TWO GREAT COOKBOOKS: “BEEF IT UP!” & “WHAT TO EAT – WHY TO EAT IT”
By Linda Kissam “Food, Wine & Shopping Diva”
ON BIG BLEND RADIO: Food, wine and travel writer Linda Kissam, and cookbook authors Carrie Bonfitto – “What to Eat: Why to Eat it,” and Jessica Formicola – “Beef It Up!: 50 Mouthwatering Recipes for Ground Beef, Steaks, Stews, Roasts, Ribs, and More.” Watch here in the YouTube player or download the podcast on Spreaker, PodBean, or SoundCloud.
What makes a great cookbook? Certainly, the author needs to commit to doing the research and then convert the sometime dry and complex details into user-friendly verse that welcomes the reader in and keeps them going beyond the first section. Appropriate photography showing what successful recipe completion looks like helps a new cookbook stand out from the competition. Luckily, I’ve found two cookbooks you can feel confident about reading. They are different from one another yet have some complementary features.
BEEF IT UP!: 50 MOUTHWATERING RECIPES FOR GROUND BEEF, STEAKS, STEWS, ROASTS, RIBS & MORE
Author: Jessica Formicola; Published: May 24, 2022; No. of Pages: 152; Price: $16.95 Paperback
Beef has gotten a bad rap over the years, but millions still choose to eat it regularly. That would include me. I haven’t seen a great and easy beef cookbook come across my desk it a while. It’s refreshing to have some new beef recipes. Author Jessica provides 50 delectable recipes for ground beef, steaks, stews, roasts, ribs, and more. These 50 recipes are the ones that real people will want to make. They are dishes that will appeal to adults and children, and picky eaters.
The recipes are written in an easy-to-follow style. Novice to advanced cooks will all be able to prepare these. Most of the recipes are attractively photographed so cooks know what success looks like. The author has included important information on where different cuts of beef come from, basic kitchen equipment needed, and basics on choosing and storing beef. This is a perfect cookbook to learn or refresh what you think you know on how to choose, prepare, cook, and serve beef. More: https://www.savoryexperiments.com/
See Jessica’s Peanut-Beef Pad Thai recipe.
WHAT TO EAT: WHY TO EAT IT
Author: Carrie Bonfitto, NC, BOHN; Published: September 1, 2021; Paperback: 134 pages; Price: $19.39 Paperback
This book takes your health to the next level of wellness with simple, crave-worthy, easy to make recipes and advice. No preaching here. If you want to make and eat delicious, healthy food this is the book for you.
“What to Cook; Why to Eat It,” is written by culinary instructor and board-certified holistic nutritionist Carrie Bonfitto. She gently guides the reader to better eating choices with a host of creative recipes, nutritional facts, and benefits of a healthy lifestyle. In this, her debut cookbook, Bonfitto guides readers through the health benefits of familiar ingredients, flavors condensing all the information into inspiring and tasty dishes, including options for guilt-free desserts, flavorsome dinners, yummy lunches, power breakfasts, and all-star beverages. On the way, you’ll learn why certain foods can help you cut cravings, improve digestion, regulate blood sugar, and make you feel lighter and more energized. This book will slide easily alongside of your regular lineup of weekly meals! The recipes appeal to all ages and levels of cooks and provides easy-to-master information, tips, and recipes. More: http://www.twoheartsnutrition.com/
See Carrie’s recipe for Beet Soup with Cashew Cream recipe.
Linda Kissam ‘Food, Wine & Shopping Diva’ is a professional travel, food, and wine writer who specializes in easy, breezy destination stories sharing her favorite things about the places she visits. Visit www.AllInGoodTaste.info
