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Leah Hortin's Reviews > Peas and Thank You: Simple Meatless Meals the Whole Family Will Love
Peas and Thank You: Simple Meatless Meals the Whole Family Will Love
by Sarah Matheny
by Sarah Matheny
Leah Hortin's review
bookshelves: library, food-and-fitness
Aug 26, 11
bookshelves: library, food-and-fitness
Read from August 23 to 26, 2011
As far as cookbooks go, it's pretty entertaining. But that's not really what cookbooks are about though, right?
As far as the actual recipes go, there isn't anything really new or innovative. I was a little disappointed with how much faux meat and tofu were in the recipes. I'm not vegan, not even vegetarian, but I think if you are going to be, or even a flexitarian, it is important to focus on real foods - fruits, veggies, beans, whole grains. But that's just my omnivorous opinion. I only bookmarked 3 recipes that really got my attention to try and if I am going to drop $25 on a cookbook, I want more than that to feel like I got my money's worth so I'm glad I borrowed this from the library before investing in it myself, as much as I'd love to support a fellow food blogger.
The photos in the book bothered me and maybe this is just me being nitpicky. I found that many of them (namely the ones not taken by Ashley) were yellow-y and could have been better with a white balance adjustment. Many were also far too close to actually distinguish what the food was and thanks to huge full page and even double spread photos, you had to stretch the book out away from you to actually see the picture. I think the book would have benefited from a little bit more food styling and tablescape photos.
As far as the stories associated with the recipes were, as I said, entertaining. But like Mama Peas blog, I found myself losing interest after the fifth time a joke was made. I'm not fond of beating dead horse's and there is only so many Tommy Bahama and lack of shower jokes this girl can handle. I'm sure many find it wildly entertaining, and maybe I don't just because I don't empathize with SAHM's.
I did really enjoy the layout of the book, especially the introduction and the "peas pantry" sections. I also really liked the "peas points" tidbits next to each chapter but the extensive use of the "peas" cracks started to agitate me. I get it.
All that being said, it was one of the better blog-to-book's that I've read so it gets 3-stars instead of the 2 I would probably otherwise give it.
As far as the actual recipes go, there isn't anything really new or innovative. I was a little disappointed with how much faux meat and tofu were in the recipes. I'm not vegan, not even vegetarian, but I think if you are going to be, or even a flexitarian, it is important to focus on real foods - fruits, veggies, beans, whole grains. But that's just my omnivorous opinion. I only bookmarked 3 recipes that really got my attention to try and if I am going to drop $25 on a cookbook, I want more than that to feel like I got my money's worth so I'm glad I borrowed this from the library before investing in it myself, as much as I'd love to support a fellow food blogger.
The photos in the book bothered me and maybe this is just me being nitpicky. I found that many of them (namely the ones not taken by Ashley) were yellow-y and could have been better with a white balance adjustment. Many were also far too close to actually distinguish what the food was and thanks to huge full page and even double spread photos, you had to stretch the book out away from you to actually see the picture. I think the book would have benefited from a little bit more food styling and tablescape photos.
As far as the stories associated with the recipes were, as I said, entertaining. But like Mama Peas blog, I found myself losing interest after the fifth time a joke was made. I'm not fond of beating dead horse's and there is only so many Tommy Bahama and lack of shower jokes this girl can handle. I'm sure many find it wildly entertaining, and maybe I don't just because I don't empathize with SAHM's.
I did really enjoy the layout of the book, especially the introduction and the "peas pantry" sections. I also really liked the "peas points" tidbits next to each chapter but the extensive use of the "peas" cracks started to agitate me. I get it.
All that being said, it was one of the better blog-to-book's that I've read so it gets 3-stars instead of the 2 I would probably otherwise give it.
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Reading Progress
| 08/25/2011 | page 49 |
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34.0% | "Just finished the first chapter (breakfast). I generally like it so far - the introduction was fabulous. I like that there is little story blurbs to each recipe. As far as the breakfast recipes themselves, nothing really new or innovative but they look tasty. The pictures have are a little too warm for my liking - a bit too yellow-y but that's just me being nit-picky." |
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Aug 29, 2011 10:34am
Good to know. I will skip it.
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