Make-A-Mix Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My husband has allergies to just about every preservative, artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, and any other food additive on the market. All the stuff you really shouldn't eat anyway. I cook from scratch mostly, and this book has been a wonderful addition to my kitchen.Last night I made the chocolate...

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Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The book begins with a baking overview of sorts. It gives an explanation of techniques that will be used throughout the book. Then, it goes over baking equipment. Next, the book has a short discussion of ingredients. The section on ingredients offers quite a bit of information on things like the right...

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The Glycemic-Load Diet: A powerful new program for losing weight and reversing insulin resistance Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have spent a lot of time reading and researching low carb diets. While this does not make me an expert, I have learned a lot over the years. I've studied Atkins, South Beach Diet, the Zone Diet, Protein Power, and others. I've posted hundreds of messages upon bulliten boards discussing the best way...

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The Tassajara Bread Book Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you want to live simply but not blandly, this is the only bread book you need. Written in a gentle voice, this book encourages all to bake wholesome, delicious breads - sweet and savory - and love every bite. Now, I have many bread cookbooks and I do love all of them - from Elizabeth David to Amy...

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Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I felt very conflicted by this book. A lot of the advice was the sound advice that you've already read in all those women's magazine and seen on TV. You know, things like "calories in need to equal calories out", and try to eat a balanced diet, etc. Then the rest of the book teaches you neurotic, eating...

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The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book has a number of good and SIMPLE recipes for gluten-free and low-carb dishes using almond flour. Well worth adding to the shelf; it simplifies and collects a lot of information about almond flour that is widely scattered.The one big caution is that the author uncritically uses agave nectar for...

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Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Heidi Swanson loves to cook and it shows: her newest book, Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen, is a delight. Beautiful photos and terrific descriptions of the recipes and how to prepare them (often with stories and helpful cooking tips) reading this book will inspire...

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What to Expect: Eating Well When You're Expecting Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Wow -- what a great book!!! I'm newly pregnant and I really want to make sure I'm eating good food for my baby, especailly since I'm so nauseous all the time. I saw this book in the bookstore and bought it... and am I glad I did. It's packed with info about nutrition during pregnancy. It's funny and...

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My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I ordered this book and Cheryl Crow's If it Makes you Healthy cookbook together. If I'd picked them both up at my local Borders and thumbed through, I definitely would NOT have bought this one. I read this one first and although there's some cute anecdotes and a few recipes that look interesting, if...

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The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is truly amazing. I have two children who won't eat a mini-carrot between them, and they are now downing veggie after veggie without suspecting a thing!! Here is the funny thing- it works on my husband too! He claims he doesn't like sweet potatoes, but he has eaten them in so many things now-...

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Don't Panic - Dinner's in the Freezer: Great-Tasting Meals You Can Make Ahead Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)What I like about this cookbook is the recipes have you freeze the dish before cooking it. For me, what I don't like about some of the other OAMC (once a month cooking) cookbooks is they have you cook it first, then freeze and when you unthaw it it's mush. This cookbook has you assemble all the ingredients...

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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)First off, the food in this book is amazing. Vegan With a Vengeance was super great, but this is the friggin' BOMB!Aside from the incredible food, the product description doesn't mention that the first part of the book is a great (and funny) read about HOW to cut and prepare different vegetables, how...

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Here Comes Charlie M. Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Here Comes Charlie M...takes up where the first book left off with Charlie still not free of the clutches of British Intelligence. Except this time instead of Charlie being in disgrace, it's the young snobs in charge. They are now seeking to cover up past mistakes and indiscretions with new ones. And...

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Now Eat This Diet: Lose Up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks Eating 6 Meals a Day Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I bought Rocco's Now Eat This book last year. The recipes were so amazing that I started losing 3 pounds a week! The reason I could stay on this diet was because with Rocco's recipes, I felt like I was still eating my favorite foods - burgers, mac and cheese, fried chicken, brownies etc. I love that...

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Loaves of Fun: The Quick-Bread Cookbook Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Lots of excellent recipes for quick breads. One of my favorite cook books.Click Here to see more reviews about: Loaves of Fun: The Quick-Bread CookbookClick here for more information about Loaves of Fun: The Quick-Bread Cookb...

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Candy Wars: The Tooth Fairies vs The Candy King Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It's been many years since I've read a kids book from start to finish. I'd purchased "Candy Wars" to read with my 7 year-old granddaughter. Her first visit we took turns reading. She managed her part without much help from this old geezer. By the time of her next visit she was on her own, I'd finished...

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Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Before I purchased this book, I was so excited from all the reviews, only come to find out that 90% of the recipes in the book call for some sugar substitute of some kind, which gives me headaches. So if you are thinking of buying this book but don't enjoy artificial sweeteners, DON'T BUY IT. But, if...

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