Katriona Macgregor

Healthy is not really an objective word, and I have to say that the way it is used in [b:Healthy Speedy Suppers: Quick, Healthy and Delicious Recipes for Busy People|26150693|Healthy Speedy Suppers Quick, Healthy and Delicious Recipes for Busy People|MacGregor, Katriona|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1455504188s/26150693.jpg|46106584] does not fully agree with what I believe is healthy. The recipes are speedy, however, and supper is a quite broad term, so I can agree that 2/3 of the title is accurate!

Just reading over the ingredients shows that these meals are quite heavy and rich. In several, you are meant to saute 2 shallots in 1/4 cup butter! In another recipe, for soup, the oil is measured as 'a few glugs,' which can be adjusted per personal tastes, but leaves the door open for over oiling. Repeated use of bacon, prosciutto, chorizo, double cream, skin on poultry, minced meats and sugar in savory dishes did not match up with my idea of healthy cooking.

The photographs do not help the issue, as some show pools of fatty looking liquids in dishes, and others feature damp greens that look anything but fresh, probably due to over dressing. The photos of salad look more like wilted greens.

After reading the recipes, looking for a few to test out, I realized that none of them appealed to me as they were presented. For my tastes, every one of these recipes would have to be altered in some way for me to accept them as healthy and appetizing.

**eARC Netgalley**
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