Review: 'Nothin' says lovin' like something from the oven..'
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2013
Ravi Kishore seems to take a step away from his health oriented foods with this recipe book for cookies, but the direction of this well-conceived cookbook is as much one of family togetherness as it is satisfying those urges we all encounter.  So, for the moment, put aside your concerns for diet foods and instead open up to the pleasures of cookies made form scratch - an that scratch includes a lot of fun and family bonding.The recipes contained in this book include a wide variety of types of cookies and less you worry about calories and proper nutrition ALL the time, Kishore includes Vegan Cookies and flourless versions and some variations of old recipes that hint art being more healthy.There are cake mix cookies, some that include cream cheese. Peanut butter cookies, the tradition sugar cookies, and one of the easiest recipes for real shortbread cookies you'll find anywhere.  He includes some not so well known cookies such as Polvorones with crunch nuts, varieties of Mexican Wedding Cakes, Butterscotch pudding gingerbread cookies, easy lemon cookies, and even homemade Fortune Cookies!  His Vegan cookies include recipes with bananas, apples, lemon poppyseed, and Fruit-Oat cookies. And he tops off the book with ways to decorate cookies - for any occasion. Keep this little book handy for those days when frustration mounts and the need to just kick back and enjoy family overtakes!  Grady Harp, January 13