Slim Cooking: Barbecue & Party Foods: Richard Simmons [VHS]

This video is worth the price simply to learn how to make radish chrysanthemums, carrot daisies, and zucchini tulips, all of which Richard Simmons encourages his students to dip into low-fat herb dips. On this video Simmons, with his inimitable wisecracking cheer, also offers a bound-to-please vegetable nacho dish with baked instead of fried tortilla chips, golden skinless roast turkey with a tempting fresh fruit relish and sweet glaze, and a grilled chicken burger. He gets everyone thinking about calorie content, urging them to calculate just how much weight they might lose by following his easy, low-fat recipes. --Susan Herrmann Loomis