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Midnight Snacks

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The Bottom Line

This fun book will inspire you to make evening snacks that are more interesting than the leftover Chinese food in the carton, or raiding your kids' fruit snacks in the pantry.
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Pros

  • A very creative book full of snack recipes.
  • Recipes are quick to assemble.
  • Introductory text is useful and interesting.

Cons

  • A typical pantry won't have all the ingredients.

Description

  • There are over 150 recipes in this softcover book.
  • Recipes cover many categories from drinks to sweets to salty nibbles.
  • The introductions to each recipe are both informative and wryly humorous.

Guide Review - Midnight Snacks

When you find yourself hungry in the evening, do you go for the easiest food you can find? Leftovers from dinner a few days ago, ice cream out of the carton, a hunk of cheese, or perhaps a snack from your kids' stash? This food may be easy, but it's often pretty dull, and rarely very satisfying. That's where this fun cookbook steps in, by demonstrating how with just a little bit of effort you can make a snack you'll be remembering for days. A snack that is worthy of sharing with houseguests, although you'll wish they sleep through your midnight kitchen ministrations so you can keep it all to yourself. Some recipes require shopping and/or preparation, but if you are a frequent nightime snacker, the tasty results will be worth the effort.
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