In my review of author Missy Lapine’s first cookbook, The Sneaky Chef, I touted the benefits of “sneaking” food into your family’s meals. Well, Ms. Lapine is back and has 101 new recipes to add to our repetoire of “sneaky” recipes! There’s a review of Pureeing 101 and what basic purees to have on hand. Again, she includes a guide to which purees go to which corresponding recipes.
She’s also added a new feature that I love–a key code to how the recipe can help you in your quest to eat a bit healtier. For example, the recipe for Peanut Better Waffles includes several symbols that tell you at a glance it includes Whole Grains, Anti-Oxidant Boost, Protein Boost and others. Several recipes also include a “Sneaky Tip” that may be a tip for saving time in the kitchen by preparing part of the recipe ahead of time or how to chop onions with fewer tears. Yummy sounding recipes like Enlightened Enchiladas, Sweet ‘n’ Sassy Meatballs, or Monkey Bars are sure to appeal to even the pickiest eaters! Lapine also gives tips for adding the purees to familiar convenience products like boxed mac ‘n cheese or boxed cake mix, for those picky eaters that might need a little more convincing.
What I especially love is the all-new chapter that addressed the needs of those with food-allergies. Gluten-Free Pancakes, Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies, Gluten-Free Chicken Tenders or Eggless Brainy Brownies are just a few of the offerings in this chapter. Not only are the recipes tasty sounding, they are simple to prepare and with generally readilly available ingredients. How great is that?
Great photographs sections of several of the recipes are sure to make your mouth water and you’ll have a hard time deciding which recipe to try first!
