Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Cookbook Reviewed: Mar 21

  







Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook: Colorful Kitchen Fun For Kids by Luke Stoffel 
TOC where recipes are listed
Very colorful pictures and pro tips are included.
Each recipe starts with a title, summary of the dish and simpler tip is included.
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 step by step, Color picture is included along with directions.
Fun shaped desserts to impress your friends at a party or jsut a gathering.
Interesting fun book for kids along with adults. NO nutritional information.







Budget Meals by Jo McAuley
 TOC whre meals and food groups are listed.
Intro discusses the quick  way to do things, quicker and quickest.
Tips how to save money on a budget.
Each recipe starts with a full page color photo, on next page is title, time 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 variations are even quicker to make.
 Acknowledgements are listed at the end. No nutritional information.
Good flavor combinations and I like having 3 different ways to make the recipes even faster.











Food Preservation and Canning for Beginners: 7 Essential Food Preservation Tips For Off Grid Survival and The Homestead | Includes Recipes by Bradley Stone
TOC where recipes different methods are listed, recipes.
Other guides are listed and introduction starts with living off the grid.
Different method s of canning are included in detail.
Things to consider, size of what you want and mistakes to avoid are listed.
Recipes for canning using different methods are discussed with recipes, very straight forward.
Great resource book about methods to use when canning. No specific recipes but does have some for like 15 pounds of tomatoes. My garden does NOT produce that much to can them in these methods.
Resources are listd at the end.

 
 
 
Lean and Green Cookbook for Beginners 2023: 2000 Days of Fueling Hacks & Lean and Green Recipes to Achieve Life-Long Transformation by Harnessing the Power of 5&1 and 4&2&1 Meal Plan by Helen Clark
TOC where recipes are listed as meals and food groups.
 Short intro about the plan and meals they make up.
Intro discusses how the meal plan work, benefits,  how much of each food group you need per day.
Each recipe starts with a title and servings, prep and cook times.
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 info : calories, carbs, fat and protein.
 There are NO pictures.
Some recipes contain a LOT of items, be sure to have them all first.
Meal plan for each diet plan is included.


 






A German Food Indulgence: Top Delicious and Easy German Food To Try Out Today by Corbin Helen
Starts with guide to healthy living with picture.  Different foods are discussed as to why they are healthy and a stable of German food.
TOC lists recipes in meals and food categories.
Intro discusses the German foods along wiht pictures.
Each recipe starts with a title and summary of the dish.
Medium size color photo, servings, prep and cook times.
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. I'd be using low sodium broths.
Directions are given and there is NO nutritional information.
Like flavor combinations and you know you won't need a snack at night after the meals.
Appendix contains conversion charts. Each page is outlined in an index.  Great book for the  history of the items made.
 *removed from Amazon*
 

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