Cookbooks Reviewed: apr 30

 

The Five Dollar Foodie Cookbook: Cook Better, Spend Less, Enjoy More Recipes by Lucy Holland, Carol Rizzoli, Ethan Eron, Amanda Eron, Hugo Rizzoli

TOC where recipes are listed. Lots of intro material , about the authors, menus and shopping tips.

Each recipe starts with medium size color photo, title, summary of the dish, servings, prep 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 notes are included.

here is NO nutritional information.

 My favorite to try would be chocolate orange banana bread, what combinations!

LOVE key recipes at the end, use them every week here.

Index is included and broken up into food groups.

KEEPER! for just soup recipes, others are a bonus for me.

 

Candy Recipes Copycat Cookbook: Just Like the Real Thing Only Better (Copycat Cookbooks) by Andrew Roberts

Free ebook when you sign up for newsletter.

TOC where recipes are listed.

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.

There is NO nutritional information and NO pictures. Never thought of making my own favorite candy bar.

Didn’t see my favorite: peanut butter cups but there are so many others I'd enjoy as much.

The Ultimate Mexican Cookbook: 111 Dishes From Mexico To Cook Right Now (World Cuisines Book 21) by Slavka Bodic

Intro with pictures discusses Mexican dishes.

TOC lists the recipes  in meals. Intro discuss the reason why you should be eating Mexican foods.

History of the country, geography lesson, etc.

Each recipe starts with a title, prep and cook time. Some nutritional information: calories, fat, protein and fiber. Short summary of the dish.

The titles are NOT translated into English words.

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.  There are NO pictures. Some recipes have a LARGE amount of items you need, be sure to have them all first.

Other works by the author are listed at the end. 

Fruit Infused Water: 100 Quick and Easy Vitamin Water Recipes for Weight Loss, Detox and Metabolism Boosting (Vitamin Water, Fruit Infused Water, Natural Herbal Remedies, Vitamin Water Recipes) by Thomas James Fox

TOC where recipes are listed.

Intro and importance of drinking water is disused. 

Benefits of using fruit infused water and also using vegetables.

Each recipe, NOT always at the top of a new page, start with a title,  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.

There are NO pictures, NO nutritional information.

DO like combination of fruits the combine together.

Conclusion and asks for a review.

Apr 28 Book Review: Perfect Extraction - A Jack Storm Spy Thriller: Assassination Espionage Mission by Ethan Jones

   

 

Perfect Extraction - A Jack Storm Spy Thriller: Assassination Espionage Mission by Ethan Jones  

Like the layout of chapters 

Easy to keep track of the different countries intelligence departments in this book. 

Scenes are so real to life as the descriptions are detailed to put you in the book right near the characters.

Lots of action, new weapons for me and what they can do, travel, strategies ever changing

Just when everything is set and the plan goes on... 

There is an excerpt at the end where we meet Stahl and she's going to help Jack in an extraction...

There is something for everyone in this book! You will never expect what happens….

This is my honest opinion.

Book Review: A Truthful Man: A Modern Catholic Novel by Hilary Walker

  

 

A Truthful Man: A Modern Catholic Novel by Hilary Walker

This story starts with Mark and he's married to Mary. He's been cheating on her and the parish bishop learns of it, his brother in law. He collects money from the patrons of the church and invests it for them but things are not so clear and most seniors lose some or all of their savings...

He is shown some information but there is much more that he wants to get his hands on, so it can be destroyed.

His wife also finds out and her uncle, the bishop. He swears he will end it and erases all messages to Rita and that satisifies his wife and he's been to confession.

Problem is others find out and now they want to send him to a different parish.  Things just get worse from there on. He had hoped to bribe a few and have her get rid of the baby...

Mark and Thomas had gone to university together and are familiar with one another. Mark is having a hard time, believing what he had done was wrong, how to make amends and still come out with something to his life....

There are a lot of confessions and spending time with the religious heads that sometimes lead him in the right direction. He is given the right direction he sometimes doesn't want to go that way...

