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A review by alisarae
Skinnytaste Meal Prep: Healthy Make-Ahead Meals and Freezer Recipes to Simplify Your Life: A Cookbook by Gina Homolka
This is my fifth cookbook on my meal prep journey and I will share a new tip I learned: use dry erase marker to write on plastic containers.
This book has weekly meal plans for 3 meals a day for several weeks. It does not include grocery lists or weekly prep lists. It is up to you to turn to each recipe and figure out what you are going to prep ahead. In that light, the book allows for a more flexible usage than some of the other meal prep books I reviewed because it is organized like a standard cookbook.
There is large section of dishes that can be prepped a day or two ahead, or maybe you could just make sure your veggies are diced and sauces stirred. These dishes would actually be best if served fresh.
There are also breakfast and snack foods, both categories that take me 0-5 minutes to cook and if you need to prep ahead for those things.... honey go eat a fried egg and reevaluate your life choices.
The section I found the most valuable was the freezer meals. Soup kits to keep in the freezer and toss directly into a pressure cooker, chicken marinades, and planned-overs (make a large batch and freeze half) are all good recipes that I will be keeping.
Overall I would say this is a good family cookbook with budget-friendly, flavorful meals that use basic ingredients. It uses a variety of cooking techniques, so you wouldn't only be eating frozen and reheated meals all the time. And I appreciated that the majority of these meals could easily be made gluten free.
This book has weekly meal plans for 3 meals a day for several weeks. It does not include grocery lists or weekly prep lists. It is up to you to turn to each recipe and figure out what you are going to prep ahead. In that light, the book allows for a more flexible usage than some of the other meal prep books I reviewed because it is organized like a standard cookbook.
There is large section of dishes that can be prepped a day or two ahead, or maybe you could just make sure your veggies are diced and sauces stirred. These dishes would actually be best if served fresh.
There are also breakfast and snack foods, both categories that take me 0-5 minutes to cook and if you need to prep ahead for those things.... honey go eat a fried egg and reevaluate your life choices.
The section I found the most valuable was the freezer meals. Soup kits to keep in the freezer and toss directly into a pressure cooker, chicken marinades, and planned-overs (make a large batch and freeze half) are all good recipes that I will be keeping.
Overall I would say this is a good family cookbook with budget-friendly, flavorful meals that use basic ingredients. It uses a variety of cooking techniques, so you wouldn't only be eating frozen and reheated meals all the time. And I appreciated that the majority of these meals could easily be made gluten free.