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• A Kitchen Checklist of Organics
• Over 200 Recipes
• Tips for Buying Locally
• Nutrition Information
• Tips for Low Carbon Cooking
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Jackie Newgent | | Paperback:
| 400 pages | | Publisher:
| Wiley | | Publication Date:
| April 06, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0470404493 | | Package Length:
| 9.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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 Not the best choice for someone just trying to eat healthierMay 24, 2010
I bought this along with four other cookbooks, looking for ways we could eat healthier, and think I might find it more useful if I had access to a large farmer's market, or a well-stocked market with a good organic produce section. But I don't. Eating locally for me means seeing what's available here and then seeking out a recipe to cook it, and I'm usually better off with my big old-fashioned cookbooks (which offer me some choices) than I am with this book.
Still, once I learned to use it, I found some recipes I'll probably try. It's divided into sections - spring, summer, autumn, winter, and any-time recipes, with each of these sections subdivided by type of recipe. Each section offers what seems to me to be way too many snacks, dips, salads, desserts, drinks, etc., for the number of soups (maybe 2) and entrees (3-5 meat fish or poultry, maybe the same number vegetarian). But that's because it doesn't fit the way my family eats - and entrees and soups are the first things I look for in a cookbook.
If you're looking for recipes for appetizers and salads and drinks and such, this book would probably be a good choice for you. But if you're seeking more recipes for entrees and soups that are good for you and not all that bad for the planet, IMHO Sandra Woodruff's The Good Carb Cookbook : Secrets of Eating Low on the Glycemic Index and the Manning & Desmond Almost Meatless: Recipes That Are Better for Your Health and the Planet are better choices.
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 A must-have book for your kitchen counter and your life!Mar 15, 2010
Jackie Newgent is a double threat; not only is a she a talented chef and writer, but she's a registered dietitian who knows a lot about good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. This cookbook is chock full of delicious, nutritious, and easy to prepare foods with an eye on how we can all eat and cook to save our health and save the planet. As a fellow RD and author/writer, I could not recommend it enough to clients, the public, and anyone who wants to eat and live well for life.
I love this cookbook!Feb 01, 2010
I have had the Big Green Cookbook for a few months and I have to say that I'm happy with every recipe I've tried. They're really easy to follow. The chocolate chip cookies (they're called Happy Planet Cookies) are so good they should be marketed! You hyperbake them, which means that you use less gas or electricity. That's just the beginning. There are lots of other cool energy-saving techniques in the book and tons of helpful tips. The recipes are divided by seasons too, which is a good idea. I wish more cookbooks were arranged this way. Some of my other favorite recipes so far that I highly recommend are Berry Good Micro-Bars, Garlicky Spinach Flatbread Pizzette, Brew and Bean Chili, Star Chicken Stir Fry, Baby Arugula Orzo Salad, Grape Poppers, and Hass Avocado and Black Bean Salad. I should say that the avocado black bean salad is always a hit at parties. I love this cookbook!
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One of a kind cookbook!Jun 24, 2009
I just purchased this cookbook a few weeks ago and couldn't be happier with my decision! Jackie Newgent's twenty-seven clever tips for low-carbon cooking are truly innovative and have helped me lower my energy bill quite significantly. I really appreciate her common-sense approach to cooking and living an eco-friendly lifestyle--plus, her recipes are delicious!!
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 Good Book on how to go greenJun 02, 2009
Good book to teach you how to go green, little tips make going green an easy transistion
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