At times the story is sad, then happy and meaningful, lot of emotions as it's a delicate subject to begin with.

Love the scene descriptions, the food, churches and the clergy clothing-when I started out knitting I made a clergy outfit for my brothers GI Joe. All the small pieces.

Received a review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.

Book Review: Wide Open by Janyre Tromp

  

Wide Open by Janyre Tromp

This short story starts when Lily is taking care of grandpa in his house. Lily and her twin brother Leo had lived next door.

Leo and the next door neighbor Oscar had gone off to fight in the Vietnam War. Leo did not make it back and Oscar has PTSD and tells her one night with a knife to her  that he killed Leo.

He is having an episode and she takes off into the snowbound country wearing snowshoes which she has no clue how to walk in. Oscar's grandfather has seen better days and he entrusted his knife to him.

Oscar heads out after her and finds her frozen and with a bad twist of her leg. They are able to talk and mend things between them all.

Epilogue is then two years later, quite a different ending that what I would have imagined. Like the tale of how this book came about. Note from the author at the end and discussion of abuse and to seek help.

Received this copy from the author when I signed up for her newsletter and this is my honest opinion.

Cookbook reviewed: Apr 27

   

COPYCAT RECIPES: A Quick and Easy Guide to Your Favorite Secret Recipes From the Most Popular American Restaurants by Kris Keller

This book starts with table of contents where recipes are broken up into food categories.

Intro discusses that you can make them healthier at home.

Color photos only at start of a new chapter.

Love the idea of wraps and we use them often.

Each recipe starts with a title, servings, prep and cook times and some have nutrtional information per serving: calories, fat, carbs and protein.

Seasonings would be a great one for me because i have tons of them in the pantry.

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.

There are TONS of ingredients, be sure to have them all.

Directions are given. There are NO pictures.

Handful of recipes per chapter from all different types of restaurants.

Conclusion and references are included at the end.

5-Ingredient Cast Iron Skillet Recipes by Louise Davidson

Starts with table of contents where recipes are broken up into meals and food categories.

Offer of free ebook. Intro discusses the concept of only 5 ingredients.

History of cast iron cooking and more.

Each recipe starts with a title, 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 there is some nutritional information per serving: calories, fat, carbs, protein, sodium.

There are NO pictures. Some recipes have over 5 ingredients with spices and water.

I would rather spend the time and NOT use canned items.

Pesto bean chicken, 8 ingredients, am i missing something with the title?

Authors other works are highlighted at the end.

Conversion charts are listed.

Everyday Asian Cooking - Chinatown Recipes (Quick and Easy Asian Cookbooks Book 6) by Lina Chang

TOC where recipes are listed in meals and food categories. Offer of free ebook.

Intro discusses cooking like you are in Chinatown.

Each recipe starts with a title, translation into English, summary of the dish, servings, prep and cook times.

Medium size 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.

Some recipes have a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all first.

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

Love shrimp dishes and can't wait til dinner.

Fortune cookies, what a treat!

Free ebook offer. Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.

Conversions charts are available.

a KEEPER for me, with nutritional info and pics!

The Groovy Green Kitchen (Volume II): Simply, Super, Supper Soups by Geraldine Helen Hartman

TOC where recipes are listed. Dedication page and about the author. Other works by the author are listed. 

Intro discusses the recipes in this version of the book.

Each recipe starts with a title, some with a small color photo, summary of the dish and some have 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 have a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all.

Optional ingredients are also listed.

Directions are given. NO nutritional information.

Has blends of spices to use for any herbal blend seasoning recipe.

Healthy Cooking For One : Quick and Easy Healthy Recipes from Breakfast to Dessert for Just You by Dereck Moore

Book starts with TOC where recipes are listed in meal and food categories.

Free ebook offer. Intro about just cooking for one.

Each recipe starts with a title and summary of the dish, 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 have a lot of ingredients, be sure to have them all.

