Author(s): Bonnie Polin Frances Giedt
Publisher: Fireside
Publication Date: 1998-11-17
Pages: 288
Review: Lots of good recipes as advertised. BUT, quick and easy….hardly. Most of the recipes call for ingredients not in my larder and require more prep time than the every day person will invest. Good I guess if you are an accomplished chef.Okay, so this is a book for people with diabetes, a condition that affects neither me nor hubby Dub, but Dub likes to eat and I like to cook and I’m a lover of all cookbooks that can take a novice, an apprentice or an experienced chef and assist her in turning out a delicious meal and this book excels in that.
As it says on the cover this book has 200 recipes for 1 to 4 people and according to Dr. Alan Jacobson the medical director of the Joslin Diabetes Center in his introduction, these are safe recipes for diabetics. That being said, they’re mighty tasty recipes too. You don’t have to be a diabetic to appreciate the meals you can whip up with this book acting as your guide.
Dub and I have had the Crustless Spinach Quiche on page 30 a number of times now. Even though Dub is fond of saying real men don’t eat quiche, he tucks right into this. We also like the Chicken Breast Stuffed with Feta Cheese and Spinach on page 126 a whole bunch. We’re Popeye lovers at hour house, we eat our spinach. And if you’re looking for a delicious desert, and it’s healthy or it wouldn’t be in this book, try the Sauteed Banana with Creme Fraiche on page 224, you’ll never look at bananas the same again.
This is a deliciously good cookbook which any chef should be proud to have in her house.
Reviewed by Captain Katie OsborneProduct was advertised as used, but looked brand new. Delivery was a bit slower than other things I’ve ordered, but beat the deadline by a couple of days.Recipes were not fast and simple like some other books, but some are interesting. Info was also presented in more detail than I was looking for. If you are “studying” diabetes to learn about it and not so much about the management of it, you will like this book. I was looking for fast info easy to prepare and get husbands diet into foods he likes. I purchased this book because I was going out with a fellow who had diabetes. Funny thing was about the time the book arrived I stopped seeing him. No sense letting a good cook book go to waste! What I discovered were delicious, easy to prepare meals that are healthy. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but my waistline seems to be shrinking just a bit.
If you have a friend or family member who is diabetic they will love these wonderful meals. But even if you are not diabetic, and you just want to eat healthy meals that are economical, with minimal prep time, and taste good, try this cookbook.
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