Every year, I ask for a cookbook for Christmas. This year's cookbook was Well Plated by Erin Clarke. She has a well-known blog called Well Plated by Erin. She focuses on easy to find ingredients, healthy, and budget friendly. This cookbook is inspired by her Midwestern roots.
She shares a section called the fives. This includes 5 instant ways to be a better cook, 5 healthy swaps to make now, 5 ways to add more fruit and veggies to your diet, and 5 kitchen tools she can't live without (I agree to the parchment paper!)
She also includes a section on pantry staples. She includes tips and notes along with the recipes.
This was not a strictly keto/ low carb cookbook but a healthy cookbook. That being said there are some things that I don't eat being low carb but there are some great low carb options like the taco stuffed mini peppers which are a great appetizer. The great things about cookbooks its that it gives you an idea and you can make adjustments if you don't have something or don't like an ingredient (baking is a different story).
A lot of the recipes have tips on making ahead and storage. They all include the yield, time to make. However, they do not include the nutrition info. Each recipe has a photo (which I love).
Another unique thing about this cookbook is that she will give you multiple ways to make a dish like 3 ways to make a Kale Salad, 4 ways to use chicken, 4 things to do with chickpeas, etc.
She uses different methods of cooking from the instant pot to the slow cooker to sheet pans.
One of my favorites was the Every-Night Roasted Vegetables with great ideas for roasting vegetables. I've already made the Parmesan and Herb Roasted Broccoli and it was very good. She does add a tip called next level on these that gives you a tip to level up the dish. She also gives suggestions for different veggies to roast, ways to use leftovers, etc.
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