Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Books read Aug 31

 



 

Tunisian Cookbook Enjoy Authentic North-African Cooking in Tunisian Style with Delicious Tunisian Recipes by BookSumo Press
This book starts out with about the author. Intro about the effortless chef series, TOC where recipes are listed, not in any special order.
Common abbreviations used in chart format.
Each recipe starts with a title and has 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.
Some contain a LOT, be sure ot have them all first.
Directions are given. Servings, prep and total times and some nutritional information per 2k calorie diet: calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbs and protein.
There are NO pictures.
Lots of spices and has an appendix of how to make some hard to find spices and herbs.
Mediteteranean potato salad caught my eye, all fresh items.
There's quite a few I need to make, pretty sure others are going to love them and they will be healthy options.

  

The Wok Cookbook: 130+ Fast and Easy Delicious Stir-Fry Recipes for your Wok or Skillet. Bonus: 2022 Trending Recipes by Liu Chen
This book starts out with about the author and TOC where recipes are listed. Intro discusses the woks and how food cooks in it.
Each recipe starts with a title, and medium size color photo. Some do NOT start at the top of a new page.
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 some nutritional information: calories, protein, fat, fiber, carbs, sugar and sodium NOT sure of serving size.
Some recipes do NOT have same nutritional information as the rest in the book.
Pizza recipe looks great and we will be having that for dinner tonight!  Meat loaf in the wok, wow never thought of it, would cook evenly around.
Great book to have, it's got everything healthy.
 Some recipes have over 20 ingredients, be sure to have them all first.










Romance in the Mountains by Terry Atkinson
Nice short story about promise of things to come as they take in the scenery and each other til the rain comes, unepectedly.
Just like their lives, things happen....
Prequel to other longer stories.

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