Almost Meatless is a cookbook offering recipes that are better for your health and the planet. This cookbook by Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond does offer meat recipes, but the recipes do not focus solely on the meat. Manning is a former vegan and Desmond is an avid meat lover. Together these two have created recipes that feature proper portion sizes of meat that are tasty and filling. This cookbook shows that you don’t have to have huge amounts of meat to be satisfied. There are many wonderful flavors infused through all of the dishes and meat is kept at a minimum. The recipes are designed so that those who are used to having lots of meat won’t really notice that ingredients have been substituted. Readers will learn that meat doesn’t have to be the feature item for a meal to taste great and be healthy.
Uses meat as an enhancement rather than focal point of meal
Includes tips for buying meat
Encourages cooking more meals at home
Recipes categorized by the meat they use
Encourages proper portion sizes of meat
CON
None to speak of
DIET and NUTRITION
Almost Meatless is all about eating foods that have less meat which can be healthier and less expensive. Eating less meat will also be better for the environment so this book covers it all. Each recipe is broken out by the meat that it uses. You are simply shown how to use less meat when you’re eating and how to make it something that enhances a dish. Even those that are avid meat eaters can find these recipes satisfying and won’t notice there is less meat involved. You will use fresh ingredients that are all natural and good for you. Instead of having to cut a certain type of meat from your diet, you use all meats in moderation. If there is a type of meat that you don’t want to use, you can definitely skip those recipes. Some of the recipes included in this book are:
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Tortilla Soup
Chicken and Biscuit Pie
Chicken Pizza with Arugula Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Turkey BLT with Chipotle Avocado
Smoked Turkey Nachos
Smoked Trout Chowder
Corn and Cod Cakes
Roasted Pork Shoulder
Lentil Soup
Philly Cheesesteak
Chimichurri Fajitas
Caramelized Onion Meatloaf
Stuffed Grape Leaves
EXERCISE
There is no exercise section in the Almost Meatless cookbook.
CONCLUSION
Almost Meatless can be a great cookbook for those that want to cut back on their meat intake, but don’t want to give up flavor. The recipes within this book offer an abundance of flavor and teach you how to use great ingredients to become healthier. You don’t have to give up meat completely, and this book shows you how eating less of it can benefit your health.
Common Misspellings
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