Review: Beautiful Original Cookbook ~ Unique Recipes!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2012
Monique Ortega's books are always beautifully put together with unique recipies you won't find anywhere else.  And each recipe has a beautiful photograph. There is Nutritional info for each  recipe and international units are used (grams, millileters, ounces, pounds, cups).  Oven temperatures are given in celcius and farenheit. So it's truly an international book.There are no artificial sweeteners used in any of the recipes.  Monique goes into great detail discussing the merits of Muscovado sugar, mild clear honey, refined white sugar - superfine or powdered and light agave nectar.  She also provides excellent substitution information so you can use your favorite sugar in each recipe.Now the recipes are amazing.  They are all under 300 calories per serving.  My favorites are:  Heavenly Chocolate Mousse Pie, Strawberry & Honey Panna Cotta (I love strawberries),  Tangy Kiwi and Lime Smoothie Dream, Guilt-Free Carrot Cake with Applesauce & Nuts, Light and Tasy Pumpkin Cheesecake, Blueberry Muffins, Heavenly Low-Fat Tiramisu Parfait,Guilt-Free Chocolate & Banana Bread Pudding, Sinless Cheesecake Smoothie With Blueberries and Low-Fat Buckwheat Pancakes With Cherries.  What I really like is that you can incorporate healthy carbs into your diet and not feel deprived.Monique's cookbooks are very special.  Highly recommend!