Thursday, June 27, 2013

Melissa's 50 Best Plants on the Planet

Author: Cathy Thomas
Stars: 5
Review by: Saraswati

First and foremost it is a beautiful book with photos by Angie Cao.  The pages are color coded to match the food color.  The book runs alphabetically and it was fun to see if there were any plants I have yet to try. There weren't many but the uses of the plants were neat. Each plant or fruit/veggie of the plant has its picture, nutritional info, believed to be health facts, fast fixes, 3 recipes (with nutritional info) and at least 1 picture of a finished dish.  I read a review that disliked the book for its use of canola oil in a recipe but other than that the reviews are similar to mine.  The recipes appear to run the gambit of very simple to somewhat complex.  I'll be trying the "Couscous with Shrimp Green Beans" tonight.  Looks like a light summer meal. 

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