5 comments about Salad People and More Real Recipes: A New Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up.

1. Mollie Katzen is a great cookbook author, and I love to give this as a gift to young cooks. Because Katzen writes vegetarian, it is a 'no worry' gift if the family has made that choice.
   Recipies are easy to follow with delicious results. Reading, planning, following directions - all important steps for young readers.
   A solid choice for your own kids, or as a holiday or birthday gift.



2. This is a fun way to introduce cooking to young kids. While my six year old prepared Tiny Tacos, his younger brother got jealous and ended up mashing avacado for some guacamole to go with them! It turned into a fun, family meal.



3. This book has some fantastic recipes, and is lots of fun to use with kids. My daughter is a little too young to follow the instructions herself (2.5), but we still had fun making the recipes together. She is much more willing to try something she helped to prepare.



4. I got Salad People and Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up for my four-year-old niece for Christmas, along with a child's pink apron and chef's hat. They were a hit! She really likes to help in the kitchen and I looked at a lot of childrens' cooking books before deciding on these. Other books required the child to be a reader already or had lots of recipes for desserts and sweets and such. These books seemed to have healthier recipes in them than some of the others on the market.
   
   The layout for these books is this: each recipe is four pages long. The first two pages are for the adult involved to read. The second two pages are simply drawn step-by-step visual instructions for the child to follow. Mollie Katzen does the artwork in these books and it's very charming.
   
   M. Katzen has another book for children, Honest Pretzels: And 64 Other Amazing Recipes for Cooks Ages 8 & Up, which I think is for a little older crowd...I look forward to getting that one for my niece when she's ready for it.



5. My 3.5 year old loves to eat and loves to cook. She had another small cookbook with mostly desserts, so I wanted to get her one with healthy meals. Also, our home is vegetarian. I was a little skeptical when I first looked at this book, thinking the food didn't seem too exciting. But for a small child, it seems perfect--they are simple recipes, and the results are simple, but they are things she can really understand and do a lot of herself. The step by step pictures are perfect, and she takes this book out almost every day. I'm planning to get her the other book by Katzen.

5 comments about Super Salads: More Than 250 Super-Easy Recipes for Super Nutrition and Super Flavor.

1. Great salad recipes. We love this book, easy to make and good for you. Very tasty.



2. This book is huge, never expected for the price. Very good recipes. A lot of pictures which is good for the visual person like me.



3. A great book to broaden your thoughts on the ol' salad. I had hit a creativity roadblock when it came to greens and this book is simple to use, the ingredients are generally those I have on hand and the results have received positive comments from family and friends - and all at minimal effort from me - THAT is a bonus.



4. Every recipe has been a keeper. Lots of great salad combinations that you would never think of!
   Just buy it!



5. I love this cookbook! About 95% of the recipes have pictures, beautiful colored pictures. Of course it makes me want to make all of the salads. There's a lettuce guide, describing most of the types of lettuces in the book, so you know what to buy. If there is a recipe that calls for something that you really haven't heard of, it gives a description right next to the recipe. There's a page of different dressing recipes. All the recipes have the calorie count. I am very please with this cookbook. I will be looking for more cookbooks by Reader's Digest. Very pleased. Highly recommend. You won't be dissapointed.

5 comments about Simply Salads: More than 100 Delicious Creative Recipes Made from Prepackaged Greens and a Few Easy-to-Find Ingredients.

1. Okay, so I don't usually get so excited about cookbooks, but I have to say...I'm totally in LOVE with this book! I'm trying to incorporate salad as a main dish at least once a week so I purchased this book with the hope that I would get some ideas. First of all, the book by itself is beautiful. A full page picture is included with each recipe. I have to say that I enjoyed just flipping through and earmarking potential dishes. The ingredients are manageable (not too many and nothing crazy). Tonight I prepared seared salmon over mixed greens and all I have to say is "yay me!" I really impressed myself. I even burned the pecans and it still tasted amazing. So even if tonight's dish turns out to be the only good one out of the bunch, it was still an excellent purchase. This book is a must have!



2. I received this book as a gift a year and a half ago and have since bought about a half dozen of Simply Salads to give to my friends. Particularly inspirational in creating summer meals.



3. Great book - lots of good ideas and yummy dressing recipes. I may be giving everyone this book for Christmas this year!



4. *Her book contains more that 100 recipes made from prepackaged greens found in your vegetable aisle with a few extra easy-to-find ingredients!
   
   * When I first zoomed through her book I realized that she was right about the easy-to-find items! I was very impressed at how she took all those prepackaged greens and put together quick, easy meals.
   
   *I believe every recipe contains a large, mouth-watering picture! I'm a visual learner so this pictures made it very easy to toss together the ingredients into a lovely meal/side dish for my family.
   
