Frantic Family Cookbook: Mostly Healthy Meals in Minutes

Customer Reviews

Finally a cookbook with good and easy recipes!!!

Normally I do not bother to buy cookbooks because it seems that I'll spend $20 on a cookbook only to find that there are only 2-3 recipes in there that I would actually take the time to make and that my kids would eat. This is not the case with this cookbook however. I went through and was able to dog ear about 20-25 recipes that I have the time to make and that my kids and picky husband will eat. I haven't tried anything yet, but I have three I am trying out this week. I am so happy to finally have a realistic cookbook for those of us who aren't home baking pies all day!

Frantic, that's me!

I saw the title of this cookbook and knew it was for me. I am very happy I picked it up and started to use it. I love the tips she gives as well as the great meals. I don't think I'm Frantic anymore!

don't judge a book by it's cover

The book should've been a nicer quality book, printing-wise! Ely's Healthy Meals was a better-looking book but with lots of misprints (first copy sent to me had several pages repeated and several pages missing!) and this book looks like it was produced with an old laser jet printer and an old xerox machine. I don't know about Champion Press... Too bad--sometimes you just expect more book appeal. The recipes look good though and fairly easy and quick to make. Lots of excerpts from Healthy Meals which seems like A LOT-- what if you already have that book?! Would've been nicer to have all new info or same info but improved in this book instead of just reprinting it. Which brings me to "most of my dessert recipes call for sucanat"--a reprint from from Healthy Meals but not the case in this book's dessert recipes as you will see! I guess all in all, if you are the natural foods crowd that liked Healthy Meals, this is a good humble companion book with a title that fits...