Kitchen Lit

“I can’t help you with your laundry or bills, but One Pan, Two Plates can help you get a healthful meal on the table in less time and with less cleanup. All the dishes are complete made-from-scratch meals, with one-pan cleanup and ready to eat in less than 1 hour (many less than 30 minutes),” Carla Snyder. As someone who mostly cooks for two people I bought this cookbook years ago. I have always been interested in making meals that do not have a lot of leftovers, since I am not a huge fan of them. One Pan, Two Plates offers a wide variety of meals that are great to feed two people.

“I know you might not think of me as a culinary genius yet, but give me a chance and I promise I won’t disappoint. After all, when you’re in my line of work, every single meal could be your last, so I’ve learned to make each one the very best it can be,” Deadpool. Deadpool is one of my favorite movies. He is my favorite superhero. I love fun cookbooks that are out of the ordinary and special…Cooking with Deadpool definitely breaks the mold. Who could resist making recipes such as A Self-Portrait in Meat, It’s Not Delivery, It’s Deadpool or Bleeding Hearts? I had a hard time picking just two to make!

“So I hope you will enjoy rustling up some ‘rout cake’ for your card parties, or impressing your own Mr. Darcy with venison and roast partridges and, above all, that you will enjoy tasting your way into Jane Austen’s England,” Pen Vogler. My favorite novel is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. When I saw this cookbook online I immediately wanted it to make the meals myself. I was surprised by the wide variety of meals in Dinner with Mr Darcy from mutton to veal to muffins and cakes. Some of the recipes were very simple and easy to make, however, some of the recipes have very hard to locate ingredients.

“Knowledge is power, and this powerful book will expand your talents while you indulge your passion for healthful cooking,” Mary Kay Culpepper, Editor In Chief. I have owned the Cooking Light Complete Cookbook for many years. Even though it was published in 2010 I find myself returning to it again and again. The recipes are easy to follow, healthy and have such complex and intriguing flavors. I have used this cookbook so much that some of the pages in the center have started to fall out. Anyone who wants to be a more experienced home cook will appreciate the tips and tricks provide in Cooking Light Complete Cookbook.

“No matter your reason for picking up this book, the easy-to-adopt lifestyle shift of drinking smoothies will get you started on a patch to feeling and looking your very best,” Catherine McCord. Last year I had the pleasure of going to an event in NYC when Catherine McCord was introducing her new cookbook, Smoothie Project. She made her smoothies and we were able to try them. The smoothies were really good and we all left the event with a copy of the book. I have been drinking smoothies off and on for about five years now. In this time I have found that smoothies for breakfast make a huge difference in how my…