COOKBOOK REVIEW - JANUARY VOTE

so, january is almost over. i thought we could vote as to which cookbook we liked the most and why.

for me, i like moosewood. for starters, i already own it! plus, i like the portion sizes. most meals are easy to make. drawbacks - some of the dishes start to taste the same, since they often rely on the same low-fat ingredients.

i like 'the healthy kitchen' and since i've had it out from the library 2-3 times now, i should probably just buy it. some of the portioning was a tad confusing, or at least difficult (who wants to portion out ALL of a dish just to figure out what one portion is?). it would be nice if they had the portions by size (1 cup) or weight (10 oz) instead of just a percentage of the recipe.

really though, i like both a lot. many of the new recipes we tried this month are keepers.

NEXT MONTH - 3 books! two were in the poll and gathered the most votes. The other was a suggestion by Kate that looked interesting and was available through my library, so i selfishly tossed in to the mix for feb.:

The Fitness Cookbook, by Carmichael and Rutberg
The High-Protein Cookbook, by Eckhardt and Defoyd
The Essential EatingWell Cookbook, by Patricia Jamieson

If you aren't already part of the book club but would like to be, just get a copy of one or more of the books listed above and start cooking!