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A review by hannas_heas47
Low-Carb Vegetarian Cookbook: 100 Easy Recipes and a Kick-Start Meal Plan by Amy Lawrence, Justin Fox Burks
4.0
Thanks so much to Callisto Publishing for a look at this cookbook and here are my thoughts!
So you can tell by the cover that this book is filled with delicious recipes that follow a low carb vegetarian plan. This is a low carb...not a no carb recipe plan. Many different recipes from many different cultures span the pages but they all promise a delicious taste.
What did I like? I love to eat vegan...vegetarian... and flexitarian dishes so the recipes themselves have to really wow me to get me to eat out of my comfort zone. The authors give you how many the recipe serves... for me that’s leftovers and only a few recipes discussed how to freeze. Prep time...cook time, which tells you how quickly you can throw this together. The recipes were not really in depth, didn’t really go into what you could prep maybe a day or two ahead. The description of the recipe was a nice idea, it gave you a visual in words. Ingredient lists let me get a visual idea of what goes in a recipe, I have most of the pantry list the book describes but the ingredient list went much deeper. Over half the ingredients I don’t have on hand so I would have to shop. I’d have to freeze a lot more fresh to keep most of this on hand. Tips on the end of the recipe for just about anything to enhance the flavor. The last part was what I really enjoyed. Calorie count... author gives you calories per serving taking the guesswork out for you. This can be important for anyone looking to stay under a certain calorie count. Other than that there was a splash of pictures but enough for me to be satisfied.
Would I recommend or buy? The recipes themselves were a little out of my zone. I’m not a big fan of eggplant or tofu.....or curry so I mainly just browsed. I really liked the recipe to make zucchini noodles and will probably try that. If your looking for low carb with a vegetarian then you can try this out. I won’t be adding it to my collection just because the recipes were a majority of things I won’t eat. I have to have a certain knowledge of how things should taste, so I’m looking for a cookbook with a more easy cooking approach. Tofu, eggplant, mushrooms, and a variety of other things...just not in my normal cooking list.
Thoughts for the authors? Congratulations on your new release! Thanks to Rockridge Press for a sneak peak. Vegetarians will enjoy this.
So you can tell by the cover that this book is filled with delicious recipes that follow a low carb vegetarian plan. This is a low carb...not a no carb recipe plan. Many different recipes from many different cultures span the pages but they all promise a delicious taste.
What did I like? I love to eat vegan...vegetarian... and flexitarian dishes so the recipes themselves have to really wow me to get me to eat out of my comfort zone. The authors give you how many the recipe serves... for me that’s leftovers and only a few recipes discussed how to freeze. Prep time...cook time, which tells you how quickly you can throw this together. The recipes were not really in depth, didn’t really go into what you could prep maybe a day or two ahead. The description of the recipe was a nice idea, it gave you a visual in words. Ingredient lists let me get a visual idea of what goes in a recipe, I have most of the pantry list the book describes but the ingredient list went much deeper. Over half the ingredients I don’t have on hand so I would have to shop. I’d have to freeze a lot more fresh to keep most of this on hand. Tips on the end of the recipe for just about anything to enhance the flavor. The last part was what I really enjoyed. Calorie count... author gives you calories per serving taking the guesswork out for you. This can be important for anyone looking to stay under a certain calorie count. Other than that there was a splash of pictures but enough for me to be satisfied.
Would I recommend or buy? The recipes themselves were a little out of my zone. I’m not a big fan of eggplant or tofu.....or curry so I mainly just browsed. I really liked the recipe to make zucchini noodles and will probably try that. If your looking for low carb with a vegetarian then you can try this out. I won’t be adding it to my collection just because the recipes were a majority of things I won’t eat. I have to have a certain knowledge of how things should taste, so I’m looking for a cookbook with a more easy cooking approach. Tofu, eggplant, mushrooms, and a variety of other things...just not in my normal cooking list.
Thoughts for the authors? Congratulations on your new release! Thanks to Rockridge Press for a sneak peak. Vegetarians will enjoy this.