   This is a cookbook that you wish your local stores carried right in the aisle with the prepacked greens! This would be great business for Jennifer, of course, but also for the grocery and the customers!
   She pointed out that these prepackaged salads have changed the way we eat salad. It is wonderful to pick up a bag of Fresh Herb Salad that includes such items as royal red oak, lolla rose to little gem and frisee! They are perfectly bagged and offer you a variety that most would not normally be able to toss together with what is found in local stores. I live in a tiny town of 6,000 so I know this for a fact!
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5. Salads are one entrée I think I could live off of. There are just so many ways to make a salad that I think it is impossible to get sick of. Now don't get me wrong I am not a vegetarian, but I do love vegetables and I think in my past life I was a rabbit!
   
   The book Simply Salads by Jennifer Chandler has become one of my favorite cookbooks. It has more than 100 delicious recipes all made from lettuce and a few easy-to-find ingredients. I love just how simple they are and that there is even recipes for salad dressings. Oh and many of the recipes even include adding meat!
   
   Now I can prepare awesome salads both as side dishes and main entrees. I have even received compliments on how the salads look too good to eat! I also love to there are more than fifty different combinations of lettuces, packed in just the right size to choose from and experiment with! I think my favorite is the Balsamic Strawberry Salad, which is super easy and delicious! I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to add more "green" to their kitchen meals, even if you are not normally a lettuce eater!
   
   I was given this book to review. This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.

5 comments about Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan Dehydrating: Delicious & Easy Raw Food Recipes for Dehydrating Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Seeds, Pancakes, Crackers, Breads, Granola, Bars & Wraps.

1. Owning a dehydrator and knowing how to incorporate it into your 'raw' lifestyle are 2 different things. All Kristen's ebooks contain the basics that you need to know if you are just starting out, and this book in no exception. I love experimenting even more with the helpful hints and tips as well as the mouthwatering recipes Kristen has given, which give you the confidence to dehydrate to your hearts content. Still working through the recipes, as I find I like to repeat them as the ones I have tried are just way too delicious to pass up for the next!



2. This book was perfect because it gave me lots of tips and ideas for using my new dehydrator. When I first saw this recipe book I knew the Raw Pancakes pictured on the cover would be the first recipe I tried. They were hands down the best pancakes I have ever eaten! The fruit leather turned out amazing, and because it was so easy, is something I plan on making often. The best part about this book was how easy the recipes were to follow, and all of the ingredients that I needed were easily found at my local health food store!



3. First, I have most of Kristen's books. She provides good basic info in each of her books, valuable if you're new to RAW Uncooking. On the downside, the books don't have that many recipes.
   
   Instead of offering one complete book with all her recipes, they are in a small book series. It is pricey to get all of them. However, there are a few recipes in each of them, that I will make often. Kristen's recipes are creative and some of them different from other books. That is why I purchased most of her books.
   
   Also, there are no pictures inside any of the books. She gives her site that a person must go to, to see pictures of her food. For the price of the series, that isn't great.
   
   Overall, the series format seems a mistake. The recipes are good.



4. I always get such great ideas from Kristen's books. I've used this one alot. I've had my dehydrator for awhile and don't use it that often, but since getting this book, I've been making more dehydrated goodies. I like the extra tips included in the book about dehydrating different types of foods and how to store them. Kristen is just so creative with her recipes and I've loved everything I've tried from this book. Another thing I like about Kristen's books is they are straightfoward and leave out all the fluff and unnecessary pictures. I know she did this to keep the books affordable and accessible, which I think is very cool. Not every raw fooder has $35 to spend on a cookbook, afterall. All in all, her books are a great value and loaded with original ideas and valuable information - I'd recommend them to anyone!



5. I bought two books in Kristen Suzanne's series and while the recipes look good, I have to agree with other reviewers who've pointed out how repetitive the series format is for these books. Almost the entire first half of each book is an introductory guide to the raw vegan lifestyle. Had these books been offered at half the price they are, this might have seemed an appropriate format for a series like this. But each one of these books is nearly as costly as other, more thorough books on preparing raw vegan food. Certainly once you've spent the money to buy a few of the books in this series, you should have something that amounts to more than an intro and the last few pages of each.

5 comments about The Glycemic-Load Diet Cookbook: 150 Recipes to Help You Lose Weight and Reverse Insulin Resistance.

1. This is not a diet book. This book explains just exactly which types of foods help you to gain weight and which types help you to lose weight in plain English. A refreshing change from all of the "diet" books out there.