Directions are given and there is some nutritional information: calories, fat, carbs, sugar, protein and sodium.

No bake cookie balls would be great when coming back from a hike, or taking a break while hiking.

Conversion charts at the end.

Cookbooks reviewed: Apr 26

 

Everyday Asian Cooking: Asian Rice and Noodle Recipes (Quick and Easy Asian Cookbooks Book 4) by Lina Chang

TOC where recipes are broken up into noodle, congee, fried rice, spiced rice, glutinous rice, sushi categories.

Offer of free ebook. Intro discusses the cuisine of the area from different surrounding countries; their special flavors and spices.

Tips on how to make rice and noodle not stick together and so much more.

Love making 4 minute fried rice in pressure cooker, it's a no brainer.

Each recipe starts with a title and summary of the dish, servings, prep and cooking times. Medium size 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.

Directions are given. Nutrtional information per serving: calories, fat, carbs, sugar, protein, sodium.

My favorite to try are the shrimp recipes, love seafood.

Author requests review, other works by the author are highlighted at the end along with offer of free ebook, appendix contains conversion charts

This book has it all!

KEEPER for me, have pics and nutr info and I know how to use low sodium products.

 

Dash Diet Cookbook: 500 Dash Diet Recipes for Beginners. Everyday Dash Recipes for Weight Loss by Molly Goodwin

TOC where recipes are listed in meal  categories.

Intro discusses the diet plan.

Each recipe start with a title, prep and cook times. Servings are listed.

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 recipes call for a large amount of items, be sure to have them all first.

Directions are given and some nutritional information: not sure of serving size: calories, fat, fiber, carbs and protein.

Lots to choose from, some are everyday meals, others are a bit more work to get them to the table but worth it, 

There are NO pictures. 

MEDITERRANEAN DIET FOR BEGINNERS by Madelyn Rachelle Albini

TOC where recipes are listed in meals. Intro discusses the diet and what it consists of and history, food pyramid, foods to eat and which to avoid.

Sleep and exercise also plays a large part in the success of this diet and sharing with others.

Benefits are discussed. 

Each recipe starts with a title, prep and cook times and servings are listed.

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, NO pictures.

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

Some recipes have over 30 ingredients, be sure to have them all first, before you start cooking.

Good book for intro material, not so much the recipes as there are no pics, No nutr info.

The Keto Diet Planner: The Total Keto Meal Diet Planning Guide by K.B. Lynn

TOC where recipes are listed in meals.

Intro discusses the keto diet plan and different types there are.

Tells you how to combine food intake with exercising to get a boost and how to  decrease risk of diseases.

Urges you also to discuss with your doctor.  Chapters on what to eat and avoid.

Each recipe starts with a title and 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 there is NO nutritional information, NO pictures.

 Recipes do NOT always start at the top fo a new page.

Meal plans are included at the end. Conclusion and resources

Copycat Appetizer Cookbook - Volume 2: Recipes From Your Favorite Restaurants (Copycat Cookbooks) by Andrew Roberts

TOC where recipes are listed.

Titles sometimes tell you where the recipe came from.

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 are NO pictures, NO nutritional information.

Lot of the restaurants we have eaten at when in the South, but we live in northeast and there are a few but a few hours’ drive to get there.

Breads of The World: 15 Delicious Foreign Bread Recipes (Home Baking, Bread Loaf, Pastry, Dough)  by Eva Reinhard

Table of contents where bread recipes are listed. As there are only 15 these are the ones you will be using over and over again.

Short intro and offer of free ebooks, a bonus. Link to get them does not work.

Each recipe starts with a title 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 recipes have a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all before you start.

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

I'd be substituting for egg white, low sodium products etc.

Great collection to keep handy.

Like the Portuguese sweet bread, was just talking to a relative last night and told him he needs to make it himself rather than buying it at the store.

Monkey bread-this is a fun one to eat.

A KEEPER! wish it had pics and nutr info.

