From past experience I know that Anthony Worrall Thompson’s recipes,
although delicious, often have rather bizarre ingredients. So I was
very pleased to see that this was not the case in this book.
Even if you’re not on a GI diet the recipes are mouth watering
which makes it ideal for family meal times when it’s easier (and
much nicer) to have everyone round the table eating the same thing.
With the added bonus that, although the recipes included are easy to
make, they look fantastic and could also easily be used for
entertaining as well as every day life.
Not only are the ingredients ordinary, so are the preparation and
cooking methods, making Anthony Worrall Thompson’s GI Diet great for
even novices in the kitchen. That coupled with the fact that the
recipes have been so well thought out, allowing you to make packed
lunches the night before of soups, salads and even sandwiches, it
has earned a permanent place in my kitchen at home.
I can also report first hand, that the recipes don’t just look
and taste good, they are also filling. I made Anthony’s Orange and
Almond Cake, which we devoured in the office the next day as our
afternoon snack. The comments were as follows:
“That’s much more filling than a normal piece of cake”
“It
tastes like actual oranges, instead of tasting like artificial
flavourings”
“Guess who won’t be picking at the chocolate in their
desk draw this afternoon”
I think you’ll agree it definitely got the thumbs up from the
office, and I’ll be making that again.
Anthony’s book is great, he hasn’t cheated by doing a recipe book
full of soups and salads, yes they are there, but there are also a
whole load of meaty (and veggie) meals, as well as puddings to get
your teeth into.
So although the recipes score low on the glycaemic index, they
certainly score highly with me.
