Laura Fuentes

Clean Treats for Everyone by Laura Fuentes

This book sounded interesting to me as it said that it contains healthy desserts and snaakcs made with simple, real food ingredients. That may be true for those living in the USA and other Western countries but not so much true living in Lebanon. Still, if I did live in the West, had to cook for diet restrictions mentioned in the book, wanted to make clean food for some reason and could find the ingredients I would give the recipes in this book a try.

The book has four parts: Basics of clean eating and baking, oven fresh treats, no-bake treats and warm drinks, smoothies and frozen treats. A suggested pantry list is provided.

What I liked:
* The labels that all recipes had: GF, DF, NF, EF, V so it was easy to find the type of restriction appropriate recipe
* The substitutions provided for a variety of ingredients including when they would and would not work
* The photographs – gorgeous!
* Sampling the recipes mentally…some sounded like they would be better than others
* The eye appeal of the recipes
* That there is a website included for the author
* That the author helps mothers and others create clean foods

What I didn’t like/would have liked:
* no nutritional information – would have liked this information
* Knowing that many of the ingredients were not available here in Lebanon or would be prohibitively expensive if I could find them.

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I buy it for myself? Probably not
Would I buy it for someone else? Yes

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

4 Stars… (meer)

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Who doesn't love tacos?
Okay, actually don't ever ask me that because sometimes I just don't want tacos, but my partner could eat them every single day of his life and as long as he's cooking them I'll eat without complaint. Plus, they're simple to make when you don't feel like breaking out all the gluten free supplies I require for just about any other thing we cook.
This cookbook came at the perfect time, we'd gotten into the habit of buying the same supplies for tacos every single week and they became boring. Two days a week, the same tacos, the same salsa, the same everything. I easily could have looked up some recipes, but Laura Fuentes' tried and true Taco Tuesday Cookbook recipes come with pretty photos, homemade tortilla recipes, and ideas for combinations I would've never thought to do myself. Come on, a chickpea taco? It should've been named after me, I actually could it this one everyday. There's breakfast tacos, tacos with zucchini, simple fridge-grab tacos, and more complicated recipes like Jamaican Jerk Taco that'll certainly spice up your Tuesday evening dining. The book features 52 recipes and tons of gorgeous, colorful photos that will leave you salivating and eager to eat just one more taco.

ARC provided.… (meer)

I have never had tacos outside of a restaurant, but since a lot of my US American friends are talking about tacos often, I thought this might be a good start to making my own.

The pictures to the recipes look inviting, nope, they look drool-worthy. The recipes seem to be easy to follow and reach from different dressings, guacamole and different tortillas to breakfast, chicken, beef, pork, and seafood tacos. There's even a small section on traditional beverages.

The book has enough recipes to get you through a whole year of Taco Tuesdays, there's a plan at the end of the book in case you want to join the Taco Tuesday fun on social media.… (meer)

If you are like the author and are obsessed with tacos then The Taco Tuesday Cookbookwill be your go-to guide to creating a variety of tasty tacos. For those who have never tried tacos before, this guide will help you mix and match a wide variety of flavors and ingredients.

Beginning with a brief introduction, author Laura Fuentes encourages the reader to experiment with her recipes. Swap out some of the toppings or sauces and you can create even more recipe combinations.

The first chapter includes a brief description of the Taco Tuesday weekly party, followed by the information on how to mix it up with the ingredients, and taco basics.

The recipes themselves all include the yield, a brief description, and easy to follow instructions. Many have only a few ingredients, and while some may call for ingredients which are not included in your pantry at the moment, they are fairly easy to source.

The first chapter “The Essentials“ includes recipes that will be used often throughout the book. Guacamole, salsa, chimichurri are all here along with various types of tortillas.

Tacos, Tacos, Tacos! Is Chapter 2. This is the recipes chapter which is broken up into several sections:

Breakfast Tacos
Vegetarian Tacos
Chicken Tacos
Beef Tacos
Pork Tacos
Tacos Del Mar

Chapter 3 is Mas! Refreshing Beverages with staple drink recipes from Spanish and Mexican households.

Most of the recipes even include a full-page full-color photo which helps visualize the finished results. A weekly plan is included at the end of the book, followed by an index.

Impressive Variety

The sheer level of variety included in this book is quite impressive. The inventiveness and the interesting combinations of flavors ensure everyone will find something they will enjoy.

See the full review and the recipe for Sheet Pan Fajita Shrimp Tacos at The RecipesNow! Reviews And Recipes Magazine. This review is written in response to a complimentary hard copy of the book provided by the publisher in hopes of an honest review.… (meer)