Books read Apr 30

Taking Love In Stride by Donna Fasano
Story about Andrea and she teaches PE at high school level. One of the girls, Denise is not really interested in sports, running or anything physical.
She loves to paint but she's afraid to tell her dad. Problem is he shows up at the school demanding his daughter run in the marathon because of his father...
By the time the principal has talked she is being told she must teach the dad how to run in order to get money for school equipment.
She sees him as being too busy for not only his daughter-which he knows nothing about but he's always flying somewhere for work and has no time to train.
He is putting his best foot forward to train and she puts him through lots of struggles. He has sore muscles after the work out but he's determined to keep going...
There is some conflicts along the way with other things that come to light... Like hearing how this book comes out in the end, quite a feat!
Would like to read more from this author-good attention to details and descriptions. Few characters so it's easy to keep track of them.
Note from the author is included at the end and list of other works by the author are highlighted at the end.
Free from Amazon and this is my honest opinion.

Life-Changing Potato Salads: In 30 Minutes Flat (Grace Légere Cookbooks Book 3) by Grace Légere
Table of contents that has no page numbers are broken up into forward, stocked pantry, choosing the right potato, very useful tips, Americana style, Mediterranean style, French style,  and international style.
Good suggestions about how to choose the best potato, using mayonnaise and yogurt, about oils,, vinegars, citrus and spices, fresh herbs, aromatics, and prepping chili peppers.
Cooking abbreviations are explained.
Recipes start with a title, summary and ingredients. Also be forewarned that you should read the details in the previous chapters about potatoes.
Directions are given and how to serve.
There are NO pictures for each recipe and there is NO nutritional information.
Each recipe does not start at the top of a new page.
There is one main big color photo per section.
Some recipes call for more than 14 ingredients so be sure you have everything before you start.
Other books by the author are highlighted at the end.

Different author name at other sites, bad formatting:
New Weight Watchers Instant Pot Freestyle Cookbook 2019: Selected & Delicious WW Smart Points Recipes For Everyday Meals by Jillian Wyatt
Table of contents starts this book off where recipes are broken up into meals.
Short intro about the instant pot and vegetables.
I'm confused about this book after reviewing the first and several other recipes because I thought we'd be using the instant pot to cook the recipes.
Each recipe starts with a title, prep and cook time and servings and smart points.
List of ingredients and directions are included but you will be using your oven, not the instant pot.
Nutritional information -not sure if it's by servings: calories, fat-NOT broken up into good or bad, carbs, sugar and protein.
Each recipe also has a color medium size photo.
Recipes do NOT start at the top of a new page.
A few recipes don't appear as if the recipe is written in English at all so be sure to read through the whole recipe first.
Not all recipes contain a color photo.
Some of the ingredients are foreign to me also: erythiritol.
Some recipes include the use of a cake mix rather than baking from scratch.
Some recipes call for canned tomatoes because of the sodium we prefer to use fresh ones and dice them ourselves.
Format of list of ingredient changes throughout the book, sometimes they use T for tablespoon, sometimes it's spelled out-no consistency.
Not impressed with this book.

Weight Watchers Instant Pot Cookbook 2019: Quick and Easy Weight Watchers Recipes with Smart Points for Healthy Weight Loss by Allison R. Heckstal
Book starts with TOC where chapters are broken up into food categories after Introduction materials.
Into talks about pro/cons of weight watchers program.
Each recipe starts with a title, cook time and servings and smart points if you are keeping track.
List of ingredients and you should be able to use a substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low sugar products and fresh vs canned.
There are no pictures. There is NO  nutritional information.
There are a lot of herbs and spices that are used and sometimes the recipe is very long=be sure you have them all before attempting to make the recipe.
Lots of choices to make meals in the instant pot pressure cooker.

Bread Machine Magic:15 Gluten Free Bread Recipes for Your Bread Maker Machine (Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance, Bread Maker, Bread Machines) by Eva Reinhard
Book starts with a table of contents where there is an introduction then recipes-not in any specific order.
The recipes are gluten free and the intro explains about that.
There is also a bonus book offer.
Each recipe has a title, list of ingredients and how to make.
Asks you to set the machine to gluten free mode-not sure my machine even has that one.
There are NO pictures or Nutritional information.
Lots of variety in choosing a good bread.
Might be hard to find Pamela's gluten free bread mix or what to use in place of potato starch or xanathan gum.
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Mediterranean Diet for Beginners AND Mediterranean Diet Instant Pot: 2 Books IN 1! by Jenna Andrews
Book starts with a table of contents where the Mediterranean diet is explained in detail: history, science and other aspects are defined.
This book also includes another cookbook for the instant pot which has the same type of chapters.
Introduction about the diet plan and it's components. Explanation about fats and good oils to use along with health benefits of this diet plan.
Sleep and exercise also play a major role in this plan.
Includes a two week meal plan but not recipes.
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Second book included has a lot of the same introductory information about the plan.
Recipes are broken up into main meals.
Each recipe starts with how beneficial the main items in the recipe are. they are very healthy and I've not seen the measurements written as this book is.
.25 cup is 1/4 cup.  Recipe includes a title, summary of the dish, list of ingredients and how to make it.
NO pictures and NO nutritional information,  no servings and no time to make.
Some ingredients you may have a hard time finding at your local store: tahini paste, spelt flour, etc.
Some recipes call for over 15 ingredients, be sure you have them all before starting...

Alphabet Wildlife A to Z by Nata Romeo
Sketched children's book about the alphabet where each letter shows a wildlife animal.
Some of the pictures are hard to see the shape of the animal. Like all the untraditional animals.

Brain Games 30 word scramble games and puzzles for parents the kids-3 levels by Rosa Suen
The idea is to make words out of the letters given. There are levels: easy medium and hard and each one has 10 games.
Notes for parents and kids to increase spelling skills, and some for adults to beat the clock.
Score sheet is a cute idea. Answers are also given.
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.

Children's book: The Funny Trampoline (funny bedtime story collection) by yonit werber
Colorful children's story about a gift the children receive. They imagine themselves in different places when their feet leave the ground. So cute. Lots of animals are highlighted.
Other works by the author and about the author are included at the end.
Free ebook offer and other motivational books are listed.