Monday, February 21, 2022

Cookbooks reviewed: Feb 21

 







Easy Picnic Cookbook: Delicious Easy Picnic Recipes for All Ages by Thomas Kelly
TOC where recipes are listed. Short intro about the book.
Each recipe starts with a title, medium size color photo and summary of the dish. servings, time.
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 givne and there is NO nutritional information.
Like variations on a burger. Shrimp burgers, gotta try this one!
Everything looks SO appealing when you have pictures.
A KEEPER because of the variety of foods offered.



 

Asian Cookbook: Simple Asian Recipes from throughout the Asian Continent by Barbara Riddle
Recipes are listed in table of contents, Introduction with pictures talks about the book itself.
Recipes start with a title, medium plus color pictures, summary of the dish.
Servings, time and 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 but there is NO nutritional information 
Some recipes call for a lot of ingredients, be sure to have them all.
Lots to choose from, great use of spices and herbs.







Delicious Empanada Recipes: World Famous Empanadas by Danny Gansneder
Other works by the author are highlighted at the start. TOC shows list of recipes. conversion table is included.
Short intro about the book.
Recipes do NOT always start at the top of a new page.
There are no pictures of the recipes.
Each recipe starts with a title and 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 and there is NO nutritional information.
beef pie sounds interesting to me, love hand pies i have a mold to make them but always used them for dessert pies.







Buttercream Frosting, Cakes & Cupcakes: A Collection of The Best Recipes (Dessert Baking and Cake Decorating Book 1) by Maria Sobinina 
Sign up for more healthy recipes,  dedication page and table of contents where recipes are listed.
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 along with equipment you will need. There is no nutritional information and NO pictures.
How to store and use is included.
Variety from all over the world, I am going to try a few to put on sugar cookies and see how they hold up.
There are recipes for cakes and cupcakes that are included and with which frosting you should use.
No servings are mentioned.
Good ideas with the ingredients but lacking of the rest.




 
Most Delicious Quiche Recipes: Easy to Make Mouth-Watering Savory Pies by Amna Fadel
Authors other works are highlighted at the start.
Recipes are listed in TOC,  conversion table is included and abbreviations.
Intro discusses the quiche. Not every recipe starts at the top of a new page.
Each recipe starts with a title and summary of the dish.
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.
Some have a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all before you start.
Directions are given.
There are NO pictures, NO nutritional information.
Like combination of spices and herbs used in the quiches.
Conclusion ends with tips on the crust and thank you and to leave a review.


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