2. We've heard a lot about the glycemic index in recent years, but not many people know exactly what that means and why they should care. The problem with GI is it is an incomplete equation when it comes to figuring out what impact a particular food will have on the body. A better tool is to determine the glycemic load of what you eat and that's something Dr. Rob Thompson has devoted himself to with his diet plan. In this book of recipes that serves as a companion to The Glycemic-Load Diet, Dr. Thompson teams up with world-famous low-carb cookbook author Dana Carpender to whip up some yummy recipes that are designed to control insulin spikes which lead to weight gain, hunger, and disease. One thing you can always count on when Dana Carpender contributes recipes to a cookbook is variety, mouthwatering dishes, and a commitment to keeping them low-carb. You get 150 outstanding recipes to enjoy for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and everything in between with this book!



3. I'm happy that I did research taking the glycemic index a step further and found the info on glycemic load. Definitely better for diabetes type 2 that I have.



4. Delivery was very fast and the book was in great condition. I have found it to be very enlightening. I am glad I got it. Thank you.



5. Having read The Glycemic Load Diet, I was interested to get this book and try some new recipes. Every dish I have tried so far has been easy to prepare and quite tasty. Also, this book includes an overview of information from The Glycemic Load Diet, which may be helpful for those who do not own that book.

5 comments about Raising the Salad Bar: Beyond Leafy Greens--Inventive Salads with Beans, Whole Grains, Pasta, Chicken, and More.

1. Finally, a book that has wonderful vinagrette recipes and salads easy to make (substitutions are no problem). Originally checked it out of the library and loved it so much I bought it here. Looking forward to more from the author.



2. Not just for the health-conscience or vegetarian crowd - this book is jammed packed with recipes everyone will enjoy. Recipes encompass tastes throughout the world and are adaptable to almost whatever you have in the pantry. What a find!



3. I love my salads and sometimes run out of creative ways to make them. It's no fun to eat an un-inspired salad. This book has given me some of my most favorite salad recipes EVER! If you love salads, or want to love them, this book is great!



4. If you want to impress, or just really enjoy a good salad - this is the book. It really raises the bar on salad making.



5. This book has made me a much better salad maker. It is one of my two favorite cookbooks. Lots of creative combinations for healthy eating, with beautiful photos to get you hooked.
   I have given it away eight times as a gift, too. Terrific present!

5 comments about Lunch Boxes and Snacks: Over 120 healthy recipes from delicious sandwiches and salads to hot soups and sweet treats.

1. This book is filled with some creative ides. However, This book is not for my picky eaters!! Hopefully someday we'll be able to get the picky-eaters to be open to new foods. Also some recipes was just not practical. Over all I am glad to have this book for future use.



2. I bought this book based on some reviews that I have read. I found it to be okay. It gave me a few new ideas for lunches. A lot of the recipes call for mayo, ketchup or chicken. Overall, I think the recipes are fairly simple and kid friendly.



3. If you are burned out trying to come up with ideas for kids' meals this book is for you. Meals are easy to make and colorful to be of interest to your kid. A bonus, if your kid likes to be in the kitchen like mine, s/he can assist in making the items.



4. I just became a full time mom lately, and having EXTREMELY little experience in the kitchen, but also a daughter that is about to go to full day school, I am in desparate search for "life saving recipes" ( to save my life, and probably my daughter's too so that she won't have food poisoning cause by my lack of knowledge in cooking), I bought a bunch of cook books / bento books from amazon. I must say this is one of my favourite.
   
   It is easy to read, instructions are clear and easy to follow ( you know sometimes cookbook can be quite intimating to learner cook like me , but not this book), pack with healthy food choices ( yet they look tasty in the photos), and there are tips about packing lunches for your children througout the book...
   
   I wish I can find a few more books like this !



5. As with any cook book there are hits and there are total misses but this book presents a wide variety of new ideas and twists on old ones to keep your lunch interesting for weeks. It has good eye appeal, though there aren't pictures of every dish presented. Another plus for this title is the great variety of items to chose from; there are the requisite sandwiches but also wraps, salads, hot items, and sweets. Some recipes aren't conducive to packed lunches (open faced sandwiches)but even those can be adapted. I see this as a great book for SAHM's and daycares to stir things up at lunchtime. Many of these dishes are simple enough that children can help make them. Well worth the small investment.

2 comments about The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook (ADA).

1. I found "The Mediterranean Diabetes cookbook" format easy to read and the recipes a delicious change from needed
   
   dietary restrictive menu. The preparation is easily done and the ingredients are not exotic or hard to shop for.
   
   The final results are tasty and please a wide variety of taste buds...
   
   These recipes will be long in my repertoire of every day and special meals for friends and family.
   
   Cooking these recipes will make me look good and as well as make my life easier...
   