Quick And Easy 30-minute Recipes Everyone Will Love 2: 111 Dishes From All Around The World (Quick and Easy Cooking Book 3) by Slavka Bodic

Intro discusses a good balanced diet and how you can make them quickly.

TOC where recipes are broken up into meals and  food groups.

Each recipe starts with a title, prep, cook times. Nutritional information per serving has calories, fat, protein and fiber.

Summary of the dish is included.

Some recipes have a medium size color photo. Servings are listed.

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. A few I've never heard of that sound easy enough to make, putting them on my list to make.

Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.

Easy Pancake Cookbook: 50 Delicious Pancake Recipes by BookSumo Press

TOC where recipes are listed, not in any order.

Full page color photos, sometimes of things other than pancakes.

Each recipe starts with a title, to far right hand corner sometimes with dark brown background with white lettering: prep and total times, servings.

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

In 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.

There are some pictures of pancakes but they do not tell you which recipe they are.

Like that the recipes come from other countries.

Good one to have on hand.

The Complete 30-Day Whole Foods Instant Pot Cookbook: Most Essential Program-Compliant Pressure Cooking Recipes to Rekindle Your 30-Day Whole Foods Challenge by Viola J. Sorg 

This book starts out with table of contents where recipes are broken up into meals and food categories.

Chapter discusses the instant pot and how it will remove 7 other devices in your kitchen as it does it all, whole food meal plan.

Intro mainly discusses whole food what it is, what you can eat, avoid, benefits, rules also.

Also chapter on the instant pot and what you will love about it yourself.

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.

There are NO pictures, NO nutritional information.

Like soup and stew recipes but would be using my homemade chicken broth and using fresh vegetables rather than canned.

Appendix includes conversion tables and instant pot cooking timetable. this is something new for me to find. Might be with original books when you buy a new IP.

Index is also included at the end.

GREAT resource book.

 

Apr 26 Book Review and giveaway: Shadows in the Mind's Eye by Janyre Tromp

   

 

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Charlotte Anne Mattas longs to turn back the clock. Before her husband, Sam, went to serve his country in the war, he was the man everyone could rely on--responsible, intelligent, and loving. But the person who's come back to their family farm is very different from the protector Annie remembers. Sam's experience in the Pacific theater has left him broken in ways no one can understand--but that everyone is learning to fear.

Tongues start wagging after Sam nearly kills his own brother. Now when he claims to have seen men on the mountain when no one else has seen them, Annie isn't the only one questioning his sanity and her safety. If there were criminals haunting the hills, there should be evidence beyond his claims. Is he really seeing what he says, or is his war-tortured mind conjuring ghosts?

Annie desperately wants to believe her husband. But between his irrational choices and his nightmares leaking into the daytime, she's terrified he's going mad. Can she trust God to heal Sam's mental wounds--or will sticking by him mean keeping her marriage at the cost of her own life?

Debut novelist Janyre Tromp delivers a deliciously eerie, Hitchcockian story filled with love and suspense. Readers of psychological thrillers and historical fiction by Jaime Jo Wright and Sarah Sundin will add Tromp to their favorite authors list

 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

 

Janyre Tromp is a historical novelist whose loves spinning tales that, at their core, hunt for beauty, even when it isn’t pretty. She’s the author of Shadows in the Mind’s Eye and coauthor of It’s a Wonderful Christmas.

She’s also a book editor, published children’s book author, and lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her family, two crazy cats, and a slightly eccentric Shetland Sheepdog. And if you ever meet in person, you pronounce that first name Jan-ear.

You can find her on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and her website, www.JanyreTromp.com (where you can grab a free copy of her novella Wide Open).

 MY REVIEW:

Shadows in the Mind's Eye by Janyre Tromp

This story is about Sam and he's just returning from the war with a lot of PTSD problems.

His wife Annie has a few tricks she's learned to ease the pain from him. I was hoping to learn these techniques to help others and they do work.

When he's out and about the family's orchard grounds because he hears noises and sees shadows  he is in fight mode, maneuvers he never forgets.

