Category: Book Reviews
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Orzo: The Pasta that Looks Like Rice
Orzo is a little pasta that looks like rice. You can cook it like pasta and then drain it or cook it like rice, measuring the water and letting it absorb it all. A simple pat of butter, squirt of lemon juice and some parsley adds a nice touch of flavor. To cook it like…
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REVIEW: Super Foods for Babies and Children by Annabel Karmel
I was sent SuperFoods: For Babies and Children by the publisher to do a review. Since I don’t have small children at this point I was going to pass the book onto my nephew and his wife, who have 3 young children including a new baby, and ask them to try a few recipes. I…
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CLOSED: Cookbook Giveaway: The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner
What do these dishes all have in common? They all came from The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner: Easy Family Meals for Every Day of the Week, which I borrowed from our library. I’ve shared a couple of recipes here the last few days, including Macaroni and Cheese and Fish Tacos. I liked the book so…
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Fish Tacos and Rice with Lime and Cilantro from The Food Nanny
Tonight was another dinner taken from The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner: Easy Family Meals for Every Day of the Week. fish tacos with tilapia and homemade corn tortillas rice with cilantro, cumin and lime juice black beans (from a can, just heated) Homemade Corn Tortillas I used to make tortillas back when the kids were…
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Fired Up Macaroni and Cheese from The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner
I’ve been checking out the new cookbooks from my library and The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner is the second one recently that I am tempted to purchase. It’s just not recipes but some planning ideas since most of us who cook every night will readily agree that the hard part is NOT cooking: It’s figuring…