Cookbooks reviewed: Jan 19

  

Savory Mug Cooking by Deb Graham

Other works by the author are highlighted at the beginning. Short intro and list of table of contents where recipes are not in any specific order.

Intro tips are included.

Each recipe starts with a title and a summary of the item.

List of ingredients is not in listed format. Directions are given and there are NO pictures, NO nutritional information.

You can make them healthy for your dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, low sugar and fresh vs. canned items.

Love that these are only for one person for the times I am alone for a meal it's a pick me upper or I’d just grab a sandwich.

Quite a large variety to choose from.

Note from the author to leave a review and listing of her works are posted again at the end.

 
  

Easy Spanish Cookbook: Authentic Spanish Recipes from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Peru, and Colombia (Spanish Cookbook, Spanish Recipes, Spanish Food, Spanish Cuisine, Spanish Cooking Book 1) by Maggie Chow

This book starts with a listing of the authors other works, sign up to get free ebooks.

About the author and intro are included where she talks about simple cooking.

TOC where recipes are listed in no specific order.

Common abbreviations chart is included.

Each recipe starts with a title, some are translated into English.

List of ingredients are included 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 and there are NO pictures.

Servings, prep and cook and total times and some nutritional information: calories, Fat, NOT broken up into good or bad, carbs, protein, cholesterol and sodium based on 2k calorie diet.

Lot of traditional recipes, some have a large amount of ingredients due to spices, be sure to have them all.

Offer of free ebooks and how to contact the author via social media links are included at the end.

 

Dash Diet Cookbook 2022: The Beginner's Guide For An Healthy DASH Shopping Cart: Take Care Of Your Blood Pressure With 300 Tasty Low Sodium Recipes For All Your Family | 21 Days Complete Meal Plan by Rose Evans

TOC where recipes are listed in meals and food categories.

Introduction talks about the diet plan and what ie means to be on it, benefits the other aspects of it to work together towards a healthier you.

Each recipe starts with a title, difficulty level, prep and cook time, servings.

List of ingredients are included 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 and there are NO pictures.

Some nutritional information is included, not sure of the portion size: calories, fat-NOT broken up into good or bad, carbs, protein and sodium.

Some recipes they use canned items so why not just use fresh and cut up the tomatoes yourself? No sodium . Same with beans, soak them overnight not use from a can.

Directions are given. Some recipes have a LOT of ingredients be sure to have them all before you start.

Meal plans are included at the end of the book. Definitely easy enough, some take a bit more time than others to make.

 

100 Pies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Pies, Novel fillings, Tarts, Galettes, and More by Bennie J. Gatlin

This book starts with a table of contents where recipes are broken up into various categories that makeup the pie itself.

Intro talks about history of the pie. Chapter on tips from all parts of the pies are discussed.

Different ways to bake the shell and what to watch out for and how to correct the outcome are discussed.

Various color photos are included.

Each recipe starts with a title, size pan, prep and bake time.

tips are included.

List of ingredients are included 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 for crust and pie itself. .

There are NO pictures and NO nutritional information.

Recipes do NOT always start at the top of a new page.

Love section on hand pies and how it all started on the streets in NY. We have a plastic mold and it works just perfect, hold it in your hand, like a tabletop pie you get at the store.

You can also put a meal in there to eat, chicken, potatoes and veggies. Some recipes give you equipment you will need to make the items and also a note from the author about the memories of making the pie herself and where.

There are some recipes that have tiny color pictures of the process that they are showing you various pictures.

Appendix includes various measurement conversion charts.   There was mention of a source list to get different equipment from but that resource is not listed in version i have.