Category: cookbook

Cook Once, Eat Twice from Better Homes and Gardens My brother and sister-in-law are great and got me a new slow cooker for my birthday. Since then, I've been wanting to try it out, scouring through my recipes and books at the library. I made my first meal in the new slow cooker yesterday, Rustic Italian Stew from Cook Once, Eat Twice.  What's great about this cookbook is that the first recipe in each pair makes enough to have leftovers and the second recipe uses those leftovers. Which means on Thursday, we'll be having Pasta Bowls. The Rustic Italian Stew was delicious. 2 medium yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced 8 ounces button mushrooms, quartered 1 15-ounce can navy beans, rinsed and drains 2 medium green sweet peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced 1 large onion, cut into thin wedges 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional) 2 14.5-ounce cans undrained stewed tomatoes, cut...

Chocolate: A Love Story by Max Brenner, illustrations by Yonatan Factor I have never been to one of Max Brenner's restaurants, but if this book is any indication, I would be in a chocolate heaven. This is a gorgeous coffee table cookbook. The 65 recipes all sound sinfully delicious, from the Bohemian French Toast Chocolate Sandwiches to the Intimate Scones and the Mannered White Chocolate Crème Brûlée. Instead of the traditional photo photos, each recipe is accompanied by original graphics, almost art-deco in feel. A lot of them also include a line or two of musings, kind of setting the stage for the recipe. I can see chocoholics loving this mouth-watering book. I actually tried one of the recipes. Supposedly they are easy to follow, but I didn't have such good luck. First, I had to find one that I understood all the words of and could get a hold of all the ingredients. I live in a fairly small town; we...

Yum-o! The Family Cookbook by Rachael Ray Description: Rachael knows that every family wants to make the best possible food choices–and get the very most out of their food-budget dollars. The recipes here feature more whole grains, use less fat, and make the most of fresh fruits and vegetables so they are as good for you as they are delish, and they’re all quintessential Rachael–fun and creative. You’ll also find notes on how to get even very young kids involved in the cooking process; great ideas for everything from breakfast to the lunchbox to dinner; wholesome snacks; and loads of new double-duty dinners that let you cook once, then eat twice or more. My thoughts: Actually, last night's dinner came from this cookbook, which made me think of it. Ray is trying to get families to eat healthy dinners together. There's no way myAmber will eat all the recipes in this book, but some of them she will. And she loves to help in the kitchen,...