Erica Reid

The author is cooking for herself and her family, and so this would suit those with similar palates/food restrictions. She lists many food restrictions, (table salt (Sea Salt is OK), eggs, red meat, nuts, gluten, dairy, nightshade vegetables and corn) which you might think means that those foods will not appear in recipes within the book, be aware that they sometimes do appear in the book.

The recipes were not very unusual, excepting the Chocolate Chip Cookies with Kale . That may mean that this book might work well as a beginner's cookbook. This book does not seem to take itself very seriously. One of the recipes for pizza consists only of 'store-bought pizza crust, jarred pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and basil.

Throughout the book, 'helpful' hints and tips appear in a red box, with red typeface, titled 'Shut up and Listen.' I was not thrilled to continuously be advised to Shut up.

I did like the section of how to make chips: Mushroom chips, beet chips, zucchini chips and Brussels sprouts chips!

Not my favorite cookbook.

**eARC Netgalley**… (mais)

You've got to try the Non-dairy Strawberry Ice Cream!
Whilst I was not particularly keen on the title of this book, the recipes it contained were definitely inspiring.
Having the book on my Kindle meant that I could bookmark those that caught my eye and then select what to cook that day.

Unfortunately, not every recipe is illustrated, hence the four, rather than five stars, but there are a good number of vegetarian choices and all of the recipes are dairy free, which suits my family. I also liked that ideas for on-the-go snacks are marked with a little plane icon.

So far I have tried the Non-dairy Strawberry Ice Cream (even without an ice-cream maker my daughter declared it the best ice cream she had ever tasted!) Also, the Avocado Carrot Salad - though I think I'd reduce the cumin a bit next time, and the Black Bean Burgers.
Next on my list to try are Gypsy Girl Guacamole, Avocado Kale Smoothie and The Hollywood Bowl

There's quite an extensive introduction, which I confess I skipped, but it does include a useful list of the less common ingredients.
So, at 15% the recipes begin with Breakfast (9 recipes), then Vegetarian (23), Poultry (9), Lamb and Other Meats (3), Fish (4), Dressings and Sauces (6), Soups (6), Pizza (3), Snacks (11), Desserts 14), Drinks (5), a grand total of 93 options, many of which are vegetarian and dairy-free.… (mais)