February Favorite Cookbooks #MySillyLittleGang

Author: Silvie February 10, 2020 5 Comments

Today I am sharing with you my February favorite cookbooks. I have been using these cookbooks for several months and have absolutely loved them! Let me know which ones you’d like to check out.

February Favorite Cookbooks

Many of you know that I love to cook. I love making dishes from different cuisines, trying out new things as well as making tried and true favorites. Here are the cookbooks that I have been using for the past few months and have found useful. Let’s dive in…

The Ultimate Cooking for One Cookbook

Tired of eating the same things over and over? Sick of throwing out food? Looking for recipes that aren’t made for four? This book will be your new BFF!

No matter your comfort level in the kitchen, this solo meal guide will teach you how to prep for one, learn what ingredients and accessories are must-haves for the solo cook, and cut WAY down on food waste.

Features 175 easy and flavorful recipes like Fruit-Filled Overnight Oats, Crawfish Beignets, Pork & Zucchini Stir-Fry, Lemon Meringue Pie, and many more – JUST FOR YOU!

The Everything® Healthy Mediterranean Cookbook

Mediterranean cuisine is celebrated all over the world for its fresh, healthy ingredients, vibrant flavors, and complex recipes. Centering mostly around fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, seafood, and lean meats, it’s no wonder it’s not just a fad diet. But who has time to make complicated, traditional recipes every weeknight?

The Everything Healthy Mediterranean Cookbook provides all the tools you need to make healthy, classic Mediterranean meals right at home. Including 300 recipes—most of which can be made in 30 minutes or less, along with make-ahead and slow cooker meals—this cookbook is perfect for Mediterranean diet beginners.

This fun and easy cookbook has the step-by-step guidance you need to effortlessly incorporate this healthy lifestyle into your busy schedule. Whether you are cooking a quick, delicious meal on a weeknight or an elaborate, decadent meal for a holiday, The Everything Healthy Mediterranean Cookbook makes starting the Mediterranean diet easier than ever.

Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day

By showing that kitchen skill, and not budget, is the key to great food, Good and Cheap will help you eat well—really well—on the strictest of budgets.

Created for people who have to watch every dollar—but particularly those living on the U.S. food stamp allotment of $4.00 a day—Good and Cheap is a cookbook filled with delicious, healthful recipes backed by ideas that will make everyone who uses it a better cook. From Spicy Pulled Pork to Barley Risotto with Peas, and from Chorizo and White Bean Ragù to Vegetable Jambalaya, the more than 100 recipes maximize every ingredient and teach economical cooking methods. There are recipes for breakfasts, soups and salads, lunches, snacks, big batch meals—and even desserts, like crispy, gooey Caramelized Bananas. Plus there are tips on shopping smartly and the minimal equipment needed to cook successfully.

With every copy of Good and Cheap purchased, the publisher will donate a free copy to a person or family in need. Donated books will be distributed through food charities, nonprofits, and other organizations. You can feel proud that your purchase of this book supports the people who need it most, giving them the tools to make healthy and delicious food.

The Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook

The ultimate Instant Pot cookbook for people with diabetes, from the diabetes food and nutrition experts!

This Instant Pot–authorized cookbook from the experts at the American Diabetes Association contains 90 easy and healthy recipes made with simple ingredients. Inside, you’ll find nutritious, flavorful Instant Pot recipes that will easily transform into mouth-watering meals. Each recipe includes detailed instructions to walk you through every step of cooking with your Instant Pot. Recipes include family favorites as well as a wide range of options inspired by Mexican, Italian, Thai, Indian, and Cajun cuisines. Whatever you have a taste for, you’ll find it in this book! Additionally, each recipe meets the nutrition guidelines set by the American Diabetes Association.

