Cookbooks reviewed: Dec 17

  

101 Quick & Easy Pasta Recipes by Victoria Steele

Book starts with TOC where charts show differences in shapes of pasta.  Difference categories of ways to cook pasta.

Each recipe starts with a title 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.

Directions are given and servings.

There is NO nutritional information and NO pictures.

Good resource book.

Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.

 

Our Favorite Cake and Icing Recipes by Debbie Madson

Short intro about the book, TOC where recipes are listed as different types of cakes and icings.

Each recipe starts with a title, 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.

Directions are given and some use prepackaged mixes. Some contain a picture. 

No servings or nutritional information. Like that some recipes are from scratch as I learned great book to keep on your shelf that you can pick up any time to reference how they made cakes back in the day.

 

Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: How to Get Started with the Mediterranean Eating to Live Healthier, Lose Weight with Easy & Delicious Recipes and a Meal Plan for Beginners to Kickstart Your New Lifestyle by Lizzy McFields

Bonus ebook offer, TOC where recipes are listed as meals and food categories.

Intro discusses the history of the diet plan, what it is, how to achieve your best by using it.

Health benefits and tips.

Charted lists of what you can eat and what part of your body it benefits, foods to limit and 8 week meal plan.

Each recipe starts with a title and some have small color picture, prep and cook times, 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.

Some contain a lot of items, be sure to have them all first. Instead of canned items, use fresh.

Directions are given and some nutritional information: calories, total fat, sat fat, carbs, protein, sodium and fiber.

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

Like recipes because for the most part they use healthy items.

Like this as a resource book because of all the factors of the diet plan.

Nutritional information varies in the recipes, NOT consistent.

Index is very in-depth listed at the very end.

 Index is misleading, searched out recipes for blueberries and the pages don’t' synch right.

Conversion tables at listed at the end, publisher requests a review, offer of free ebook. 

One of better books on the subject.