healthy taste great, and for years has been helping readers transform their favorite recipes from their often unhealthy originals into healthier versions. This book is a collection of over 200 classic comfort food dishes that fit into a balanced diet--and no one will know they are light.

Favorites include fried chicken, mashed potatoes, buttermilk biscuits, brownies and cookies, coconut pie, crab cakes, sweet potato casserole, and more! Along with the recipes, the Cooking Light Test Kitchen professionals include their tips and techniques for lightening a variety of recipe classics--from casseroles and soups to pasta, and pancakes. Readers will learn strategies to "lighten up" some of their own favorites.

Informative editorial features include:

• "Five Ways with..." providing readers with five unique recipes for enjoying classics like mashed potatoes, meatloaf, and mac and cheese
• Recipe Makeovers highlighting a specific recipe submitted by a reader and how the CL staff made it healthier-while keeping it delicious at the same time
• Sidebars highlighting Staff Favorite Recipes with quotes about what makes the recipe so special
• Lightened Up tip boxes explaining how to lighten recipes in general
• 30 Minutes or Less icons showcase recipes that are quick and easy