Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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.

 

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