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Deliciously Enchanted (D’Vaire #37)

Jessamyn Kingley

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Henry Gennevios is an enchanter with little magic, but his lack of sorcery doesn’t bother him....

MM Fantasy Romance Paranormal

The Ballymaloe Cookbook

Myrtle Allen

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First published in 1977, The Ballymaloe Cookbook espouses a food philosophy rare for its time, but...

20000+ Soup Recipes

Food & Drink and Lifestyle

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"Soup Recipes 20000+" offers over 20000 recipes that anyone can use to create a hand crafted,...

My Food Bag

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

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

Feb 11, 2019

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.