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The "I Love My Air Fryer" Affordable Meals Recipe Book

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This particular recipe book is unfortunately not the most appealing to read, although it does contain fair simple household recipes. I absolutely love my air-fryer so was excited to read this book.
It covers a wide range of meal options from breakfast through to dessert. Each recipe is easy to follow and contains minimal ingredients. It is mostly family friendly and will suit a beginner chef rather than a more adventurous chef.
It does contain some photographs but not for every recipe. I feel people like to see more of these photos to give you an indication of your final product.
Each recipe does come with nutritional value which I do like in a recipe book.
Overall could be more eye catching to the reader, but the over content is pretty good. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

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I loved that this recipe book has SO MANY recipes!!! I also liked that it included an approximate price per serving with each recipe, perfect for a family on a budget. These recipes are quick and easy, nothing that you haven't tried before and not going to far outside of a US diners' comfort zone. You will have so many choices in each category, from appetizers, snacks, breakfast, dinners, dessert... everything you can dream of! Because the recipes are rather straight forward, you can customize them to make outside of your air fryer too - which I did with the sandwiches, as it seemed easier to grill the traditional way.. I made the Blue Cheese Burgers and Onion Rings. The burgers were amazing and I can't wait to make them again. I was less impressed with the onion rings, after all the work coating them, I wish they would have been more memorable. I also made Sausage Breakfast Burritos, and wow - just a couple minutes in the air fryer after assembling them give them a fabulous crispy outside that I'll be going back to!

Some of the vegetarian recipes that caught my eye and are next on my list to try: Spaghetti Squash Tacos, Blackberry and Goat Cheese grilled cheese sandwiches, and Italian Portobello Mushroom Steaks,

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This is a gem of a cookbook for the airfryer, straightforward recipes with straightforward ingredients. It's a good book to give you some cooking inspiration. So far I have made: monkey bread, egg bites, honey goat's cheese balls (really delicious) and Parmesan cauliflower. all the recipes were accurate and easy to follow.

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I love this cookbook, especially with my newfound love for the air fryer! I really appreciate the focus on affordability which is always something I have to take into account when meal prepping. It is nice to have one consideration in cooking already thought out for you. Many of the ideas and recipes were new to me and have helped me feel more competent in the kitchen. Thank you to NetGalley and Adams Media for a copy of this book for an honest review.

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Thank you to Natgally and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
I wanted to try this cook book because I recently purchased an air fryer and I wanted to expand my use of it beyond just veggies and the occasional potato based dish. This cookbook has a ton of recipes that I would have never have thought to make in an air fryer and is a really helpful tool in turning my air fryer into an actual cooking tool and not just a thing that takes up space in my kitchen. There is a wide variety of options and I even found the recipes easily adjustable for my dietary restrictions.

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Really cool book that introduced me to a lot of great new recipes and helped me to get more comfortable using my air fryer. Highly recommend!!

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Loved this book! I saved so many recipes that I can't wait to try! I've already tried the spaghetti squash tacos and it was so easy and delicious!
Thank you to netgalley for providing me with an arc for an honest review!

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Excellent cookbook filled with easy, family friendly recipes with clear, concise instructions and easy to find ingredients. Great photos. Cannot wait to try air-fryer carrot fries, Mongolian beef, and churros among many others. I’d definitely buy a copy of this cookbook.

**thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-arc I received**

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I have gotten an air fryer and had no idea on the amount of food one can cook through this machine, and seeing the ideas in this book proves that you can cook more with an air fryer than in an oven! I was amazed at the recipes provided as I thought air frying was only for like fried food but didn't realize that you can include breads and meat. This is a good addition to my kitchen of books as I try out different recipes.

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I love Aileen Clark’s The "I Love My Air Fryer" Affordable Meals Recipe Book! Each recipe has the nutritional information per serving plus the cost to make. This cookbook is very informative and helpful, and a cookbook that I feel certain will become one of my favorites. I can’t wait to try the blueberry muffins!

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This is a great cookbook. It has a variety of recipes that can be cooked in minutes in the air fryer. I made several of them, including the Brown Sugar Pork Chops and the corn of the cob. Both were excellent. I am excited to try others. All of them use common items that are found in your kitchen or easily obtained from the local grocer.


I received an ARC from Adams Media through NetGalley. This in no way affects my opinion or rating of this book. I am voluntarily submitting this review and am under no obligation to do so.