Other features of the Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook include:

Pressure Pointers to help you understand how your Instant Pot works and what it can do.
A table of cooking times for a variety of ingredients from grains to veggies to meats.
Essential kitchen equipment and ingredients to have on hand to make diabetes-friendly cooking with your Instant Pot a breeze.
Complete nutrition information with each recipe to make diabetes meal planning easy.

The Clean & Simple Diabetes Cookbook

Cooking at home is one of the best ways to eat healthier and manage your diabetes or prediabetes, but it can be difficult to know where to start. The Clean & Simple Diabetes Cookbook will walk you through the basics of simple, home-cooking, using fresh, whole ingredients to kickstart your healthy, clean-eating lifestyle. More than just a collection of recipes, this cookbook also provides:

• Tips on cooking and eating to prevent or manage diabetes or prediabetes
• Essential cooking how-to’s to build your confidence in the kitchen
• Grocery shopping guide for clean eating
• Step-by-step guides for meal planning and prep
• Menu ideas and meal plans for fuss-free healthy eating

The Clean & Simple Diabetes Cookbook contains over 100 simple, clean-eating recipes, each complete with nutrition information that makes meal planning for diabetes easy. These recipes are designed for simplicity: they contain minimal ingredients, use common cooking equipment, require 15 minutes or less of prep time, and provide detailed, easy-to-understand instructions. Plus, the recipes feature fresh, flavorful ingredients—absolutely nothing is artificial—to help give you the energy you need to rock your day!

Some of the recipes you’ll find in this book include Mason Jar Sesame Chicken Salad, Sheet Pan Chili Lime Shrimp and Peppers, Super Green Guacamole, Tuna, and Avocado Power Bowl, Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies, and much, much more! Looking for something even simpler? You’ll also find ideas for easiest ever recipes made with just three ingredients for when you need a fast fix.

Eating healthier to prevent or manage diabetes or prediabetes doesn’t have to be complicated! The Clean & Simple Diabetes Cookbook gives you all the tools you need to eat clean, gain confidence in the kitchen, and plan healthy meals like a pro.

The Easy Air Fryer Cookbook

The air fryer has revolutionized home-cooked comfort foods! Recipes you never thought could be healthy are now diabetes-friendly!

This innovative kitchen appliance allows you to make your favorite fried foods—like crunchy fried chicken or crispy French fries—without the mess of a pot of hot oil or the addition of tons of extra fat. The Easy Air Fryer Cookbook helps you make the most of your air fryer with dozens of healthy and delicious recipes for every meal.

Inside you’ll find delicious recipes such as:

• Sunday Morning French Toast
• Diner-Style Pork Chops
• Crisp Parmesan Broccoli Florets
• Pecan Baked Apples

Best of all, every single recipe has been customized to meet nutrition guidelines established by the American Diabetes Association, and include nutrition facts to make meal planning easy.

Southern Keto: 100+ Traditional Food Favorites for a Low-Carb Lifestyle

The ketogenic lifestyle doesn’t require a sacrifice of flavor! Many people think that going keto means they have to give up American traditional dishes, but with a little creativity most of your favorite foods can be made keto. Southern Keto will show you how to make your favorite comfort foods delicious and low-carb.  You don’t have to give up breading, cheesecake, pan-fried chicken, or biscuits. Natasha “Tasha” Newton has you covered. 

In this book, she also shares her struggles from childhood obesity and years of yoyo dieting to being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the age of 29. She’ll share with you how keto helped her to lose weight and gain freedom from sugar and food addiction. Natasha will serve you delicious and healthy keto meals side inspiration and encouragement! Being a southern girl she prides herself in recreating her family’s favorite foods, keto style. If it doesn’t taste great, she knows that her family won’t be interested!

In this book you’ll find:

* Over 100 delicious keto recipes,

* Multiple theme menu ideas 

* Comprehensive grocery lists,

* Useful tips and tricks for getting started, 

* And more!

If you’ve put off trying the keto diet for fear of missing out on your favorite foods, fear no more. Southern Keto will make sure flavor comes first while changing your health!

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