Review: Kosher By Design Lightens Up

When Kosher By Design Lightens Up by Susie Fishbein was delivered, I don’t know who was more excited – me or Carl.  We both enjoyed looking through it.  The first few pages of the book explain how to keep a kosher kitchen and make healthy choices in your eating habits.  There is a section with definitions and explanations of flours, sugars, oils, etc.  The section on entertaining has some great ideas.

The reason you buy a cookbook is for the recipes, though, and this one has some great ones.  I cooked the Cabbage Soup this weekend and the recipe is simple and easy to follow.  The soup was delicious!  There’s a picture with every recipe, and the recipes use ingredients that are easy to find.  The directions are clear and concise.  The recipes in this book are for food that your family will eat – things like Italian Pot Roast, Enchiladas, Salmon Burgers, and Blueberry Pancakes just to name a few.  There is an emphasis on making the dishes healthier.   There are a lot of recipes that I want to try like the Greek Frittata Ring, Multigrain Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper Pesto and Frozen Pumpkin Pie.

You can see some sample pages here.  It’s not necessary to be Jewish (I’m not) or keep a kosher kitchen (I don’t) to enjoy this beautiful book.  This is a great cookbook for beginners and pros alike.