Book read Oct 22

 

Delicious mornings: comforting breakfasts baked from scratch by Dina Foglio Crowell

 Dedication page starts this book.

Table of contents where recipes are listed by muffins, coffee cakes, donuts, roll and pastries,  tarts and stratas and sides, eggs, casseroles, pancakes, desserts.

Reviews others have left about thsi book are included.

Acknowledgements are listed.

Intro about the author and how she started baking herself.

 Tips for successful baking are also included.

Ingredients used in this book are given further explanations.

Each section starts with a color photo and summary of the dishes inside.

Each recipe starts with a color photo, summary of the dish, title, servings, list of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, low sugar products.

Directions are given  and each recipe has it's own color photo.

NO nutritional information.

Going to keep this book around a while til I try the muffin recipes especially, love the flavors.

Index located at the back of the book. Measurement charts are also included.

Author bio is also included.

The Dash Diet slow cooker cookbook, 350 low salt recipes to lower blood pressure and improve you.. by Julia Frazier

TOC and recipes are categorized by meals.

Each recipe starts with a title, prep and cook times, servings.

List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sugar, low sodium, low fat products.

Directions are given and nutritional information-not sure of serving size: calories, fat-NOT broken up into good or bad, cholesterol, sodium, carbs, fiber, sugars, protein and potassium.

There are NO pictures.

Lots of choices, varieties, flavors you should have no problem selecting recipes.

Carrot cake would be my choice.

Japanese food: authentic Asian cooking Japanese style by booksumo press

Offer of free cookbooks when you join.

Other works are listed to entice you to stay with them longer.

About the author is included. Abbreviation chart is included.

 Intro talks about the Japanese recipes.

Table of contents where recipes are not in any specific order.

Each recipe starts with a title (English and Japanese) list of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, low sugar and fresh vs. canned items.

Directions are given.

Servings and prep and cook times are listed.

Nutritional information based on 2k calorie diet: calories, carbs, cholesterol, fat-NOT broken up into good or bad, fiber, protein and sodium.

There are NO pictures, sketches along the way but not one per recipe.

Potato soup sounds tasty and I have all the ingredients.

Japanese recipes: enjoy delicious Japanese cooking at home with easy Japanese recipes by Booksumo Press

Offer of free cookbooks when you join.

Other works are listed to entice you to stay with them longer.

About the author is included.

Into talks about how they started cooking Japanese foods.

Table of contents have recipes in English and Japanese lettering.

Abbreviation charts are included.

Each recipe has a title (English and Japanese) list of ingredients and directions.

Servings, prep and cooking times.

Nutritional information per serving: calories, carbs, cholesterol, fat-NOT broken up into good or bad, fiber, protein, sodium.

There are pictures, sketches along the way but not one per recipe.

Zucchini stir fry sounds interesting, just very high in sodium for our diet.

 

Instant Pot Cookbook For Beginners: Easy And Delicious Instant Pot Recipes For Beginners 2019 edition by Susan Kelley

Book starts out with a table of contents where recipes are broken up into food and meal categories.

Short intro talks about the instant pot itself.

Each recipe starts with a title, list of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low fat, low sodium, low sugar and fresh vs canned items.

Directions are given. There are NO pics, NO nutritional information, NO servings.

I'd make my own seasonings rather than buy high sodium products  at the store, not much I can say about this book, so many missing things that I thought were normal to have in a recipe.