Beyond Bacon Grease

A Reflective Review By Andrea R. Garrison – Online With Andrea

Beyond Bacon Grease A farm-inspired cookbook for the low-fat generation By Cheryl L. Hughey is filled with mouth-watering recipes from breakfast to desert. Her main dishes include time clock chicken, gingerly yours fried rice and naked chickenless egg rolls. She also added some great beans and soups. The side dish recipes include rustic zucchini and corn, emergency green beans, no remorse macaroni & cheese, crusty mashed potatoes and Missouri baked beans. Cheryl included some wonderful deserts such as crustless sweet tater pie, pumpkin pie rice pudding and spotted apple bake. There are also cooking and gardening tips and a few of Cheryl’s beautiful poetry added to the mix. This is a great cookbook to keep on hand and it is designed just so you can keep it right in the kitchen where it belongs. For more information please visit www.beyondbacongrease.com and listen to the Online With Andrea interview with Cheryl.

Cooking With Love - Ventures Into the New Israeli Cuisine by Ruth Milstein

A Review By Andrea R. Garrison – Online With Andrea

The Cooking With Love book by Ruth Milstein is the winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2009 in Israel which means that it qualifies for the Gourmand Best-in-the World competition. I can see why this book has been recognized. This cookbook which shares Ventures Into the New Israeli Cuisine immediately resonated with me because of the title. I have always felt that the most important ingredient in food preparation is love. Certainly Ruth managed to create a beautiful book that is filled with valuable information on how to cut cholesterol and fat, useful substitutions, entertaining and more tips. This cook book is filled with recipes for beverages, appetizers, soups, salads, vegetables, main entrées, breads, roll, sauces, dips, spreads, deserts. There is a recipe in this book for any diet whether you are a vegetarian or a meat eater. For those of you who are looking for some thing different to make using tofu there are some terrific recipes. This is a book for the experienced cook or for a beginner. Cooking With Love is a great book because Ruth Milstein emphasizes, simplicity, fresh, healthy and delicious food that is delightful for the palate, nutritious and beneficial for the heart, body and soul. For more information on Cooking With Love please visit www.ruthmilstein.com and listen to the Online With Andrea interview with Ruth Milstein.