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Summary: Mixed Feelings about this book-
Review: I had mixed feelings about this cookbook. I am going to hang on to my copy for a while and see if I ever use it. Here is what I think. First the positive:
The recipes are very yummy. They turn out wonderful. They have reasonable serving sizes that are low in fat. The pictures are gorgeous. These are the types of recipes that you want to cook to impress someone when time and effort are no bother. You can fluff your hair and say, "yes, I made it from scratch and it's low in fat too"! The negatives:
Each recipe is a lot of work. These are the types of recipes a budding gourmet cook might want to make. They are time consuming and use a lot of ingredients that is not always on hand (shrimp, lime juice, fresh herbs etc). Low fat cooking should not be so hard. IF you want to really impress someone with a yummy dish and don't care about how much time and effort it takes, this is the book to get. However, I think for the one or two meals that you might be doing this- it's easier to just forget about the low fat part and go with some high fat easy to cook wonderful meal.
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Summary: Original, Flavorful, Not "Diet"
Review: I had this book, gave it away in a generous moment. After borrowing it from the library, I've decided I need a copy to keep. The reasons why: the food is original, flavorful; the preparation ranges from easy to moderate; the ingredients can be had in just about any supermarket; it is healthful, but you'd never know it. The turnip gratin is outstanding--I've served it and other recipes from this book to guests. It makes very simple substitutions for fat--buttermilk is used frequently. Corn syrup is used to maintain texture in some of the baked confections. Why it merits 4, not 5, stars: There are only 125 recipes and the only nutritional data offered is the fat gram count.
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Summary: Original, Flavorful, Not "Diet"
Review: I had this book, gave it away in a generous moment. After borrowing it from the library, I've decided I need a copy to keep. The reasons why: the food is original, flavorful; the preparation ranges from easy to moderate; the ingredients can be had in just about any supermarket; it is healthful, but you'd never know it. The turnip gratin is outstanding--I've served it and other recipes from this book to guests. It makes very simple substitutions for fat--buttermilk is used frequently. Corn syrup is used to maintain texture in some of the baked confections. Why it merits 4, not 5, stars: There are only 125 recipes and the only nutritional data offered is the fat gram count.
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Summary: The ingredients in of the recipes is something I do notuse
Review: Many of the ingredients in these recipes are things that I ordinarily would not use. I am disappointed that the calorie count has not been added to each recipe. If I had scanned this cookbook in a book store I definately would not have purchased it.
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