Pros: Delicious, healthy food; quick meals; handy tips; nice photos
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5
Archive for the ‘Cookbooks’ Category
EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry Cookbook
Thursday, January 31st, 2008“New Good Food,” Margaret M. Wittenberg
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Pros: Incredible wealth of information on natural foods
Cons: A bit dry
Rating: 5 out of 5
“New England Cooking,” Claire Hopley
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Pros: Delicious recipes; good layout; wonderful snapshot of New England cookery
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5
“Demolition Desserts,” Elizabeth Falkner
Thursday, January 17th, 2008Pros: Stunning (and stunningly delicious) desserts; amazing photos; playful flare
Cons: Not for the casual cook!
Rating: 5 out of 5
“A Baker’s Odyssey,” Greg Patent
Friday, January 11th, 2008Pros: Amazing bread; wonderful variety of recipes from all over the world; DVD included
Cons: One or two minor editing snafus; would have loved more photos!
Rating: 5 out of 5
“Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day,” Hertzberg & Francois
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Pros: Amazing bread; very detailed instructions; incredibly easy
Cons: Doesn’t work as well with whole grains
Rating: 5 out of 5
“Soups & Salads for Spring and Summer Days,” Liza Fosburgh
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008Pros: Solidly good recipes; good layout
Cons: No photos; some unbalanced flavors
Rating: 4 out of 5
“Make-a-Mix,” Eliason, Harward & Westover
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Pros: Time-saving mix recipes; some delicious recipes
Cons: At least one glaring mistake; I was hoping for more versatile mixes
Rating: 4 out of 5
“Wild Game Cookery,” J. Carol Vance
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008Pros: A wide variety of good game recipes; clear layout; great tips
Cons: Some not-so-great recipes; no photos; dubious “low fat” designations
Rating: 4 out of 5
Mollie Katzen’s Recipes: Soups
Friday, December 7th, 2007Pros: Some wonderfully healthy vegetarian soups in here; easel format saves space
Cons: Didn’t wow me like some of Mollie Katzen’s other cookbooks; easel format is awkward
Rating: 3 out of 5
