Recipe Books

HayleyMCR
HayleyMCR Posts: 6 Member
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Hi there,

I was just wondering if people have a favourite cookbook they often refer too?
Cooking and looking for new recipes is a hobby to me. This week I have meal planned form The Hairy Dieters (Hairy Bikers) 3 cookbooks. Breakfast, lunch and dinner combine come in around 900 calories each day, which is great as this leaves me 300 for coffees and a snack!
Today I have made Banana & Sultana muffins for my breakfasts Monday - Saturday which are only 120 calories each, another example is Lamb Hotpot at 438 cals and Chicken & Mushroom Risotto at 317 cals.

If there are any recommendations you have I'd love to hear them.

Thanks, h

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  • C1C2C3
    C1C2C3 Posts: 119 Member
    edited May 2016
    The Chicken & Mushroom Risotto sounds delicious!

    The cookbook that was a lifesaver when I first started counting calories was the Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook: New Family Classics Collection (second volume in the Comfort Food Diet series). After 4 years there are still some recipes I turn to from time to time. California pizza (tortilla base with tomatoes, mozzarella, Italian seasoning), Sweet and Sour Chicken (recipe here: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/favorite-sweet-and-sour-chicken) and Stove-top Beef n' Shells are some of my favorites. :smile:

    Most of my favorite cookbooks, though, aren't written around calories/healthy diet, I just modify the recipes to work for me. One of my very favorite cookbooks that I used, when I was first learning to cook and bake is an old Farm Journal's Country Cookbook (I prefer a certain edition, but can't recall it right now).
  • OldHobo
    OldHobo Posts: 647 Member
    These are the ones that get the most use.
    The Joy of Cooking, Irma Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker
    How to Cook Everything, Mark Bittman
    On Food and Cooking, Harold McGee
    The Bread Baker's Apprentice, Peter Reinhart
    The Tortilla Book Diana Kennedy
    The most helpful books on cooking for young cooks explain techniques.
  • rosecropper
    rosecropper Posts: 340 Member
    Vegan under pressure
    All pressure cookers come with a manual that explains how to cook meats. Vegan under pressure explains how to cook everything else.
    Fantastic guidelines and ideas- author has researched methods & timing for best results.
    Love how quick, easy, and energy efficient it is to make dinner in a pressure cooker with an induction burner.
  • HayleyMCR
    HayleyMCR Posts: 6 Member
    Hi all thanks for replying! I've only just seen these responses so sorry for delay. I will check all of these out thank you, I'm ready for some new books.
  • kirstinethornburg
    kirstinethornburg Posts: 300 Member
    Daniel plan cookbook has some awesome recipies
  • emmadonaldson95
    emmadonaldson95 Posts: 179 Member
    I am in love with the lean in 15 book! Im about the preorder his next one too! So many recipes auper fast and easy and even has workout tips at the back. I also follow 'the body coach' on fb who is the guy who writes the book and he has lots of good ideas on there free

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