He sees and hears too much and others harm him. Annie doesn't believe he's hallucinating. Over time Sam has put himself where he shouldn’t be and Annie helps him to leave the area to hide out.

Her dad is helping but he never told her things that happened in the past that really put her in harm's way.

Like how the escape goes and how others have come to seek them out to help. Others who she thought were friends are there to harm her. Love that Sam had taught her how to take care of herself and their daughter Rosie and to keep them safe til he can go to them.

Annie retains the knowledge and has no clue about the drugs and who they've effected.

Like learning all the details of the things in the past, Sam's best friend Doc and his own brother Pete try to help but they get injured.

 Wild adventures in Arkansas.  Lots of resource material at the end and acknowledgements and about the author are included.

Received this review copy via Kregel Publications via NetGalley  and this is my honest opinion.

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Cookbooks reviewed: Apr 25

  

DASH Diet Recipes for Vegans: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Appetizers and Desserts (The DASH Diet Cookbook Series) by Robertina Whelans

table of contents where recipes are broken up into meals and food allergy sections.

Free ebook offer. Lots of intro material and charts to guide you along.

Each recipe starts with a title and a list of ingredient and servings, s and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low fat, low sodium, low sugar and fresh vs canned items.

Some recipes have a LOT of them, be sure to have them all before you start.

Directions are given and there is nutritional information per serving: calories, total fat, sat. fat, cholesterol, sodium total carbs, dietary fiber, sugar and protein.

There are NO pictures.  I'd try the no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies and put berries and dried fruit in also.

About the author and other works by the author are listed at the end.

Index is also included.

The Ultimate Georgian Cookbook: 111 Dishes from Georgia To Cook Right Now (World Cuisines Book 18) by Slavka Bodic

This book starts out with introduction about traditional recipes in country of Georgia.

TOC where recipes are broken up into meals

Different influences from other countries are also listed and the common foods they share.

Color photos throughout the book.

Each recipe with translations are listed, prep and cook times, some vary: Nutritional info per serving: calories, fat, protein and fiber, brief 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 have a medium size color photo.

Some ingredients you may find it hard to get at your local grocery: marigold, blue fenugreek

Other works by the author are listed at the end.

Canned Pantry: Four Week Meal Plan by Ruth Collins

Intro discusses the new food pyramid and other meal prep information.

Meal plans are included along with t recipes.

Recipe  are summarized and the substitutions they used. 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, NO pictures.

Recipes do NOT always start at the top fo a new page.

Lots of ideas for meals.

The Mediterranean Diet for Beginners: 3 In 1: The Complete Cookbook to Discover the Secrets to Lose Weight in Just 30 Days with Kitchen-Tested, Easy and ... Recipes Following a Wholesome Meal Plan by Thomas Teselli

Table of contents for all 3 books.

 ... 

Mediterranean Diet for beginners (Book 1)

Intro shows food pyramid and discusses the diet plan, what it is, foods to eat and avoid, exercise, sleep and sharing food.

Breaks down foods to eat even further, benefits of the diet plan,  important of drinking water,  food plans are included.

Each recipe starts with a title and color medium size 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. 

Directions are given and there is no nutritional information.

Some recipes call for a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all first.

Not all recipes have pictures and the recipes do NOT always start at the top of a new page.

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Mediterranean Diet cookbook Book 2

Starts with intro about benefits and so much more, much of the same from the first book.

Each recipe starts with a title, servings, nutritional count per portion: calories, carbs, protein and total fat.

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 are NO pictures.

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

29 day meal plan is enclosed. Pyramid options are included.

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Meal planning for beginners Book 3

Some of the same material from first 2 books in this series. Shows nutritional label and discusses what they mean.

Glossary of terms to cook, bake, etc are enclosed. has Common abbreviations.

Each recipe starts with a title summary of the dish and calorie count per diet plan, 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.

Equipment is also listed. Directions are given. There are NO pictures and NO nutritional information.

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

Shopping guide and food lists are included.

