Cookbooks reviewed: Jul 12

  

Edible Crafts A Family Baking Book for Kids: 40 Recipes for Kids (fun cookbooks for kids ages 4-9) by Wolf Cub Chlo, Jenn Bell-Allen

Offer of free gift. Recipes are listed along with note to adults.

Notes to kid chefs also.   Recipes are listed under different types of desserts.

Each section starts with a summary of the chapter.

colorful pictures throughout. 

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

Equipment you will need and a 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.

Tells you how to make frosting for some items with a animal shape. so cool!

Tips are listed also.

Such fun foods to help your child prepare a meal.

 Such imagination with these recipes.

Fun kids games at the end of the book, many varieties.  Index is also included.

, About the author and asks for a review.

 Other works by the author are listed as well.

 

Seafood Recipes: A New Seafood Cookbook Filled with Delicious Seafood Recipes by BookSumo Press

TOC where recipes. There are sketches throughout the book of food.

Each recipe starts with a title, sometimes what country it originated from. To far right hand corner, sometimes in pale color are prep and total time, servings.

Some nutritional information is included: calories, fat, carbs, protein, cholesterol and sodium.

Main part of the page are 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 also. There are color pictures of dishes, not sure which ones as they are not identified, and not every recipe follows a color photo.

Love the varieties of halibut as we have it every week, usually the same way. Nice to be able to try different styles.

All forms of seafood are included in this book.

Shrimp cakes also sound like a great idea when entertaining.

 

 

California-Style Recipes Copycat Cookbook (Copycat Cookbooks) by Andrew Roberts

TOC where recipes are listed in meals.  Each recipe starts with a title, prep and cook times and servings.

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 and NO pictures.

Some categories have only 5 recipes, others have a bit more.

One I like the best would be roasted halibut, problem is  there are 12 ingredients, a bit much.

Casserole Recipes: An Easy Casserole Cookbook Filled with Delicious Casserole Recipes by BookSumo Press

TOC where recipes re listed.

Lots of sketches throughout the book of food products.

Each recipe starts with a title, to far right hand color, sometimes in shaded pinkish tone box is prep and total time, servings.

Nutritional information based on serving: calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbs and protein

In center, main part of the  page is a 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 also.

There are full page color photos but not sure what recipes go with them as they are NOT identified.

Great ideas and not many ingredients to throw a meal together. Great for leftovers also.