Emily Paster

Epic Air Fryer Cookbook by Emily Paster is a Harvard Common Press publication.

Fresh, Fun, and Easy!

I got an air fryer for Christmas last year and now I wonder what how I ever survived without one. I’m always looking for new and fresh recipes to try out and am especially interested in ones that are unique to air fryers specifically.
This cookbook, as promised, has one hundred recipes, divided into the usual sections one expects to find in a typical cookbook.

Included are:

Breakfast foods
Party Foods and Appetizers
Vegetarian meals
Main Courses with Poultry, meat and seafood
Side dishes
Deserts

As you will discover, the air fryer is not just for traditional ‘frying’ but also works like a convection oven. I have tried one or two air fryer cookbooks right after I first got my fryer, which got me off to a good start, while I acclimated myself to the device.

This book is a nice addition to my growing collection! I’d never even thought about trying some of these recipes in the air fryer!! It really is very versatile and a much healthier choice. In fact, we had given up on some favorite foods because of the health risk, but now we can enjoy them again in moderation.

One recipe included was for fried green tomatoes- which was timely for me. We just experienced our first freeze of the season and I still had tomatoes on the vine in my garden- all still very green. So, I had already planned on looking up a recipe for FGT- and now I have one I can use in my air fryer- guilt free!

The other recipe I tried was the Baja Fish Tacos mainly because I had many of the ingredients on hand and was in the mood for fish.

Overall, this is an exceptional air fryer cookbook. If you have an air fryer or are thinking about buying one for yourself or someone else, be sure to pick up this cookbook to go along with it. There are color photos included, and most recipes are very easy to make and do not require hard to find spices or ingredients.

Bon appetite!

4.5 stars… (mais)

Have you heard of the newest food craze called food swapping? The premise is you make real food, and bring it to swap with real food that others make, thereby increasing the real food in your own kitchen, and reducing food waste. It's an all around win for everyone.

I heard of food swapping a couple of years ago, and did a little research but no one was food swapping near me. Yes, I could start my own, but I'm not exactly an organized individual (though I'm better now then I was a few years ago).

When I saw this book in netgalley, I knew I had to read it! I hadn't thought of food swapping since that initial interest a few years ago.

The book not only explains what food swapping is and why you should do it, but the author Emily Paster makes a point of pointing out who shouldn't food swap - whether it's because you are uncomfortable with a non-chef person making your food or because of food allergies. I love the fact that Paster is just so up front and honest about something she's obviously so passionate about.

The food is filled with gorgeous photos and tales of how much fun food swapping can be, and explains that it's also a social event and a great opportunity to learn new things - by talking to a canner, for example, you realize that water bath canning isn't as scary as you once thought.

Most of the book talks about starting your own swap, but various food swaps throughout the country are also highlighted throughout the book, including my somewhat-local Boston food swap.

The last section of the book includes many recipes, which includes suggested portion sizes for swapping. There's a variety of recipes here, from savory to sweet, and include easy ideas for beginner swappers to make like flavored salts and sugars.… (mais)