The Whole Foods Diabetic Cookbook Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I turn to this cookbook regularly. Whether I'm cooking for myself, for company, or for a potluck dinner, I can always find something good *and* easy in its pages. The Far East Fried Rice recipe is now my standard (and much-complimented) potluck dish, and several others, including the Easy Lentil Stew,...

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PICNIC: 125 Recipes with 29 Seasonal Menus Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)First off, it is nigh impossible to find a decent cookbook for less than $..., but to find a great cookbook for under $... (Amazon's price), is a true discovery. But we need to beg the question: even if it is a bargain, do you need another book just for picnics? I mean, picnics are simple, right? Chicken,...

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Mom's Very Best Recipes (Gooseberry Patch) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Mom's Very Best Recipes: Our Very Best Collection of Tried & True Family Favorite Recipes from Mom's Recipe Box" is the latest superbly organized and presented release in the Gooseberry Patch series of home-style cookbooks with family-pleasing menus. Including sections with recipes for Breakfast...

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P. Allen Smith's Seasonal Recipes from the Garden Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Seasonal Recipes is of course divided into the seasons, each section containing; starters, soups and sandwiches, salads, main dishes, vegetables and sides, bread and such, and desserts. There is also a section on how to grow your own ingredients.The purpose is to prepare food to match the season. There...

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Baking Basics and Beyond: Learn These Simple Techniques and Bake Like a Pro Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Baking Basics tells you everything you ever wanted to know about baking-and then some. The first section has a list of pans, equipment and ingredients commonly used in baking. Ingredients are listed separately and some information is given for each ingredient such as the types of yeasts and how to successfully...

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Kids Can Cook: Vegetarian Recipes Kitchen-Tested by Kids for Kids Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I'll let you in on a secret- I am 29 and I love this book! I have no patience for cooking, becoming frustrated at recipes that call for too many ingredients and too many steps. That's why this book is perfect for me! The recipes are simple, no fancy ingredients, no time consuming steps, yet the results...

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What to Eat with IBD: A Comprehensive Nutrition and Recipe Guide for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is an invaluable resource to those affected by IBD. The author is a registered dietitian with a Master's degree in nutrition who has had IBD since the age of nineteen. (I also have a Master's degree in nutrition and found all of her nutrition information to be accurate.) The first part of the...

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Cry of the Kalahari Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Of the many books I've read about wildlife, this one sticks in my mind as one of the best, even though it's been several years since I first read it. Some books like George Schaller's "The Serengeti Lion" have more sceintific bent and therefore keep a 'professional distance' from the animals, while others...

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More from the Gluten-free Gourmet: Delicious Dining Without Wheat Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Ms. Hagman's three Gluten-Free Gourmet cookbooks have been a godsend to me. Not only have I been happy with all of her recipes, but I have learned from her cookbooks how to experiment with various gluten-free flours to adapt favorite recipes to be "safe" for me on a more restricted diet. _More from the...

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Baking For Dummies Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Baking always seemed impossible to me - I'd be lucky to get anything to rise, my food would always weigh a ton and, basically, unless someone really loved me, they probably wouldn't eat more than a couple bites. But with Baking for Dummies, all that has changed. I now whip out cupcakes, breadsand pastry...

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Cooking on the Edge of Insanity Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book offers plenty of recipes; but for me, it was more about inspiring readers to be creative and inventive in the kitchen. The recipes are based on a philosophy of using locally grown, organic and unprocessed foods. But unlike many other cookbooks I've encountered, this one is not designed to make...

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The 4-Ingredient Diabetes Cookbook Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)We first checked this book out from our public library to test it and now we can't live without it!The recipes are delicious and real-life friendly. We do not have diabetes in our household, but want to put healthy nutritious foods on the table.In my view, any recipe that passes diabetic guidelines will...

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The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook: More Than 80 Recipes for Irresistible, Old-Fashioned Treats Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I agree with the first reviewer of this book that the key word here is "old fashioned." These are the desserts that you turn to when you want something warm and familiar, and that'll settle into your stomach with a delightful plop. Right from the start, the author makes it clear that all her desserts...

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Betty Crocker Cookbook (Bridal Edition) (Betty Crocker Books) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My mother gave this to me as a wedding gift and although I have been cooking all my life I have found this to be extremely helpful with things I've always seen my mother make but never thought about how to actually make. It also has a lot of neat pictures about how to do things and includes details about...

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How It All Vegan 10th Anniversary Edition: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I felt it was time to get a vegan cookbook, after veganizing regular recipes. Of all the many vegan cookbooks in the bookstore, I chose this one after careful consideration. In fact, I didn't pick one on the first trip to the bookstore, because I couldn't decide. It took a second trip to make a decision....

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Hors d'Oeuvres Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is one of the best and one of the worst cookbooks I have ever used. On the plus side: great and easy-to-make recipes, detailed guidance on preparing foods in advance, and helpful, pretty illustrations. I use this book more than any other hors d'oeuvres cookbook that I have, and my party guests rave...

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Delicious Food for a Healthy Heart Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book has over 120 heart healthy, delicious recipes for vegans and non-vegans alike! Let me get this out of the way...my absolute, hands down, favorite recipe in this book: "Linguine With Spicy Red Garbanzo Sauce". The simplicity of the healthful ingredients was a real shock to me. I figured ok,...

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