The Complete Instant Pot Cookbook for Beginners

 The Complete Instant Pot Cookbook for Beginners, Sally D Walsh, 2025

This book is an introduction to the world of one-pot cooking. A person can still cook healthy and nutritious meals, while also reducing their time in the kitchen.

Don't be concerned if you are a beginner in the kitchen. These recipes include simple ingredients and step-by-step instructions. They also include complete nutritional information.

A person can cook a lot more than just stew in an instant pot. The recipes in this book include vegan and vegetarian meals, pasta, rice, poultry, seafood and guilt-free desserts.

Start small, with just one recipe. If you like it, try another recipe (and then another recipe). This cookbook is a gem of a book.

The 30-Minute Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners

 The 30-Minute Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners, Selmajuri Kristeukonsen, 2025

The Mediterranean Diet concentrates on the lean proteins, grains and fresh vegetables that are grown in that part of the world (southern Europe). An occasional glass of red wine also helps.

This book emphasizes the ease of preparation of each dish. All it requires is 30 minutes per day (meal prep ahead of time is a good idea). There is a 30-day meal plan along with a total of 2000 different meal ideas, so boredom will not be a problem. There are many different recipes included, for salads, seafood, proteins, desserts and pasta. 

The Mediterranean Diet is also very healthy. It has been shown to promote heart health and brain health, and has been linked to a reduced risk of chronic disease (like cancer). It is also a good idea to increase your physical activity, and increase your interaction with other people.

Here is a very good choice for anyone who simply wants to eat healthier, or is serious about improving their health.

Graduated . . . But are You Ready to Succeed?

 Graduated . . . But are You Ready to Succeed?, Ram V Iyer, 2025

You have just graduated from a top university and you have a high IQ. There should be a feeding frenzy of companies wanting to hire you, right? Wrong. In the workplace. the "rules" are totally different.

While intelligence and credentials are certainly important, what is much more important is being able to use your abilities to achieve results that the world values. The author of this book calls it Smartness.

There is an available assessment, to show where you are doing well, and where you need to work on yourself a little more. This book tells the story of Emma and Jack, two recent college grads dealing with confusion and self-doubt in the workplace. Do they eventually "get it?"

This book is very easy to read and understand. It is a gem of a book that is very much worth reading for all recent college graduates.