   
   S.Simonet Damascus, Maryland



2. Amy Riolo has done it again! I've enjoyed her Arabian and Egyptian cookbooks, "Arabian Delights" and "Nile Style," both of which are food stained from frequent use, but "The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook" is the most user-friendly of the three. It includes bright, flavorful recipes from Spain to North Africa to the Levant that include mostly common ingredients such as chicken, olive oil, tomato, and fresh herbs with a touch of the exotic such as rose water, couscous, and arborio rice. Many of the recipes are simple to make for after work, requiring only one pot and a few ingredients, most of which are staples. Each recipe includes nutritional information and a tidbit about the origin of the recipe. Also, there are two helpful indexes, one divided by main ingredient/dish, and another divided by country. There are even recipes for spice mixes to use with the recipes in the book or for the cook's own creations. So far, my favorite dish is the chicken with carrots and leeks--perfect for a cold winter night, but I've also enjoyed the Dijon-glazed chicken, Moroccan chicken with lemon, Turkish chicken with tomatoes and yogurt, and the Caprese-style chicken. I'm looking forward to trying the salad and sorbet recipes during the summer, not to mention the seafood and soup recipes. This book will keep me busy for a while!

5 comments about Greens Glorious Greens: More than 140 Ways to Prepare All Those Great-Tasting, Super-Healthy, Beautiful Leafy Greens.

1. I enjoy this book and refer to it often. very easy to cook, delicious foods. Answers the questions on how to prepare all of those wonderful vegetables in the grocery store!



2. This a good introductory "greens" book. It give nice explanations of types of greens and good recipes too.



3. We love this book. It is a must have for anyone wanting to eat healthy. The recipes are tasty too - which is a must for our household that includes children. So far everything we have cooked from this has been well liked by kids and adults alike.



4. This book is an amazing piece to have in the kitchen! Everyone should have this book...as everyone should know how to add and prepare greens in their life. greens are the number one crucial and vital food for a healthy lifestyle. And this book depicts all the greens beautifully and helps pair them with the right foods for delicious recipes.



5. I have now tried a few of the recipes in this book, including the Very Veggie Beet Soup, Vegetable Soup with Swiss Chard, Chicken Stir Fry with Cauliflower and Kale and a few others... and they have been very hearty and delicious! There are no bizarre ingredients, and the instructions are straightforward. I will definitely keep reaching for this book for tasty ideas, and will also keep returning to the recipes I've already tried - my neighbors are begging for the recipes, too!

5 comments about Heirloom Beans: Great Recipes for Dips and Spreads, Soups and Stews, Salads and Salsas, and Much More from Rancho Gordo.

1. I was so excited to receive this cookbook-there are SO many great recipes. And this is one book to share with family and friends. Now I need to order some of those beans that I cannot purchase here.
   Thanks.
   L Weil



2. This is a nice resource for those interested in how best to use various varieties of heirloom beans. I appreciated the descriptions of some of the varieties. My only complaint is that they did not include descriptions of all the varieties they offer for sale at Rancho Gordo. The recipes are straightforward and delicious!



3. They are truly great recipes for some great beans. I went to Napa and met Steve along with purchasing some beans. The Ayocote Negro beans are out of this world. I can hardly wait to try more! Check out his recipes on the Rancho Gordo website and sign up for his newsletters.



4. I've been buying Rancho Gordo beans for some time, ever since local favorite Phipps Ranch started consistently disappointing. A sad thing, because I LOVED going to Phipps Ranch and pawing through the amazing selection of dried beans there.
   
   I've also had Heirloom Beans for some time, but for some stupid reason hadn't cooked out of it.
   
   OMFG.
   
   The tepary bean stew (admittedly found on web and not cross-checked with recipe in book yet) with green beans and zucchini? Seems so boring. Seems so plain. ABSOLUTELY not so.
   
   Delicious! Made it exactly as specified except sub'd some of onion with shallot, and added some home-smoked serrano "chipotle" (chipotle by definition is made from smoked jalapeños, not serranos).
   
   Unbelievably flavorful. Steve has done it yet again. And tepary beans from Rancho Gordo were flawless -- no dirt, no stones, uniform size.
   
   Thanks again, Mr. Sando!
   
   Sign me: A long-term satisfied customer



5. The variety of beans in this book of recipes will make your head spin and your stomach growl. There are a multitude of exotic and simple recipes to keep the palate expecting more. My family has yet to meet a bean we don't like, and this book has proven to be a pirate's treasure trove for those who love the care to be-an. There is no other book of recipes like this one. The only drawback might be for people who live in smaller towns where some of these beans might not be available. Otherwise, if you like beans, this book will blow you away.