The Brown Bag Cookbook: Nutritious Portable Lunches for Kids and Grown-Ups - Book Review
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In Summary
According to author Sara Sloan, with a small amount of forethought, a brown bag lunch can be not only nutritious and good-tasting, but it can also be just the emotional and physical pick-me-up to change a so-so day to a day with some sparkle!
Once you have planned your menus, plan your shopping list. The less time you spend at the store, the less money you spend.
Sandwiches can be prepared in advance and frozen. Sandwiches that freeze good are cooked chicken, turkey, fish, salami and beef.
For those who like the taste of butter, make Sunshine Butter which is blending 1 pound of butter with three-fourths cup safflower, sunflower, sesame or soy oil at room temperature. Blend smooth and store in the fridge.
Soups And Stews can be made in advance, frozen in containers. Delicious recipes include Fresh Mushroom Soup, The Wildest Chili and MEX-TEX Eggs.
Salads can be as creative as you like and can even now be the main part of a meal! Recipes include Spaghetti Toss-Up and Cucumber Salad.
Self-Contained Meals To-Go are quite satisfying and you need not pack much else. For example, stuffed potatoes with toppers and mix-ins such as Spinach and Cottage Cheese, Creamed Vegetable Topping and Potato Boats.
Then, there are different recipes for Quick Pizzas. There are recipes for Sunny Eggs, Power-Packed Eggs.
Beverages include Banana Nut Shake, Pizza Tomato Drink, Party Pleaser, Kid-Pleaser Thirst Quenchers, Orange Fizz, and Grape Smoothie.
Not-Too-Sweet Sweets are good in hot, humid weather served straight from the freezer. There is no need to defrost! They are cool and extra crisp. A no-bake recipe is included for Yum Balls.
In Opinion
After having read this cookbook, it is obvious author Sara Sloan knows what she is talking about. Brown bag lunches and lunch boxes are not to be ashamed of. It is what is inside that counts.
There are so many good recipes that adults and children are never going to get bored. This cookbook was a delight to read. I give this cookbook a
5-star rating!
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84180 - 2023-06-11 06:51:09