Dana Carpender

**This is a book with recipes for a particular type of diet (ketogenic diet: low-carb and high-fat). Even if Dana explains what keto is, I would strongly recommend getting familiar and researching first if you are not on this diet yet. This is about recipes, not about how to implement this type of diet into your lifestyle. Also, expect to encounter ingredients that you might be unfamiliar with.**

OMG, So many recipes and they all sound so delicious!. At first I was disappointed that it didn't include pictures. It is always nice to have some idea of how the recipes look on a plate, but I can forgive that because there was no need for eye candy to make me have food cravings.

The recipes are divided in categories, starting with snacks and then grain substitute recipes, egg recipes, salads and vinagrettes, hot side-dishes, poultry, fish and seafood, beef, pork and lamb, main dish salads, soups, sauces, condiments and seasonings, beverages and desserts. Most of them are very simple to prepare, it includes keto adaptations to many classic dishes and from her previous books. It includes recipes inspired from other parts of the world, specially Mexican food but you can also find Middle Eastern and Asian cuisine flavors.

Other good points:

It is a friendly book: Dana's commentary at the beginning of each recipe makes me think that I'm reading someone's food blog about their homemade recipes.

Good design: I liked how the ingredients and nutritional information are on the left and the recipe on the center and right, it reminds me of recipe cards and feels more organized.

Nutritional Information: each recipe includes amount of carbs, fat, Êlories from fat, protein, dietary fiber and net carbs.

Great intro: as with previous books, Dana explains in detail most of the ingredients she uses; their different presentations, alternatives, brands, etc. Don't skip the first two chapters if you are a beginner, it is truly important to get to know and choose the right ingredients.

I got my eArc from Fair Winds Press via NetGalley… (meer)

The Keto for One Cookbook by Dana Carpender
100 Delicious Make-Ahead, Make-Fast Meals for One (or Two) That Make Low-Carb Simple and Easy

In the introduction to this cookbook I finally found out the math used to determine how many protein, fat and carb grams one should have daily when doing a Keto diet. Instead of starting with calories one starts with desired weight and how many protein grams based on that weight to eat, add in 20 carb grams and the rest is fat. That said...there is a LOT more fat in these recipes than most weight loss diets. I have tried low carb diets in the past for periods of time and they do work so having an arsenal of good recipes for variety is important. This is NOT a diet you would want to follow if you want quantities of fruit, veg, carbs and milk but it is a diet that many thrive on.

The book is broken into chapters that include: an introduction; keto for one or two; eggs, dairy and such; soups and sides; main dish salads; drinkables; condiments and sauces.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds Press for the ARC – This is my honest review

5 Stars… (meer)