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Christina Dymock

Autor(a) de 101 Things to Do with Popcorn

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Christina Dymock is also the author of One Dirty Bowl, The Hungry Family Slow Cooker Cookbook, a Young Chefs.

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This cookbook is a great resource for anyone, like me, who loves to save time by using a slow cooker. Included are simple and sure to please recipes for lunch, dinner, and dessert, as well as tips from the author. I will be trying a few ideas out of this book; I only wish their were more recipes to try!

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mcpl.wausau | 1 outra crítica | Sep 25, 2017 |
This book brings out the true meaning of Christmas on many levels.

Ruby wants to go to Italy for the holidays. She thinks that a proposal from her boyfriend of three years in imminent and going to Italy with his family will be the perfect time and place.

Her perfect Italy plan is put in jeopardy when she doesn't have all of the funds she needs. Her mother refuses to help her out and instead sends her to check out the charitable contributions the company helps each Christmas.

She is surprised to find her mother's accountant, North, helping out the Christmas charity. They get to dress as elves and help Santa fulfill the wishes of Children and families in need. To see Christmas from this viewpoint helps her understand one of the meanings of Christmas, charity and selflessness.

The Christian aspect of Christmas is also put forth in the book. The love of the Savior and His sacrifice make a difference in the life of North. While he is full of love of other's, he needs to make some adjustments in his life to fully embrace the Season.

I love that two imperfect people who have a lot to give can learn and grow in this book. There are many great life lessons pointed out in the story.

This book is well written and very cute. It is perfect for the holiday season. It's also clean.
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Bookworm_Lisa | Oct 23, 2015 |
4 STARS

I read this cookbook at the worst time my power was out all day and I was hungry. These
recipes look good. I bookmarked a couple that I want to try soon as I get ingredients.
Mint fudge looks yummy and one I could do.
I want to also make a jelly cake. I forgot the secrets of how to make one. These look good. All right most of the recipes I would love to eat. Too bad samples don't come with the book.

I have not done a lot of baking the last few years and when I do I take the easy way not the homemade. So I want to get back to cooking more. Especially like the idea of not using all my bowls. I hate doing dishes.

I was given this ebook to read so I could honestly review it.
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rhonda1111 | 1 outra crítica | Sep 11, 2014 |
Since this is a cookbook I took a slightly different approach from my usual review. It just so happened that I had a youth activity for church coming up, so I volunteered to take over the desserts. My husband was going to be out of town, and he usually does the dishes, so I needed some easy things to make. This book advertised just that! I tried out 3 recipes, and I'll rate them on ease of making, taste, and number of actual dirty bowls I made.

One more thing I should clarify is that while I am not going to burn the kitchen down, my baking skills would probably be considered competent at best. I can make meringue, but I could never like run a bakery or anything. I'm your average home baker essentially.

First up was Chocolate Graham Cracker Cookies:

Ease (1-10): 8

Here's the deal, I had to crush graham crackers. I really hate doing that. It's hard for me for some reason. I probably ended up with some bigger chunks that I needed because of that. Beyond that it was super simple.

Taste (1-10): 10

Oh wow, these are super tasty. I'm not even the biggest chocolate fan, but these were superb. Something about the graham crackers in there was almost like having pretzels or something. The cookie was the perfect combination of a little chewy and a little crunchy. I made these the night before I needed them, and I was really afraid I would eat them all. They were raved about at the church activity as well.

Number of Dirty Bowls: 2

I mean, I had to crush graham crackers, and I did it in a bowl. Don't ask, but it worked. So technically I had two bowls to clean.

Next I tried Over-the-Moon Brownies:

Ease: 9

The batter was easy to mix because my stand mixer did most the work. The batter is also no joke though. It is crazy thick.

Taste: 9

I did make one small change to this recipe. It calls for walnuts and I loathe nuts of all kinds, so I left it out so I would want to taste it. They were good though. The cream cheese makes them super rich. For me, I thought they were slightly cakey for brownies, but the people I brought them to loved them.

Number of Dirty Bowls: 1

Finally I made the Peach Vanilla Bundt Cake:

Ease: 8

So I kind of had to Google how to cut up and peel peaches. My excuse is that my absent husband usually takes care of that. It was slightly more difficult than I anticipated from watching videos, but I got it done. The rest was very simple.

Taste: 8

Mine came out not very sweet and kind of dry. The dryness may have been user error though. I only had one small cup of vanilla yogurt, so I just threw all of it in. It may not have been quite enough though. Personally I thought the taste was really good, but it was not a hit with the kids. One serving suggestion was whipped cream, and that or a glaze probably would have raised this to a 10.

Number of Dirty Bowls: 2

I put my cut up peaches in one, okay?

Overall I found this to be a great book. It delivered on tasty treats with very little mess. I was able to make 3 desserts over 2 days with one 4 year old under foot the entire time. I had very little left over, so they must have been really good. This book has some other interesting recipes I'll try out at another time, but if you want tasty treats with little clean up you should check this one out for sure.

Book provided for review.
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l_manning | 1 outra crítica | Aug 27, 2014 |

Estatísticas

Obras
6
Membros
26
Popularidade
#495,361
Avaliação
½ 4.5
Críticas
5
ISBN
7