Online resources. 

Mediterranean Diet for beginners (Book 1)

Intro shows food pyramid and discusses the diet plan, what it is, foods to eat and avoid, exercise, sleep and sharing food.

Breaks down foods to eat even further, benefits of the diet plan,  important of drinking water,  food plans are included.

Each recipe starts with a title and color medium size 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. 

Directions are given and there is no nutritional information.

Some recipes call for a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all first.

Not all recipes have pictures and the recipes do NOT always start at the top of a new page.

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Mediterranean Diet cookbook Book 2

Starts with intro about benefits and so much more, much of the same from the first book.

Each recipe starts with a title, servings, nutritional count per portion: calories, carbs, protein and total fat.

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 are NO pictures.

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

29 day meal plan is enclosed. Pyramid options are included.

 

Meal planning for beginners Book 3

Some of the same material from first 2 books in this series. Shows nutritional label and discusses what they mean.

Glossary of terms to cook, bake, etc are enclosed. has Common abbreviations.

Each recipe starts with a title summary of the dish and calorie count per diet plan, 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.

Equipment is also listed. Directions are given. There are NO pictures and NO nutritional information.

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

Shopping guide and food lists are included.

Online resources. 

Cookbooks reviewed: Apr 22

  

 

The Ultimate Slow Cooker Cookbook: 1000 Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes for Beginners and Not Only by Tasha Martin

TOC where recipes are broken up into meals and food categories.

There are so many recipes I am going to take them a bit at a time. Concentrate on just one category and find something to make today.

Never made Masala chicken and I have most of the products, not sure what Gorham Masala is but there's not much I would need. Like ingredients but I'd use low sodium chicken broth or make some fresh.

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 some nutrtional information: calories, fat, fiber, carbs and protein.

Great resource book as I can also use my pressure cooker for these recipes as it doubles as a slow cooker.

There are NO pictures and some recipes call for a LARGE amount of ingedients, be sure to have them all before you start cooking.

A KEEPER

Indian Instant Pot Cookbook - Traditional 500 Indian Recipes for Beginners with Vegan and Meat meals by Mirra Reddy

Table of contents sarts this book where recipes are broken up into meals and food categories.

Intro about the recipes and how good they are.

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 some nutritional information: calories, fat, fiber, carbs, and protein.

There are NO pictures. Some recipes have a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all first.

Spices really attract my attention as I have them al it's the combination of them with certain foods that really speak to me.

So many I want to try especially the fish ones.

 

Seafood Restaurant Recipes Copycat Cookbook (Copycat Cookbooks) by Andrew Roberts

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TOC where recipes are borken up into meals and food categories.

Each recipe starts with a title, 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 recipes have a TON of ingredients, be sure to have them all first.

Directions are given and tips.

There is NO nutritional information and NO pictures.

Some recipes tells you what restaurant they are from.

Only 5 dessert recipes bit disappointing.

 

Theme Park Recipes - Volume 1: Copycat Cookbook (Copycat Cookbooks) by Andrew Roberts

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TOC where recipes are listed in different food categories and meals.

Each recipe has a title, sometimes telling you the name of the restaurant, prep 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 variations.

There are NO pictures, NO nutritional information.

Like the idea of a giant snickerdoodle for two. Willing to give a few of these a try, never been to the theme parks in the south.

 

 

Vegan Gluten-free Salad Cookbook: Delicious Salad and Dressing Recipes for Easy Weight Loss and Detox: High Protein Recipes by Vesela Tabakova 

Recipes are listed  in no particular order.

Short intro about the book.

Each recipe starts with a title 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.  Lots of good combinations for a salad to try. Some recipes have a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all first.

There are NO pictures, NO nutritional information.

About the author is listed at the end.

Cookbooks reviewed Apr 21

  

Chicago Recipes: Enjoy Easy Chicago Cooking with Delicious Chicago Recipes by BookSumo Press

About the author and short intro about the book. Recipes are listed  and a chart showing common abbreviations is included.

