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Summary: Annual Recipes - 2001 Cooking Light
Review: I buy the Cooking Light Annual Recipe collections religiously and each volume since 1997 occupies an easily accessible shelf in my kitchen. I still enjoy the magazine but these books are great for those nights when you want to do something different with the chicken (or whatever). After four months, I doubt this will be my most used volume. CL has gotten a bit fancier each year and I still turn to earlier volumes when I want a light version of everyday fare. What's really missing from this book (or their internet site) is a five star index. The book includes indexes for name, main ingredients and order of appearance. My wish -- an index by cuisine since I love Asian food. Bottom line: Not necessarily a book for dieters but a good resource for people seeking to eat and live in a healthy manner.
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Summary: OK, but not great
Review: I like the recipes, but the organization is lousy. I like that you get full nutritional information including calories, fat, protein, carb, fiber so you can be in control of what you are eating. The ingredients are readily available, nothing I had to look up in the dictionary. I just don't like that it is organized by month. When I go to cook I'm usually thinking, what can I do with this chicken rather than what tastes good in February.
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Summary: Full of good, practical recipies
Review: I own a lot of cookbooks... but I've never had one quite like this. This is the first cookbook where I look through the recipies, and think "Hey - I should make that some time" for most of the recipies. Other cookbooks seem to be literally filled with recipies that either don't look any good, or require exotic ingredients only availble to people in major metropolitan centers. With this cookbook, however, I flip through the pages wishing i had time to make almost all of the 900 recipies. I've made about 20 things out of this book now, and have enjoyed almost all of them a lot. Pros:
- Contains a good, detailed introduction for the novice cook, including information on herbs, cooking methods, etc.
- Contains almost 900 recipies that you can actually make and enjoy.
- Has recipies from almost every category - breads, meats, desserts, soups, etc.
- I totally disagree with the person who said the layout is lousy . I've never had trouble finding anything in this book.
- The recipies, while not being extremely low fat, *are* from cooking light, and hence are healthier in general than most other cookbooks. Plus, the recipies don't ever seem to sacrifice flavor for a *light* rating. Cons:
- You'll spend longer in the kitchen trying to make more of these Sorry - I don't really have a good con for this book :) If you love too cook - you'll love this book!
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Summary: Yummy and healthy!
Review: I've been a subscriber of Cooking Light for several years now, and I always try to buy the annual cook book at the end of each year. These recipes produce dishes that are delicious, adventurous, and satisfying. I've not only learned alot about eating healthy foods by using these cookbooks, I've become a much better cook! Also, since the magazine has features on different ethnic cuisines, I've tried foods that I never would have made previously, with great success. Some of the recipes are more time-consuming than others, so make those on the weekend rather than during the week. Unlike other reviewers, I enjoy the recipes organized by month, because it helps me eat seasonally. That way, I buy produce that's in season, so it tastes better, and it's usually cheaper than buying products out of season. However, if one is looking for a specific recipe, consulting the index at the back of the cookbook provides a solution.
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Summary: Lots of wonderful recipes, long prep time
Review: I've been a subscriber to Cooking Light magazine for a couple of years and I love it. I decided to get the 2003 book to save some space. The photographs in the book are beautiful and mouth-watering, but there are not enough (I like to see what the final product looks like when I am cooking). I do like that the nutritional information including calories, fat, protein, carb, fiber are listed for each recipe. I do find that many of the recipes have a long prep time and this a deterrent for me at this busy stage in my life. For the "true" chef, though, there will be no problem and the recipes will be wonderful to make. Generally, the ingredients are readily available, but for some of the recipes, there are ingredients that I have no idea where to buy them. The book is organzied by month--like the magazine. Really, overall, a beautiful book.
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Summary: Lots of wonderful recipes, long prep time
Review: I've been a subscriber to Cooking Light magazine for a couple of years and I love it. I decided to get the 2003 book to save some space. The photographs in the book are beautiful and mouth-watering, but there are not enough (I like to see what the final product looks like when I am cooking). I do like that the nutritional information including calories, fat, protein, carb, fiber are listed for each recipe. I do find that many of the recipes have a long prep time and this a deterrent for me at this busy stage in my life. For the "true" chef, though, there will be no problem and the recipes will be wonderful to make. Generally, the ingredients are readily available, but for some of the recipes, there are ingredients that I have no idea where to buy them. The book is organzied by month--like the magazine. Really, overall, a beautiful book.
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Summary: Great tasting and low fat!
Review: This compilation of Cooking Light Magazine's annual recipes is a wonderful resource of how to cook delicious low fat foods. I have brought several recipes made from this cookbook to potluck dinners and had rave reviews from all the guests (especially the spinach artichoke dip). However, the only flaw to this book is it is organized by month of issue instead of types of dishes (appetizer, dessert, main course, etc). In spite of this, I still love this cookbook and think it makes a wonderful gift!
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Summary: total confusion
Review: This(and other Cooking Light books)definately need a better way to organize the recipes. The book doesn't even follow the order of the monthly magazines recipes. It is severely lacking in photographs. Most of the beautiful photos from the magazines are not used in the cookbook. The photos would be helpful in selecting recipes...especially because the book is not organized by food category. The recipes might be great, but who has 2 hours to search through a cookbook to find something to cook??
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