today for 'Back to School Book Week' we are sharing our favorite cook books. of course i have the old standby, the red and white checked Better Homes and Gardens cook book. i have several healthy low fat cook books like Eat Up, Slim Down, with some great fast dinner recipes, and Sugar Solutions, that has a favorite scone recipe, both are from the Rodale publishers.
but by far my favorite cook book is this little number that i picked up at costco for 5 bucks.
HEALTHY INDIAN COOKING! by Shehzad Husain and Manisha Kanani and the dishes are delicious! they have reduced the amount of fat normally used in these recipes with water, broth, or most often fat free yogurt. which makes the dishes nice and creamy. mmmm. mmmm.
with all of the spices used in these dishes you definitely don't lose any of the flavor. i love how every recipe has full colored photos of not only the finished product but also the various steps.
each step is numbered boldly and shows the cook (her hands really) effortlessly preparing these amazing dishes. i prepare a meal from this book at least once a week, often more, and i've already gone through the book and marked different recipes for their prep time so i know what i can whip together when i'm short on time. and there are plenty. sooooo good!
i am still perfecting my low-fat gluten free naan recipe. it is quite tasty but being lower in fat, not as puffy as the naan in the restaurants. and it's pretty easy when you use the bread machine to make the dough. maybe i'll have to get around to sharing sometime.
in the meantime, here are some pictures of our latest trip to the zoo.
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