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.

Directions are given and includes servings, prep cook and total times.

Nutritional information includes calories, fat, carbs, protein, cholesterol and sodium based on 2k calorie diet.

There are NO pictures.

Some recipes call for a large amount of ingredients, be sure to have them all first.

Broccoli fries would be my first choice to try, mostly love that nutritional information is all 0s for fat, sodium.

And to go with that I'd love to try the sloppy Joe's Chicago style, perfect combo!

Lot of everyday meals, love this book

 

Smoothie for Weight Loss: 200 Delicious Smoothie Recipes That Help You Lose Weight Naturally Fast, Gain energy, and Detox by Doris M. Smith

Table of contents where recipes are listed as meal plans, breakfast, green, healthy diet, weight loss, detoxifying, energy boosting, anti aging, dessert smoothies.

There's a lot to choose from in this one. Forewords discusses  the smoothie. Intro talks about calories and other aspects of weight loss Charts are included showing what you could choose for a smoothie and why they are considered.

Health benefits of smoothies. Meal plans are included for weeks.

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, Nutritional information per serving: calories, fat, protein, carbs, fiber, sugar and sodium.

There are NO pictures. Different flavor combinations really struck me as wanting to try them.

Appendix of index is included at the end.  Conversion charts are also included at the very end.

Great resource book.

 

The Effortless Anti-Inflammatory Diet Cookbook: 550 Quick and Delicious Recipes under 30 Minutes with a 28-Day Meal Plan to Reduce Inflammation and Boost Autoimmune Systems by Mariann Horn

TOC where recipes are broken up into meals and food categories.

Intro talks all about inflammation and how to avoid it in your diet.

Each recipe starts with a title, servings and cook 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.

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

There are NO pictures. Recipes do NOT always start at the top of a new page.

Something for everyone, in this book.

 

Algerian Recipes: From Algiers to Constantine, Taste all of Algeria, in One Easy Algerian Cookbook by BookSumo Press

About the author and short intro about the book. Recipes are listed  and a chart showing common abbreviations is included.

Each recipe starts with a title, 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 recipes have a LARGE amount of ingredients, be ure to have them all ready before you start.

Directions are given and has servings, prep and total times. Nutritional information: calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbs, and protein based on 2k diet.

Some ingredients are listed in appendix as they may be hard to find in your local stores.

Some titles are explained in more detail as the title doesn't give it away.

strawberry cookies would be the first recipe I'd try, so simple and not many things to get. Many bread recipes, so many I want to try there.

All About Chutney: 50 Delicious Chutney Recipes (Chutney, Chutney Recipes, Chutney Cookbook, Indian Recipes, Indian Cookbook Book 1) by Book Sumo Press

About the author and short intro about the book. Recipes are listed  and a chart showing common abbreviations is included.

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 recipes have a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all first.

Directions are given. Servings, prep and total times and nutritona information: calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbs and protein based on 2k diet.

There are NO pictures. I remember my grandmother making it and my brother loves it, looking to give him a gift from a recipe of it, maybe from this book.

There are a few worth trying.

 

Classical Indian Cooking 2: Authentic North and South Indian Recipes for Delicious Indian Food by BookSumo Press

TOC where recipes are listed. Common abbreviations table is enclosed.

Each recipe starts with a title 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.

Directions are given and servings, prep cook and total times.

Nutritional information has calories, fat, carbs, protein, cholesterol, and sodium based on 2k calorie diet. There are NO pictures.

Yogurt drink would be the one recipe I'd want to try first.

 Like that the titles are translated into English words so you get an idea of what the food is.

Some recipes call for a LOT of ingredients, be sure to have them all before you start.

Cookbooks reviewed: Apr 19

   

 

Vintage Dessert Recipes: Timeless and Memorable Old-Fashioned Sweet Recipes from Our Grandmothers (Lost Recipes Vintage Cookbooks)  by Louise Davidson

This book starts out with a table of contents where recipes are broken up into food categories.

