MANILA, Philippines — To provide delicious alternatives to the usual boiled, steamed meat and veggies, Anvil Publishing has come up with several cookbooks that contain recipes for tasty but low calorie dishes that can be enjoyed by the family such as Health and Cooking 1 and 2, D.I.Y Spiritual Discipline, Revisiting Relationship, Cory Quirino Guide to wellness, Coconut facts book, Pinoy Vegetarian Cookbook, Forever Young (Tagalog and English), Mix and Match 5, RAW!, Step by Step Healthy Eating and Step by Step Tasty Low Fat Recipes.

The recipes in the books are easy to follow and the ingredients are readily available. Also available are books on how to maintain a wellness lifestyle that can be sustained for a prolonged period like Shift your Mind! and Healing Qigong. The books are available at discounted prices in select branches of National Book Store, Powerbooks and Bestsellers in Metro Manila and Luzon until Feb. 21.

New 'Mistress' book in stores now

The latest book by Jullie Y. Daza is now in bookstores all over the country: 'Etiquette and Misetiquette: Mistresses Play ...Men Stray... The Wives Stay'.

Astrologer Zenaida Seva said the book is a page-turner, owing to Daza’s story-telling genius. AA Patawaran, editor of Sense and Style magazine, "read 31 pages while standing in line to pay at the grocery store.’’ He “wanted the line not to move so I could keep reading.”

Tony Pastor, philanthropist and musician, found the stories “factual, straight from the horse’s mouth,” but chided the author for “somehow lacking in kindness” in understanding “the weaknesses of human nature.” Nonetheless, he added, “Entertaining!”

Economic analyst and commentator Butch Valdes found Etiquette and Misetiquette “a scary read,” where “one gets the eerie feeling of being alluded to, despite an impeccably clean conscience.” His score: “Funny, enlightening, worrisome, entertaining most of all.”

'Spider-Man ' magazine launched

ABS-CBN Publishing Inc. (API) launches Spider-Man Magazine, its newest children’s magazine that centers on the popular TV, film and comic book character.

It also features villains such as Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, and The Sandman — all of who have become favorites among the many fans of the franchise. Spider-Man Magazine is packed with comic strips, games, and Spider-facts. It also has features such as posters, cut-outs, and other exciting surprises, sure to thrill everyone beyond the pages of the magazine.

Spider-ManTM Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine of ABS-CBN Publishing Inc. It is available at R120 in major bookstores and newsstands nationwide.