Cookbooks reviewed: Mar 15

  

Slow Cooking Two Ways: Favorite Slow-Cooked Recipes Made Two Ways: Dutch Oven and Slow Cooker by Louise Davidson

TOC where recipes are listed as meals and food groups.

Free ebook offer. Intro  discusses the slow cooking and also in its own chapter the Dutch oven.

Each recipe starts with a title, medium size color photo, servings, prep cook time, slow cooker time and Dutch oven 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.

Some contain a LOT Of items, be sure to have them all.

Each recipe has directions for slow cooker and Dutch oven method.

Nutritional information: calories, fat, carbs, protein, and sodium.

This book has it all, to make healthy meals. Author requests a review and appendix has conversion charts at the end.

 

CANNING AND PRESERVING COOKBOOK FOR BEGINNERS : YOUR FULL BEGINNERS GUIDE TO CAN AND PRESERVE HUNDREDS OF FOODS/ MEAT, VEGETABLES & MORE RECIPES/ INCLUDES PERFECT WATER BATH AND PRESSURE METHODS by LAURIE HINNINGS

TOC where recipes are listed in food groups.

Intro discusses  how to can, common methods, benefits,.

Recipes start with a title, prep cook, canning 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 some nutritional information: calories, fat, fiber, carbs and protein.

There are NO pictures.

One recipe had 20 items, be sure to have them all first.

There are sauces and other mixes that you an preserve also and they contain different nutritional information, like it's from a different source.

Not sure where in the store I’d find calcium water... Pomomma's pectin, i'll stick to what they offer.

Lots of choices.

 Dump Dinners: Family-Friendly Soup, Casserole, Slow Cooker and Skillet Recipes Inspired by The Mediterranean Diet by Vesela Tabakova

TOC where recipes are listed, short intro about benefits of dump dinners are.

Each recipe starts with a title, 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 times, be sure to have them all

Directions are given. There are NO pictures, NO nutritional information.

I'd make a double batch and freeze half of the dish for another week.

 

Portuguese Cooking: Easy Classic Recipes from Portugal by Sarah Spencer

Table fo contents where recipes are listed as meals and food categories.

Offer of free ebook. Intro discusses the authentic foods of the country.

Key ingredients are listed.

Each recipe starts with a title also Portuguese name, servings, prep and cook times.

Medium size color photo 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.

Some contain a LOT of items, be sure to have them all first.

Directions are given and some nutritional information per serving : calories, carbs, fat, protein and sodium.

Real Portuguese do NOT use canned items for beans, we soak em overnight. Also we use low sodium broths.

Conversion charts are listed at the end.

For the most part the recipes are spot on, I'd not be using canned items at all. we were taught to grow them and can them for winter months.

 

Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners: 2000+ Days of Quick and Easy Recipes to Get Started with a Mediterranean Eating Lifestyle and Lose Weight | 30 day Meal Plan by Sophia Lewis

TOC where recipes are listed as meals and other food categories starts this book.

Introduction discusses the diet itself meaning, history, health benefits,  foods that make up the diet and why.

Meal plans are included also . The main index of recipe listings.

Each recipe starts with a title, some contain a small color photo.

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.

Servings and directions are listed. 

Per serving nutritional information: calories, protein, fiber, sugar, sat fat, cholesterol and sodium.

Some contain a TON of items, be sure to ahve them all first.

Some also have prep and total times.

some nutritional information also includes vit A and C and calcium. All different sources of information.

Q&A is listed at the end.  Conclusion also lists important parts of the diet and what food groups and why.

Good start but they don't mention sleep and exercise and social aspect of the diet plan.