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    My Food Bag

    My Food Bag

    Food & Drink

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    Welcome to the My Food Bag app! Every week, Nadia and our Development Kitchen dream up inspiring...

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Rachel King (13 KP) rated Cooking with Healthy Girl: Everyday Recipes Made Healthy in Books

Feb 11, 2019  
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Cooking with Healthy Girl: Everyday Recipes Made Healthy
Mandy Potter | 2010
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The cookbook opens with an introduction about the author and why she decided to write this book, along with an explanation of the nickname "Healthy Girl." What I like most about this is that Potter explains that by changing her lifestyle to be more healthy, she lost 85 pounds, a fantastic feat! Every recipe includes the nutritional data gathered from http://www.nutritiondata.com/ based on one serving, and the back of the book includes a list of staple ingredients that Potter used in all of her recipes, as well as four weeks of planned dinners complete with grocery lists. While flipping through the recipes, divided under the headings of Breakfast, Entrees, Sides, and Desserts, I discovered that most of the ingredients that she uses are things that I already have and use in my own kitchen. Many of the recipes are familiar, but a few new ones gaves me ideas on how to tweak my own recipes, such as Chocolate Oatmeal, that melts dark chocolate in with cooked oatmeal; the Garlic Burger, that uses english muffins in place of hamburger buns; or the recipe Mozzarella Meatballs over Pasta that stuffs cheese inside of meatballs. This is not your typical gourmet cookbook with strange, unpronounceable ingredients and methods that require devices not found in your typical kitchen. The only device that Potter really recommends having is a bread machine, for recipes such as Chocolate S'mores Rolls and Almond Stuffed Bread. Many recipes included canned and frozen ingredients, as well as prepared mixes, like brown gravy mix and biscuit mix, to shorten preparation time. I also found it interesting that even though this is supposed to be a "healthy" cookbook, Potter still uses less healthy ingredients like butter, full-fat cheese, and bacon, just in smaller quantities. Many common dishes are made healthier by replacing certain ingredients with healthier versions, such as white flour with whole wheat flour, whole milk with skim milk, and vegetable oil with olive oil and canola oil. Overall, I would recommend this cookbook for those who want to eat healthy without having to sacrifice on taste, budget, or time.
  
    CookCalc

    CookCalc

    Utilities and Reference

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    CookCalc is the greatest kitchen companion to have at your side! Converting from 11 different...

    Simple Feast

    Simple Feast

    Food & Drink and Health & Fitness

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    Cook with recipes from the world’s greatest chefs and nutritionists, and tailor them to your own...

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2340 KP) rated To Brew or Not to Brew (Brewing Trouble, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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To Brew or Not to Brew (Brewing Trouble, #1)
Joyce Tremel | 2015
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Maxine “Max” O’Hara is only a month away from opening her new brewpub in Pittsburg. Unfortunately, she is having very bad luck with things that keep going wrong. Her friend Kurt, who is supposed to be in charge of the kitchen, thinks it is sabotage. After he calls Max one night, she arrives to find him dead in the brewery. Was he right? Can Max find the killer before her new business tanks?

While the book started with a bang, it then slowed down a bit to set up the series before fully getting into the mystery. By the time we reached the end, things were moving quickly and I couldn’t put it down before the great ending. The characters are charming and leap off the page. I’m already looking forward to visiting them again.

NOTE: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/12/book-review-to-brew-or-not-to-brew-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2340 KP) rated A Palette for Murder (Aurora Anderson Mystery #3) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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A Palette for Murder (Aurora Anderson Mystery #3)
Sybil Johnson | 2017
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Vista Beach is in the middle of a heatwave, and thieves are taking advantage of people leaving doors and windows open. It looks like Rory has stumbled on the aftermath of one such burglary when she finds her neighbor, Willow, dead on her kitchen floor. But the police aren’t buying robbery as a motive, and they focus on Rory’s friend Dawn as the killer. Can Rory learn the truth?

Naturally, it turns out that Willow had a number of secrets, and those kept the pages turning until we reached the end. I did figure things out a bit early, but my jaw still literally dropped at a couple of the twists along the way. The characters are good enough to make us care about the outcome, but they could still be a bit more developed. Still, this is a fun book that flew by all too quickly.

NOTE: I received an ARC.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-palette-for-murder-by-sybil.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.