I was recently asked to review 'Let’s Celebrate Christmas Additive Free' by
mum of 3 Melanie Avery, an additive free recipe book created for the festive
season. Now to be honest reviewing a recipe book was pretty nerve wracking for me as I kind of avoid the kitchen at all costs and am also pretty clueless
when it comes to additive free but I must say I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the task. Here's what I thought.
The recipes themselves are simple and easy to follow, even
for the most clueless of cooks such as myself and are great for the kids to
help prepare. We have made a few of the
recipes so far with the favorites being Rocky Road and Blueberry Pikelets.
My kids love pikelets but I wasn't sure how they would go
with the blueberries and thought these would be picked out. I thought I would
be clever and puree them first, then add to the mix. That backfired as of course the pancake mix
then turned blue. Declan was very hesitant to try his as they had ‘black
stuff’ through them. However after a little
coaxing, these were soon gobbled up and he was asking for more. Additive free and a way to sneak fruit into
their diet, win win!
Rocky Road was super easy to make and well received of
course. What I loved about this recipe
was that it also listed alternative ingredients to replace things such as the
nuts, which we did. A lot of the recipes
offer ingredient ‘variations’ so found this really handy.
All recipes we tried were yummy and full of flavour. The thing that surprised me the most about
the recipes were that most ingredients are items I had in the cupboard anyway
or brands/items that I know and use regularly.
It was a misconception of mine that going additive free meant a whole
new range of products and brands (that were probably going to cost more and not taste as good) but it wasn't the case at all.
Lastly, my favorite part of the book was the section on all
the little Christmas traditions and crafts.
These were lovely to read and some we have introduced this year into our
family. All the little crafts are fun
and affordable and this section really added to the family feel of the book. Let’s Celebrate Christmas is the type of book
that would get pulled out each festive season so that favorite recipes can be
made and enjoyed year after year.
It was a lovely read, easy to follow and beautifully
presented. Definitely a recommended
Christmas cook book.
Let’s Celebrate Christmas RRP $30.00 and can be purchased
via the Let’s Live Additive Free website.
(Ethan & Declan eating their blueberry pikelets.)
(The opinions expressed are my own and were not influenced in any way. I received a copy of the book 'Let's Celebrate Christmas Additive Free' to review.)
Kate xx
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