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Archive for the ‘Healthy’ Category

“The Smith & Hawkens Gardeners’ Community Cookbook”

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Pros: Lots of recipes; inventive recipes; delicious recipes
Cons: Just short of outstanding
Rating: 4 out of 5

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“Frozen Assets Lite & Easy,” Deborah Taylor-Hough

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Pros: The “mini-session” format; hints for turning any meal into a frozen meal
Cons: Somewhat bland food; a few confusions and mistakes
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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“Miracle Muffins,” Patty Neeley

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Pros: Delicious, healthy, easy-to-make muffins of all varieties
Cons: They seem to need butter to make them taste good, which negates some of the healthiness
Rating: 4 out of 5

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“Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone,” Deborah Madison

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Pros: Extremely simple directions; anyone could cook these things; quick recipes
Cons: Needs tweaking if you like high flavor
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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“The Vegan Gourmet,” Geiskopf-Hadler and Toomay

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Pros: Intense flavors; easy recipes; quick recipes
Cons: Hard to prop open; some hard-to-find ingredients
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“Too Many Tomatoes,” Myers and Landau

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Pros: Fantastic concept
Cons: No photos; poor layout; mediocre results; inconsistent information; flawed recipes
Rating: 2 out of 5

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“The Greens Cookbook,” Deborah Madison

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Pros: Flavorful food; good layout
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“The Essential Kitchen: Steaming,” Brigid Treloar

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Pros: Wonderful flavors; easy recipes; fantastic photos
Cons: A few hard-to-find ingredients; expensive
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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“Rancho la Puerta,” Bill Wavrin

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Pros: Healthy; good solid quality; makes great use of fresh produce
Cons: Some unusual ingredients; not a huge number of fantastic recipes; you’ll need a source of great fresh produce
Rating: 4 out of 5

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“The Kripalu Cookbook: Gourmet Vegetarian Recipes,” Atma Jo Levitt

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

Pros: Delicious and hearty vegetarian food
Cons: Author doesn’t seem to have read any cookbooks
Rating: 2.5 out of 5

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