I've mentioned that we have been trying to eat healthier. It's been baby steps but my ultimate goal is very little, if any processed foods. I'm not sure that I will be able to eliminate them completely but the fewer processed items we eat, the better. One idea that has completely intrigued me, is making noodles out of veggies. I'm sure many of you have seen them around in recipes online or cookbooks. The most common seems to be using zucchini as "zoodles" as some refer to them. My youngest won't eat many veggies and I am looking forward to trying zucchini noodles in his spaghetti. If he will eat them, I think most picky eaters will. I will definitely report back when I am able to make them.
With my interest in veggie noodles, I was excited to receive the Inspiralized cookbook by Ali Maffucci. Ms. Maffucci goes into all the ins and outs of spiralizing your veggies. She gives some great pointers and lots of information on what veggies to use. The book has beautiful pictures and the recipes look delicious. I am going to have to wait to try any of them until I order either a julienne peeler or a spiralizer. I thought I already had a julienne peeler, but can't seem to find it anywhere. So hopefully I can make something out of it soon. My main criticism of the book would be that I would have loved to see some step by step photos of the recipes, maybe not all of them but some would have been great. I've never did anything like spiralizing, so it would have been helpful to have some step by step pictures.
Some of the recipes that sounded interesting were Huevos Rancheros, Savoy Cabbage Breakfast Burrito, Lemon Garlic Broccoli with Bacon, Chicken Carrot Noodle Soup, Italian Zucchini Pasta Salad and so many more. I love veggies so this cookbook is right up my alley! So many yummy looking recipes and healthy to boot! If you're looking for a way to up your veggies this would be a great book for you to check out.
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Disclaimer: I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review. However, these opinions are my own.
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