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Summary: Great Recipes!
Review: Great Recipes! The recipes in this book: "500
Low-Carb Recipes" are delicious and they are fun
and easy to make. Truly a great cookbook. Good
combination of foods and enjoyable to make.Diana: Author of: "Inpirational Wisdom For Love,
Beauty, And Richness"; "You Hold The Key To Riches
And Happiness"; (and) Sure Fire Ways To Make More
Money And Get A Better Job".
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Summary: From Soup to Nuts....and More.....
Review: So... you have finally decided to jump on the low-carb bandwagon, but don't think you can give up that bagel in the morning or that wonderful pasta recipe you just found....or...maybe you have already tried a low-carb diet and just didn't find enough variety or flavor to keep you satisfied. Well, your low-carb diet just got a whole lot easier to maintain and much tastier than you ever knew it could be. "500 Low-Carb Recipes From Snacks to Dessert,That the Whole Family Will Love" by Dana Carpender, has delicious recipes from soup to nuts. You will find satisfying main courses, refreshing salads, yummie desserts and YES..EVEN BREADS that will curb your carb cravings, and lots more! Variety IS the spice of life, and you get tons of it in this cook book.Recipes for 'Greek Roasted Chicken','Cinnamon Raisin Bread','Coleslaw Italiano','Zesty Seafood Soup','Peanut Butter Cookies' and 'Strawberries in Wine" are just a small sampling of the culinary treats you will find here. Most of the ingrediants are easily found, for some you will have to start shopping at a health food or specialty store. The recipes are clearly explained and Ms. Carpender has also done her homework as with each recipe you will get the yields and a breakdown of carbs and fiber per serving.The only thing you will not find, that I thought may have been a time saver while shopping for the ingrediants is a breakdown of cholestrol per serving for those of us that need to keep on eye on that. But as she reminds us over and over....always read the labels! There are also a few tips for reducing cholestrol levels, included in the first 40 pages of the book, which covers everything you need to know about low-carb diets. Here you can find out what exactly 'Usabale Carbs' are, how the carb counts are calculated,ingrediants you should know about, including fats and oils, and yikes...it's okay to use butter...liquid ingrediants used,what to use for sweetners, and many other useful tips and valubale information. Another nice feature you'll find is 'A Refresher on Measurements', which even includes some metric conversions and oven tempatures(in Celsius) for those living outside of the United States. There is a nice table of contents, and index to look up your favorites as well. The bread recipes are used with a bread machine, and if you think you may be making alot of the bread recipes you may want to consider investing in one. I have found a lo-carb bread at my local market, but...yuck...these are much better! So no pretty pictures taking up alot of space in this book, just cover to cover(nearly 500 pages)of lo-carb recipes and useful information.
I love it and as the title says...the whole family does too! Go for it...and thanks...Laurie
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Summary: This book saved my diet!!!
Review: Like many people, I entered the low-carb arena with enthusiasm but several weeks later, I found myself so bored with the monotony of my diet that I nearly quit altogether. It was right around this time that I discovered 500 Low-Carb Recipes, whose back cover promised recipes that would actually make eating enjoyable again. How right it was. The recipes in this book are practical, inventive, and absolutely delicious. A number of recipes are designed to substitute for carb-laden foods that are particularly hard to do without in the first few weeks, such as breads, pancakes, crackers, and even rice. The best feature of this book is the section on marinades and sauces. There are alternative versions of ketchup, teryaki, barbecue, and jerk seasoning, among others, that allow you to pull whatever meat you happen have in the freezer and turn it into a flavorful meal. And for those desperately missing dessert, there are decadent recipes for low-carb cheesecakes and cookies. As a novice cook, I am also particularly grateful for the tips on various cooking techniques scattered throughout the book. I'm now six months into low-carbing, and I have 500 Low-Carb Recipes to thank for making low-carb dieting so amazingly easy and enjoyable.
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Summary: I'm going to try it.
Review: I just read through the book and the recipes seem delicious and not so hard to prepare. I am going to try this and see if I can get the results I want. I've tried everything else so hopefully this will work. I am glad I bought this book, though.
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Summary: Buy your own!
Review: I am back in the kitchen! I LOVED to cook at one time, then I became a "low-carber". For over 3 years now it has been an effort to produce meals my family would eat and I could eat. I dreaded the every afternoon because I had to rack my brain for appetizing menus that satisfied everyone. The books I had were okay but not great. Along came Dana. I saw her on the Today show; then tried a few of her recipes from the show and web site. WOW! I immediately bought this book. Cooking is fun again. There has not been one recipe tried that my family has not liked. They are fun to cook, extremely flavorful and even my 9-year-old likes them. 4 stars, I wish I could give this book 5 stars. The folks-y format makes the book just fun to read but the unconventional cooking style could be a little confusing for non-cooks. An example one recipe calls for 8 chicken breasts; not really it is 4 chicken breasts split (into halves). I will say one thing, I will not share the recipes, BUY YOUR OWN BOOK!
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Summary: ok so wheres the beef?
Review: I just got this book and its nice and big and has lots of content but some of the offerings are for the complete idiot. I didn't need a book to tell me how to fry up a few onions and mushrooms in butter and serve over the steak. To be fair there are some interesting things in this book and some I will try but it was not worth the money. I counted on all the good reviews i read here and folks you let me down this time. I did however get the other book I ordered and am happy to say that laurie's low carb receipes promises to be the best book i have ever gotten and all of the carb counts are truely low unlike this book which has counts as high as 13 or more. I am resistant and i must stay right around 15 to 20 per day to lose and keep it off. Dana's book limits what I can use for any one meal. If i had had a chance to leaf through this book first I would not have bought it and now that i have it I shall wrap it and give it as a gift.
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Summary: My Favorite Low-Carb Cookbook
Review: I have a bunch of low-carb cookbooks, but this one is hands down my favorite. Not every recipe is perfect, but they provide great start-off points for your own ideas. The Heroin Wing recipe works just as well with chicken thighs as it does with wings and the faux potato recipes in all their incarnations are great. Her salad ideas are fabulous. I haven't tried to make any of the baked goods or desserts as I'm not a big eater of such things in general so can't vouch for their merits. If you're going to have one low-carb recipe book, I'd definitely go with this. Easy recipes, easily found ingredients, understandable directions and few cooking hassles make it a winner.
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Summary: 500 Low Carb Recipes
Review: Excellant book. Recipes are simple and straightforward. Forword is also helpful for someone beginning a low Carb diet. I have used it many times.
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Summary: My favorite cookbook!
Review: I have 5 low-carb cookbooks and this one is the best! The ingredients are readily available and every recipe I've tried has been delicious. I thought I'd be giving up honey mustard salad dressing forever when I started my low-carb lifestyle, but Dana gives a recipe in this book that is better than any bottled honey mustard and it has no honey in it!! Burger Scramble Florentine is something my family has asked for more of and would probably eat it daily if I'd fix it. And it just doesn't get any better than Those Chicken Things. Thank you Dana, for taking boredom out of low-carbing!! I think I love you!
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Summary: The best!
Review: I love the recipes. The food is great even if you dont care about the carbs! My Husband doesnt even know he's eating healthy.
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