Cook books?

[NC_DAVE]

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I have been in a rut cooking lately and looking for some new recpies.

[Hmac]

I remember cookbooks!! We used to use those back in the old days before the internet......

Seriously though.... cooks.com, Yummly, Epicurious, allrecipes.com, foodnetwork.com, simplyrecipes.com, myrecipes....and then there are the restaurant copycat recipe sites like copykat.com. I have several hundred recipes that I've cut and pasted into Evernote and use with the kitchen iPad, or my iPhone so I have the shopping info for a given recipe when I hit the grocery store.


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[NC_DAVE]

I have used some of the mentioned sights but I get really tired of sifting through all the fatty dishes. I am looking for new easy stuff to take to work( night shift.) last shift about killed me, had to drink water after each bite. I was thinking I needed a change. Or at least inspiration for " cheaper " easy, healty meals. I know it can be hard to fit all of those in one.

[jbjh]

I liked the Jamie Oliver Naked Chef books. There are some decent slow cooker books as well, but they take a bit more disciplined approach when it comes to schedule (prep in the morning/eat at night)


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[donlapalma]

I just subscribed to America's Test Kitchen and have been very satisfied with their recipes, equipment reviews, video tutorials, etc. I feel like I'm getting a lot for my money and really appreciate how they explain why certain techniques/ingredients work better than others. Also, I feel like they maintain their independence and objectivity when it comes to equipment reviews. If they don't like something they'll tell you for sure and won't sugar coat it.

I think it's $35 for a year which I think you could easily spend that much on books. I'm not sure yet if I'll renew after a year but I can at least print off and save the recipes that I like. Above all else, I feel like it is teaching me to be a better cook technique-wise and, for me, that's worth the annual fee. Lastly, note that they have some free content on YouTube which you could check out first before paying.

[SeriousStudent]

Go to a used book store and get the Southern Living annual recipe books. Awesome stuff.

I have a bookshelf full of cookbooks. Those are my faves. I also like the ones put together by church groups, PTA's, etc. They typically have a lot of great and yet simple family favorites. And you can pick them up at garage sales for a quarter.

[cougar_guy04]

I just subscribed to America's Test Kitchen and have been very satisfied with their recipes, equipment reviews, video tutorials, etc. I feel like I'm getting a lot for my money and really appreciate how they explain why certain techniques/ingredients work better than others. Also, I feel like they maintain their independence and objectivity when it comes to equipment reviews. If they don't like something they'll tell you for sure and won't sugar coat it.

I think it's $35 for a year which I think you could easily spend that much on books. I'm not sure yet if I'll renew after a year but I can at least print off and save the recipes that I like. Above all else, I feel like it is teaching me to be a better cook technique-wise and, for me, that's worth the annual fee. Lastly, note that they have some free content on YouTube which you could check out first before paying.

Ditto to ATK. Love their recipes and reviews!

Also, one I just picked up was "The Harvest Eating Cookbook" by Keith Snow. He's very big into local/fresh/seasonal cooking and (IIRC) is a no-gluten kind of cook. I've listened to a lot of his podcasts and was looking to see what I could glean from his book. I think it's out of print, so if you want it you'll have to find a used copy.

[NC_DAVE]

I remember cookbooks!! We used to use those back in the old days before the internet......

Seriously though.... cooks.com, Yummly, Epicurious, allrecipes.com, foodnetwork.com, simplyrecipes.com, myrecipes....and then there are the restaurant copycat recipe sites like copykat.com. I have several hundred recipes that I've cut and pasted into Evernote and use with the kitchen iPad, or my iPhone so I have the shopping info for a given recipe when I hit the grocery store.


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One thing I never understood about yummly was they show nurtion for a serving size but don't indicate if it is 1 cup. 1/2 cup or anything. That annoys me because I am watching my calories and tracking my protein. You don't know if they have it posted some where else do you?

[Vic303]

Check out The Feed Zone Cookbook (Alan Lim) and The Feed Zone Portables Cookbook. Great stuff.

[jstone]

The app myfitpal can easily help you trac your calories if you have a smart phone. They also have a lot of recipes on there website that are 3-400 calories or less.

Its a great app to track your macros, and if you eat anything from a package all you do is scan the bar code and it automatically enters all the nutritional information. All you have to do is put how many servings you ate. It also has a huge databse of foods from fast foods to your run of the mill items from the grocery store.

It will also caculate your tdee, and ask you if you want to lose or gain weight. Once you answer the few questions it will give you the number of calories you need to accomplish your goal. You have to set your macros though. Which I like, because you decide the exact amount of protein, carbs, and fat you want to eat.

It is also a free app, and if you have a fit bit it will sync up with myfitpal. Once younhave the app they will send you a newsletter that regularly has recipes. The rest of the newsletter is garbage, but the recipes are worth it I will cut and paste a few here. Just so you can see a coupl examples. Even if you dont use there recipes the app is great.

Here's a link to the website the link is for lunch recipes. The second entry is 15 work friendly lunches under 400 calories. I dont use it for recipes so I dont know how good they are. I just like the app, and thought both might be able to help you out. I eat the same 3-4 things everyday and have been for the past few months. So I know what you mean about needing water to get it down sometimes.
https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/tag/lunch/