Erica Acevedo

Electric pressure cookers have come along way. They allow us to very quickly create recipes which used to take hours. With the Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook For Two, you will be able to use this terrific appliance to create recipes without leftovers.

The book is divided into nine sections, starting with Fast Food Designed For Two. This section includes information about why you would use a pressure cooker, why cook for just two, and terminology. The first section also discusses how to choose the right electric pressure cooker for you and how cooking for two will differ for your recipes. It even covers useful equipment and dos and don’ts.

The Smart Meal Planning section covers information on what you would want to keep in a well-stocked pantry, how to shop just for two, along with time-saving tips. A handy list of what are the best and worst foods to pressure cook is included as well.

Bringing up the end of the chapter is a list of each of the labels for the recipes, as well as their descriptions. There is also a description of each nutrition information label for which these recipes may fulfill.

The Recipes

Recipes categories include:

Breakfast And Brunch
Vegetables And Side Dishes
Meatless Main Dishes
Shellfish And Fish
Chicken And Turkey
Pork And Beef
Kitchen Staples
Desserts And Sweet Treats

Each of the recipe categories begins with a full-page picture of one recipe which is mentioned by name with the page number on the title page. The title page also includes a description of the type of recipes which you may find within that category. The next page contains a complete list of all of the category’s recipes with their page numbers.

Labels, Descriptions, And Directions
Each of the recipes begins with their category and ingredient labels. Category labels include 5-Ingredient, 30 Minutes Or Less, Comfort Food, One-Pot Meal, and Worth The Wait. The nutrition information labels include Light And Healthy, Paleo/Paleo-Friendly, Vegan/Vegan-Friendly, Vegetarian/Vegetarian-Friendly.

A brief description of the recipe is included, as well as Serving Size, Prep Time, Cook Time, Total Time, Pressure Level, and Release (type). A nice touch is that the ingredients list includes the ingredients for cooking in the same colored font as the directions, but the ingredients for serving are in a different color which helps them to stand out so we don’t accidentally include them during preparations.

The directions are all very easy to follow. Recipes also include a tip of one kind or another. Tip types include:

Nutrition Tips: Explaining how to make a recipe fit a different nutritional need
Variation Tip: To help you change up the flavors
Serving Tips: Which offer ideas on how to serve the recipe
Ingredient Tips: Offering information on how to prepare a particular ingredient
Cooking Tips: Tips on preparation

Each of the recipes also includes the nutritional information for Calories, Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, Carbohydrates, Fiber, and Protein.

At the end of the book are several appendices. The first begins with Electric Pressure Cooking Time Charts. This includes charts for cooking various Beans And Legumes, Grains, Meat, Poultry, Fish And Seafood, and Vegetables.

Appendix B contains The Dirty Dozen And The Clean Fifteen list. Measurements And Conversions are covered in Appendix C. The index which follows is an excellent comprehensive index which allows you to also search by ingredient.

Perfect For Two Or More

While this cookbook was designed for cooking for two, it does give you the information you need to double the recipe if you are having a few extra guests. In a day and age when we really should know better than to throw out food, this book will help you create exactly the amount you need without waste.

The biggest drawback is that there are no pictures other than those at the beginning of each recipe category. As a very visual cook, I do like to have a picture of a recipe before I begin.

Whether you have a multi-cooker or an electric pressure cooker, this cookbook will be very handy for cooking portioned meals.

See the full review and the recipe for The Mini White Chocolate-Cherry Bundt Cakes at The RecipesNow! Reviews And Recipes Magazine. This review is written in response to a complimentary hard copy of the book provided by the publisher in hopes of an honest review.… (més)