Debbie Madson

Dump Cake Recipes: 50 Simple Dessert Recipes by Debbie Madson
This book starts out with short summary of the book and what dump cakes are. TOC lists recipes by name, not in any specific order.
Like flavor combinations.
Each recipe starts with a title and has servings.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low fat, low sodium, low sugar and fresh vs canned items.
Some contain canned or prepackaged mixes. Wouldn't take long to make at all.
Some contain a lot of items, be sure to have them all first.
Directions are given.
There are NO pictures and NO nutritional information.… (mehr)

$5 Meals Cookbook: 50 Budget Friendly Recipes by Debbie Madson
TOC where recipes are listed as meals. Starts with tips for frugal eating .
Each recipe starts with a title, summary of the item, total time to make, prep and cook times, servings.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low fat, low sodium, low sugar and fresh vs canned items.
Directions are given and there is NO nutritional information and NO pictures. There are a handful of pictures.
Great ideas in this book.… (mehr)

Our Favorite Cake and Icing Recipes by Debbie Madson
Short intro about the book, TOC where recipes are listed as different types of cakes and icings.
Each recipe starts with a title, summary of the dish.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low fat, low sodium, low sugar and fresh vs canned items.
Directions are given and some use prepackaged mixes. Some contain a picture.
No servings or nutritional information. Like that some recipes are from scratch as I learned great book to keep on your shelf that you can pick up any time to reference how they made cakes back in the day.… (mehr)

Easy smoothie recipes: smoothie recipes for kids by Debbie Madson
Starts with a note from the author and other links for kids activitiies.
Explains how to get your kids invovled and how to sweeten things up healthy wise.
Tips are included.
Table of contents were recipes are broken up into flavor categories.
Each recipe starts with a title and list of ingredients. Format is not the same for each recipe.
Some have directions in what to do with the ingredients.
Doesn't state how many servings so I assume one, as per the ingredients would not be enough for two or more.
At the start of a new chapter there are color pictures, medium in size.
The recipes do NOT always start at the top of a new page. There are NO recipe photos and NO nutritonal information.
Like flavor combinations but not so much canned juices, use fresh so you don't get added sugars and sodium.
There are hundreds of recipes, you should be able to find several you can't wait to make.… (mehr)