GIFT IDEA -OLIVE OIL DESSERTS BY MICKI SANNAR
About Olive Oil Desserts by Micki Sannar
Surprise and intrigue your family and friends this holiday season with a healthy new twist on some family favorites. My sweet and savory dessert recipes use only heart healthy olive oil in the place the unhealthy fat, most always found in their favorite desserts. Olive oil is FDA approved and medically proven to improve cardiovascular health. Best yet, the taste is so divine, and the texture so familiar, your family will never know the dessert they just enjoyed was actually good for them – unless you tell them! This may be one family secret worth sharing.
When you first look at the book Olive Oil Desserts, you will find yourself saying, “Yes, this cookbook has a great intro, great substitution charts, and a great glossary BUT do the recipes taste great?” That is the big question. The bigger answer is yes.
Mikki Kannar has come up with over sixty healthy and delicious dessert recipes. Every one I tried was sweet and savory. No butter, shortening, margarine, or hydrogenated oil whatsoever was used, only olive oil, the Mediterranean staple.
Chapter on cake:
I loved the flourless chocolate lava lava cake. Its instructions were simple to follow. Little prep time. Easy clean up. The results equaled the gourmet flourless chocolate torte served at the Brown Derby.
Chapter on cookies and bars:
The results for toll cookies, crispy rice treats, and brownie recipes equal the best bakery ones.
Chapter on muffins and sweetbreads:
The banana bread and the blueberry muffins rival past success.
Chapter on pies and crisps:
Not tried yet as I hate to make the pastry crust. Next apple pie though, I start here.
Hippocrates recommended olive oil. For the greater good so do I.
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ONE winner will receive a copy of the book Olive Oil Desserts by Micki Sannar.
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THE SMALL PRINT.
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The product(s) featured in this review was provided free of cost to me for the sole purpose of product testing and review. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
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on Dec 6th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
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on Dec 7th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Wow, I would love this cookbook. Would like to try the Micki’s Simple Brownies.
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on Dec 8th, 2009 at 2:54 am
choc chip banana muffins, who doesn’t have extra bananas… and what child won’t eat it with choc chips!!
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on Dec 8th, 2009 at 9:47 am
The Micki’s Simple Brownies sound really great and its one of my favorite desserts. Thank you!
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on Dec 8th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
sweet & slow banana cake sounds so awesome!
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on Dec 9th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Chocolate chip banana crumble muffins… umm…. YUM!!
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on Dec 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Micki’s Simple Brownies sounds good.
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Wow, I’d like to get this book-the chocolate chip banana crumble muffins look delicious!
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on Dec 11th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I’d like to try the Sweet and Slow banana cake; I adore bananas!
on Dec 12th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
I am definitely a banana freak, so I would try the Sweet and Slow Banana cake.
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on Dec 13th, 2009 at 12:38 am
The bananna cake sounds yummy!
on Dec 13th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Micki’s Simple Brownies look great!
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on Dec 13th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
I would like to try Sweet & Slow Banana Cake.
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on Dec 14th, 2009 at 9:43 am
I’d love to try Micki’s Simple Brownies recipe, with ice cream of course!
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on Dec 14th, 2009 at 10:54 am
I would like to try the Sweet & Slow Banana Cake. Mmmm!
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on Dec 14th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
I would like to try the recipe for Chocolate chip Banana Crumble Muffins.
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on Dec 15th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Chocolate Chip Banana Crumble Muffins = Yum!