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One pot favorites: A healthy exchanges cookbook
contains recipes to cook in one pot thus saving time and clean up
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Published January 1, 1997
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June 28, 2018
How do I choose what to cook? I roll the dice. This allows me to select a cookbook. I then roll again to determine which will be the lucky page. That's how I approach cooking. Of course, that may be why people at the local pot luck dinners shake in fear when I walk in, as no one, not even myself, know what I will be making until the dice have been rolled. I should live in Vegas.
The dice have rolled about three times on this book and I can say I have had some success with the recipes. This is another Healthy Exchanges cookbook which means the ingredients are focused on less fat and less sugar. This is always a challenge to me as I don't diet and since I know I will die someday anyway, I'm sure not going to go without my sugar and dairy products. BUT, in the spirit of the sacred dice, I try to adhere to the recipes (the word is "try").
I stunned the Pot Luckers with the Caribbean Chicken recipe. Actually, I stunned myself. It was better than it had a right to be, even though I cheated and used real brown sugar instead of the substitute stated in the book (I'm stubborn). Washed down with a nearly frozen Mexican-bottled Coca-Cola and voila, I destroyed the original concept of staying away from sugar (but oh so refreshing). Still, the recipe worked either way, which is why this cookbook is becoming one of my faves.
Next up, the dice hit page 99, which was the Cabbage Patch Stew. The only problem with this one is that it was selected on a day that temperatures hit 108° Fahrenheit...hmmm. Not exactly the right type of dish for the weather, but again, the dice ruled. And once again, it was a hit!! Yum-a-licious. The Worcestershire sauce and turkey, instead of beef, was a nice pairing.
The final roll of the dice hit page 129, Italian Oven-Baked Chicken. This made me happy, as I love to bake chicken. However, the ingredients made me hesitate...Cream of Chicken soup and fat-free Parmesan cheese. Oh boy. Well, I tried it and, again, a big hit. I have re-named it "Suburban Oven-Baked Chicken" since that seems to be the intended audience, but hey, it worked.
I was hoping the dice would roll for the Cinnamon Raisin Nut Pudding, but I may just make this without the approval of the all-seeing dice. This cookbook was a surprise win, especially as every recipe can be cooked in one pot. That's huge in today's super-fast lifestyle and I eagerly look forward to getting a chance to work with another one of the recipes in the future.
Book Season = Year Round (my kind of pot)
The dice have rolled about three times on this book and I can say I have had some success with the recipes. This is another Healthy Exchanges cookbook which means the ingredients are focused on less fat and less sugar. This is always a challenge to me as I don't diet and since I know I will die someday anyway, I'm sure not going to go without my sugar and dairy products. BUT, in the spirit of the sacred dice, I try to adhere to the recipes (the word is "try").
I stunned the Pot Luckers with the Caribbean Chicken recipe. Actually, I stunned myself. It was better than it had a right to be, even though I cheated and used real brown sugar instead of the substitute stated in the book (I'm stubborn). Washed down with a nearly frozen Mexican-bottled Coca-Cola and voila, I destroyed the original concept of staying away from sugar (but oh so refreshing). Still, the recipe worked either way, which is why this cookbook is becoming one of my faves.
Next up, the dice hit page 99, which was the Cabbage Patch Stew. The only problem with this one is that it was selected on a day that temperatures hit 108° Fahrenheit...hmmm. Not exactly the right type of dish for the weather, but again, the dice ruled. And once again, it was a hit!! Yum-a-licious. The Worcestershire sauce and turkey, instead of beef, was a nice pairing.
The final roll of the dice hit page 129, Italian Oven-Baked Chicken. This made me happy, as I love to bake chicken. However, the ingredients made me hesitate...Cream of Chicken soup and fat-free Parmesan cheese. Oh boy. Well, I tried it and, again, a big hit. I have re-named it "Suburban Oven-Baked Chicken" since that seems to be the intended audience, but hey, it worked.
I was hoping the dice would roll for the Cinnamon Raisin Nut Pudding, but I may just make this without the approval of the all-seeing dice. This cookbook was a surprise win, especially as every recipe can be cooked in one pot. That's huge in today's super-fast lifestyle and I eagerly look forward to getting a chance to work with another one of the recipes in the future.
Book Season = Year Round (my kind of pot)
July 15, 2011
I like this cook book for several reasons --the recipes all include healthy alternatives, each lists nutritional information, and they're all EASY to make. I recommend Maple Apple Raisin Custard, Green Beans Marinara Spaghetti and Noodle, Kraut and Frankfurter Casserole.
January 21, 2008
Lots of new recipes to try in this one pot cookbook.
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