Ready for another good find? If you're looking for great recipes
because you have no time to cook, then look no further! Light & Easy Diabetes
Cuisine, by Betty Marks will serve you well. Introductory remarks and
nutritional analyses by one of my favorite authors, Hope S. Warshaw, MMSc,
RD, CDE, are included in the opening pages of this cookbook.
According to Warshaw, "The most common complaint I hear is that the
diabetes meal plan lacks interest. The lists of allowed foods appear
limited, and the methods of preparing these foods result in tasteless,
unimaginative meals. Just glancing at some of the recipes in Light & Easy Diabetes
Cuisine disproves this notion. Betty Marks incorporates many unique
ingredients and utilizes a wide variety of quick cooking methods to provide
new ideas for creative meal planning, often the most difficult part of
diabetes management."
Betty Marks speaks from experience as an insulin-dependent diabetic for
26 years. She's able to maintain a lifestyle that includes work, travel,
theater, reading, dancing and sports, as well as making delicious meals for
friends and family. What a testament to what CAN be done despite a diagnosis
of diabetes!!
I like the larger print format and limited ingredient lists in this
cookbook. We get all the essential nutritional elements in the analysis
(including the sodium and cholesterol), as well as the exchanges. The
majority of the recipes can be prepared and served in under 30 minutes, a
bonus for the working Mom.
Light & Easy Diabetes
Cuisine brings you over 200 dishes to tempt your
palate and get you in and out of the kitchen FAST! I can't wait to try the
Mexican Corn Chowder, Chili Chicken with Hash Brown Potatoes, Teriyaki Beef
and Vegetables, Rosemary Pork Chops (served with pan juices), Sauteed Sea
Scallops, Orzo & Pignoli (small pasta & pine nuts), the Cranberry Corn
Muffins at Thanksgiving, and Peanut (Butter) Custard or Baked Apples Burnette
for dessert.
Betty's recipes don't shy away from using moderate amounts of alcohol as
another way to intensify and bring out the flavors of complementary recipe
ingredients. If cooking with alcohol presents a problem for you, there is a
current feature on Cooking With Alcohol on the Cinnamon Hearts website, which offers substitutions for alcohol as a recipe ingredient.
Rest assured readers, you definitely CAN eat well, live fast, and manage your diabetes with "Light & Easy Diabetes Cuisine." Two thumbs up for recipe creativity, ease of preparation and taste-full meals!
Reviewed by: Marilyn Helton
