Eating Well On A Budget by Jessie Price and the editors of Eating Well

02/28/2011 – 7:19 pm

I chose this book because the pictures inside looked appetizing.  I would recommend this for grades 7th and up because some of the recipes are more advanced.  This cookbook really lives up to its name.  In this book I found many delicious looking recipes for a range of palates.  All of the pictures are enticing, but beware that not all of the names are what they seem.  Therefore, you should read through the whole recipe before you begin cooking.  I prepared the Almond Crusted Pork w/honey mustard sauce and my family loved it.  This cookbook lived up to my expectations.

Reviewed by Lisa – Rocky Heights Middle School Student

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Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients

01/05/2011 – 2:21 pm

It’s a New Year and like so many others, I have plans to exercise more and eat better.  I liked the idea of cooking recipes with “poPower foods : 150 delicious recipes with the 38 healthiest ingredients wer foods” much better than “diet” recipes and my husband and kids appreciate that idea as well.

This book is written by the editors of Martha Stewart’s Whole Living Magazine. They include information about stocking a healthy pantry, eating seasonally, understanding food labels, and when it’s best to splurge for organic ingredients.

The bright cover, the great pictures throughout the book, and some of the unusual ingredients also drew me in.

The book begins by introducing 38 power foods and why these foods are so good for your body.  These power foods are:
·          Asparagus
·          Artichokes
·          Avocados
·          Beets
·          Bell Peppers
·          Broccoli
·          Brussels Sprouts
·          Carrots
·          Kale
·          Mushrooms
·          Spinach
·          Sweet Potatoes
·          Swiss Chard
·          Tomatoes
·          Winter Squash
·          Apricots
·          Berries
·          Citrus
·          Kiwifruits
·          Papayas
·          Pears
·          Brown Rice
·          Oats
·          Quinoa
·          Dried Beans
·          Green Peas
·          Soybeans/Edamame
·          Almonds
·          Pecans
·          Pistachios
·          Walnuts
·          Flaxseed
·          Pumpkin Seeds
·          Eggs
·          Yogurt
·          Sablefish
·          Rainbow Trout
·          Wild Alaskan Salmon

All of the recipes highlight at least one of these ingredients.

I tried five recipes from the cookbook, each of which featured an ingredient with which I don’t normally cook.  These  recipe were Lemon Cream with Blackberries (silken tofu), Wheat Berries with Mixed Vegetables (wheat berries), Roasted Fall Vegetables (rutabagas and parsnips), Chili with Chicken and Beans, and Quinoa and Toasted Amaranth Slaw (amaranth).  All of these recipes reminded of eating in health food restaurants in California in the 80’s.  I would definitely make the Roasted Fall Vegetables and Wheat Berries with Mixed Vegetables again, but I probably won’t repeat the other recipes.  Maybe I’m just not ready for such healthy living!

Reviewer: Beth, Castle Pines Librarian

Rating: B-

Bibliographic Information:

Title: Power foods : 150 delicious recipes with the 38 healthiest ingredients

Author: Whole Living magazine with a forward by Martha Stewart

Publisher: New York : Clarkson Potter, 2010

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