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Intro discusses about the vintage recipes vs. everyday recipes of today.

Bakeware and conversion tables are included and how to preserve the recipes by scanning them.

Each recipe starts with a title, summary of the dish, servings, prep and cook times.

Medium size color photo 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.

Directions are given and there is no nutritional information.

Some recipes call for a large amount of ingredients, be sure to have them all before you start. Like that some of the older pies, 1700's are given the name of a president.

Especially like the jelly roll recipe and would like to try carrot cookies and muffins there are so many different flavor combinations.

 

 

Plant Based Cookbook For Beginners: The Bible Of Vegan & Vegetarian Cooking. 1500 Days Of Tasty And Easy-To-Cook Recipes. Discover How To Make Delicious This Healthy Lifestyle. FULL COLOR EDITION by Margaret Salt

TOC where recipes are listed. 

Intro discusses plant based diet essentials  and benefits, what to eat and avoid, .

Each recipe starts with a title. To right hand side of the page is a color phot. To the left 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.

time and servings are also included.

Some require equipment your kitchen may not have, be sure to read the recipe first.

Directions are given and there are notes at the end.

Nutritional information: calories, protein, fat, carbs, salt and sugar and fibers.

Love having pic and list of ingredient where you can print them an place in your recipe box.

recipes do NOT always start at the top fo a new page.

Shepard’s pie would be my favorite to try. Italian pasta salad would be a great lunch.

4 weeks of meal plans are also included  along with a conclusion  about the book.

 

Copycat Appetizers Cookbook - Volume 1: Recipes From Your Favorite Restaurants (Copycat Cookbooks) by Andrew Roberts

Newsletter sign up for free ebooks. Recipes are listed in food and meal categories.

Each recipe starts with a title, usually the restaurant name is also mentioned.

Prep, 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. I think you can get on the internet and type into s a search bar for the nutritional information now that it’s more  widely used.

Like to try pizza sticks but there no amount of butter to use or any of the seasonings, i guess just a pinch or 1/4 tsp maybe?

Like little Caesar’s Italian bread sticks better, amounts for the seasonings and also making the dough yourself, rather than store bought.

Lot of restaurants I've never heard from being from the northeast of USA.

Thanks from the author and requests a review.

A KEEPER to try a few items as I can make them healthier.

 

99 Quick Food Tips: Life Hacks, Chef Tips, and Quick Recipes by Vlad Unguryan

Tips listed tell you want to do and what it will accomplish, usually much better tasting meal.

Like the idea of partially cooking pasta then finishing in its sauce.

So many ideas to try, I noted a few of my favorite: potatoes boiling for mashing, change out water til clear. they won't be goopy.

Fish and chicken ideas as also great. getting a new rotisserie and it will be great to make chicken stock.

scrub potatoes and carrots and leave peel on, they’re clean and full of nutrients.

What a great read!  Try to remember them all they are all so resourceful and useful

A KEEPER!

 

Chicken Stir Fry Cookbook: A Stir Fry Cookbook Filled with 50 Delicious Chicken Stir Fry Recipes by BookSumo Press

About the author and intro to the book start this book off.  TOC where recipes are listed.

Common abbreviations. Each recipe starts with a title, 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 recipes have a LOT of ingredients, be sure you have them all before you start. Directions are given and servings, prep and cook time and total time.

Nutritional information: calories, fat, carbs, protein, cholesterol and sodium based on 2k calorie diet.

There are a lot of different flavor combinations that I can't wait to try, very healthy. I'd be using fresh vs canned items and low sodium products.

 

 

Mocktail: 50 Recipes. An ILLUSTRATED Guide by Ctc Editore

This book starts with TOC where recipes are listed.

Each recipe starts with a title 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.

Directions are given and garnishes are noted.

Some have a following page has a full page color photo.

There is no nutritional information. Flavor combinations I never would've thought to put together.

Blueberries and lime, cherry and lemon and cilantro.

Pictures have a very dark background hard to see the contents of the glass.