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This air fryer cookbook was awesome. My air fryer does not have shelves, so some of these recipes were not do-able with my air fryer. However, Ive made similar in the oven or modified most with my air fryer. These are all delicious. I love that this cookbook didn't have so much fluff, but was straight forward with recipes and directions .

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This may be my fav of the “I Love My Air Fryer” series! The recipes are super simple and use ingredients that are either on hand or easy to grab at the supermarket and they’re quick and easy to prepare. And they’re cost efficient and healthier options to eating out or frying in grease. The pictures are gorgeous and there’s a quick reference guide if measurements in the back and a beginner “how to” on using an air fryer in the front. This book is not compliant in any way and I mean that in the best way. I will be purchasing one for myself and likely as gifts this holiday season.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this Arc in exchange for my review.

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Good book of air fryer recipes that are easy to make and affordable, but still interesting. The book includes a "Cooking with an Air Fryer" intro section and recipe chapters on Breakfast, Appetizers and Snacks, Side Dishes, Chicken Main Dishes, Beef and Pork Main Dishes, Fish and Seafood Main Dishes, Vegetarian Main Dishes, and Desserts. There were a few pictures in each chapter, but not for every recipe. The recipes all included a cost and nutritional info, and many of them had tips.

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Awesome air fryer cookbook! And it’s actual recipes not just processed food you have to reheat! This is terrific. Lots of easy recipes. Recipes that you would not expect at all to be able to air fry! I’m so excited to try all of these!

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I absolutely loved this Air Fryer recipe book! It gives greater starter information for folks using one for the first time. The recipes look delicious and have very easy to follow steps. I really appreciated the inclusion of what the cost per serving would be around, as I budget my meals each week! A lot of the meals are also super quick to make. I really appreciate now have more meals/snacks in my recipe toolkit for when I don’t have a lot of time. There were a lot of recipes that shocked me such as making cakes and egg dishes in the air fryer! This cookbook had so many great tips and I would highly recommend it!

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I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been impacted by the new inflation we are experiencing in the US; it’s simply more expensive to feed our families. Since most of us are in love with our air fryers, Aileen Clark’s cookbook, The "I Love My Air Fryer" Affordable Meals Recipe Book: From Meatloaf to Banana Bread, 175 Delicious Meals You Can Make for under $12 cookbook is very timely, and has dozens of mouthwatering meals that can be made on a tight budget. The author, a seasoned blogger (a href=" https://aileencooks.com" rel='nofollow'> Aileen Cooks ) and recipe developer has included family friendly recipes that are mostly quick and easy with a short list of ingredients.

The recipes are traditionally written and easy-to-follow. They will appeal to almost everyone, and are easy enough that anyone – from beginning cooks to advanced cooks – will be able to turn out picture perfect meals. Unfortunately, there are only a few photographs, so readers will have to use their imagination to picture how a dish should look. All the recipes tried so far have turned out perfectly, so it’s obvious that they have been tested.

If you have an air fryer, you’ll want to add this excellent cookbook to your recipe collection. Not only does it have good recipes, but also air fryer basics as well as ways to save money on ingredients. Incidentally, most of the ingredients called for can be obtained at most local grocery stores – no need to go to more expensive specialty stores. You’ll find yourself cooking dozens of recipes from this book and some will certainly become family favorites.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

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What a nice introduction to Air Frying! I really enjoyed this cookbook. As a newby AirFryer, I was pretty clueless as to how to best put this tool to use and I found the book extremely helpful. Just looking at the wonderful photos inspired me to attempt things I certainly would never have attempted otherwise. I tried 5 of the recipes to date and found them easy to use, clear, concise and very tasty. Highly recommend!

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I really enjoyed this and am looking forward to making more of the recipes! I enjoyed the beef tenderloin!

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This might be the best cookbook I've ever looked through. I wanted to make almost every recipe as soon as I read them! Air fryers are so convenient, and this book made it even easier to plan meals using the appliance. Each meal had a simple ingredient list and everything can be made on a budget. I particularly loved the pizza pockets, pesto grilled cheese sandwiches, and beef empanadas. The entire cookbook is not only budget-friendly, but excellent for working people who don't have endless time to cook dinner! I also learned a lot more about what I could do with an air fryer! I never knew I could make breads, cakes, and things like Mongolian beef! I will be recommending this book to anyone with an air fryer!

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