Quick & Delicious Home Cooking from the American Heart Association: 2nd Edition Cookbook

Brad: Very easy recipes. I was skeptical but very very happy! Yummy food, low sodium and most use ingredients in our very basic pantry!! I love how easy the recipes are and how much flavor there is! I also love the use of spices that are not salt!! Will take time to stock up on low to no sodium items but most items are staples in our home!

United States on Dec 19, 2020

christy mcanulty: My husband just had triple bypass surgery and we have to adjust our first to fit his nutritional needs. This is a great book to start with. I don’t have to calculate anything because it is all done for me. Low-fat and low-sodium diet. I like not having to think
about the recipe while I am busy caring for him during his recovery.

United States on May 27, 2019

Amazon Customer: If you are a novice in the kitchen- this might be the cook book for you. It gives helpful ingredient equivalents, leftover storage recommendations, and emergency substitutions. For the most part I found the recipes basic, and I don't like the idea of 'fat-free' instead just using healthier alternatives.

United States on Jul 31, 2017

L. Mountford: I'm always looking for easy healthy recipes, and the American Heart Association has traditionally put out some decent cookbooks. Especially as I get older, I don't have the time or energy to spend house on meal preparation, so "quick and easy" definitely appeals.

Let's cut to the chase here: these are definitely easy recipes, and with few ingredients (most have fewer than 8 or so, including things like a tablespoon of oil to sauté something), these take little prep time, mostly chopping/dicing/etc. and even then there's not much involved.

My biggest complaint is that they're also rather bland, at least for my taste. I generally like big bold flavors -- I'm not afraid of a little heat/spice -- and I realize that's not to everyone's taste. But I honestly feel that the good folks at the American Heart Association maybe erred on the side of caution and we end up with recipes that show a lot of promise but don't deliver much in terms of flavors. That said, I do like the book -- so 4 stars.

My usual practice when reviewing a cookbook is to try three recipes. Here are the ones I made from this book:

Spinach-topped Salmon

Salmon poached in a mixture of...

United States on Jul 05, 2016

kendallm: This is my new go-to cookbook for most night's dinners. I do add salt to the recipes (it's designed for a low-sodium diet, but none of us have to watch our sodium intake too closely), and the resulting recipes taste great. There's a really great variety of recipes, and although I've used it only for entrees so far, it has side dishes, appetizers, snacks, beverage, and desserts that also sound good. It am actually excited to try them (and I'm not someone who adores cooking).

In the few weeks I've had the cookbook, I've made Beef and Vegetable Soup, Chinese-Style Chicken, Coriander-Coated Chicken, Chicken and Rice, Plum Good Chicken, Quick Cassoulet, Chicken Jambalaya, and Summer Succotash. (I just realized I haven't tried any seafood recipes from this book yet, but there are several I want to try.) Most were super tasty; only the Plum Good Chicken was disappointing (a bit too sweet, and noodles were overcooked). The recipes use ingredients I hadn't thought to use before, like instant brown rice (so convenient), molasses, and fruit to sweeten a beef dish. I sometimes make double batches to share with my parents, and they have been impressed with how good the recipes are. I...

United States on Feb 13, 2016

Mabel C. Selleck: Although the recipes were easy to follow, there was not a lot of food in there that I like to eat.

Canada on Mar 01, 2013