Healthy Cooking for Two (or Just You): Low-Fat Recipes with Half the Fuss and Double the Taste (Paperback)
April 28, 2009 by TheChef
Filed under Culinary Cooking Books
Review
“At last…a cookbook for us! Plenty of reliable, effortless main dishes.”–Catherine Houck, Dieter’s Notebook columnist, Cosmopolitan magazine
“An especially good book for beginning cooks, empty-nesters and health-oriented small families. This is the book to buy.”–Colleen Pierre, R.D., Nutrition columnist, Baltimore Sun
“Frances Price’s down-to-earth style makes her one of the best recipe developers I know. I would prepare any recipe the first time for company and be confident it would be a success.”–Ginger Johnston, FOODday Editor, The Oregonian
“An especially good book for beginning cooks, empty-nesters and health-oriented small families. This is the book to buy.”–Colleen Pierre, R.D., Nutrition columnist, Baltimore Sun
“Frances Price’s down-to-earth style makes her one of the best recipe developers I know. I would prepare any recipe the first time for company and be confident it would be a success.”–Ginger Johnston, FOODday Editor, The Oregonian
Product Description
* More than 200 creative, low-fat recipes for today’s smaller households
* Unique two-column recipe format for hassle-free preparation
* Tips on shopping for one or two, and streamlining your kitchen
* Full nutrient analysis with every recipe
* Special chapter of delicious, no-fuss menus
* Plenty of 30-minute recipes– plus meatless meals, divine desserts, tip-packed boxes and more
I have lots of “quick and easy” cookbooks and “cooking for one” books but this is the one I used the most. These dishes are truly easy to make with fewer ingredients and simple procedures. I never thought that orange juice and a touch of butter (and nothing else) can create a wonderful sauce for fish. Better yet, it relies on fresh foods whenever possible, so you get true home-made cooking. I live alone but occasionally dine with my boyfriend so this book is perfect for me. I was never disappointed by the recipes even though I sometimes don’t measure time or quantities carefully (of course, I am not a complete novice cook either). The book provides 2 sets of ingredients - one for the single diner and another for two. For a few recipes such as Honest Meatloaf (honestly a great basic meatloaf) you have ingredients for two and four servings respectively, as cooking for one would be rather impractical. However, you can easily save or freeze the leftover for another meal. Overall I highly recommend it to singles and couples who don’t want much fuss in the kitchen. There are no photos other than the one on the cover, but then again, you will not get disappinted when the food you make doesn’t look quite as good as those meticulously arranged by professional food stylist and retouched by creative photographers as in most cookbooks and magazines.
For years I have been tired of using recipes sized for 4 or 8-11 people, then get so tired of the food I’ve cooked that I never want to make the recipe again.
This book is one of the best cookbooks I have ever invested in. It’s a relief not to have to eat leftovers for the rest of the week and not to be afraid to go to the grocery store afraid I’ll overspend.
Great tasting recipes you’ll never tire of, as there is hardly any leftovers. They’re all easy to make. I use this book every week and for entertaining.
My blood sugar has returned to normal (along with my budget)- and it’s so concise and meals so tasty, that you want to include them over and over again. Now I eat much more fish and vegetables and have tried new and varied ways of cooking.
The pan-fried catfish and Maryland crabcakes are the bomb. I’ve learned to poach chicken. Can’t wait to get to the ground turkey section.
You can’t miss with this cookbook.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth the read
If you like cooking and love good food, then this book is a must have.
1.0 out of 5 stars
THE BLAND LEADING THE BLAND
This is the first time I have ever gone to the trouble to review any product online. After purchasing this cookbook based on numerous positive reviews, I got it for me and my…
5.0 out of 5 stars
The 400-600 calorie meals at the back are perfect.
I’m so excited to have this book. It’s everything from a cookbook I always wanted, small serving sizes, easy ingredient lists, healthy, yummy, and posted nutritional information…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exactly what it claims to be
This is a wonderful guide to cooking, with beautiful illustrations, a great personality and helpful hints for the novice cook.
5.0 out of 5 stars
flavorful, simple recipes
Looking at the ingredients for some of the recipes, one would think that the outcome would be bland.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just what i was looking for
The book offers a lot of good, reasonable recipes. It offers nutritional info, cook time and prep time, as well as prep-ahead tips where appropriate.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the price
Lots of interesting and healthy recipes for two. I hate trying to scale down other recipes geared towards 6 - 12 people.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Should be called “Not so Healthy Cooking for Two”
I want my money back…first of all the book that is received is not the book that is shown. The book I got had crab cakes on the front, and another example of false advertisement…
1.0 out of 5 stars
Misprint
This book starts out with the cover recipe stating it is cornish game hens.It looks like crab cakes to me with some beans not salsa. The recipes are boring.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Yummy, healthy!
If I weren’t a college student, I’d give it five stars, but hey, I’m just to young to enjoy some of the sophisticated (and more expensive) meals on the list.