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Summary: How many ways can you cook meat? Not worth the price
Review: Pretty disappointed with the cookbook. It really wasn't worth the expense. The low carb diet books (Protein Power and Dr. Atkins) are great with recipes included...this didn't add much. I will try the recipe for ice cream though. The diet is great...lost over 20 pounds in a month...but, really, how many ways can you cook eggs and meat, heavy cream and cheese? The recipes for eggs are truly inspiring (including how to boil eggs, scramble, fry and don't forget..poach). To be fair, there were some weird options maybe worth trying if someone cooked them for you.
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Summary: Insulin Control for Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Health
Review: As the author of "THE GOURMET PRESCRIPTION: High Flavor Recipes for Lower Carbohydrate Diets", it doesn't surprise me that two thirds of today's NY Times "how-to" best-sellers are lower carbohydrate diet books. (Protein Power, Sugar Busters!, a book by Dr. Atkins and three by the Hellers). Thanks to our most articulate and heroic carbohydrate addict (Oprah), Americans are finally waking up to the destructive consequances of fifteen years of carbohydrate abuse: weight gain, lipid derangements and cardiovascular disease, hyperinsulinemia and type 2 diabetes. These best-sellers are turning the food pyramid on its head!"The Low Carb Cookbook" offers recipes that are definitely a step up from diet book fare, though perhaps not quite at the level of "The Gourmet Prescription". They also tend to be too high in total and saturated fat. (And saturated fat has been shown to increase insulin levels.) However, given the choice between these recipes and a high carbohydrate approach, I'll take this book any day! Too bad there aren't any photos.
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Summary: The Best So Far
Review: I have tried at least a half dozen low-carb cookbooks. Dana Carpenter's 500 Low Carb Recipes was down at the low end (lots of fakeouts, if you are into that). Deborah Chud's Gourmet Prescription is middle-high end (I'm talking ease of prep/expense/taste). I wanted a cookbook I could reliably use a few times a week and be sure of getting something tasty. So far, this is it.
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Summary: Low Carb, But High Fat
Review: I found this to be not only a good source of realistic recipes, but a good read as well. I don't think I've ever before sat down and read a cookbook cover to cover, as I did this one. She's included a lot of recommendations on how to stock a good pantry for cooking and has included information on how to find all this stuff. However, be warned. A lot of the items she recommends are rather expensive; but perhaps this is ameliorated by the fact that a little often goes a long way. I especially love her blueberry syrup recipe - it is extremely easy to make and very convenient; and we find that when we make low-carb pancake recipes, the syrup doesn't soak in as much and so, again, a little goes a long way. I'm thinking about getting her other book as well...
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Summary: EASY Low Carb Gourmet Recipes
Review: I love this cookbook! I am definitely not a chef! I tend to burn my daughter's grilled cheese sandwiches! However I have successfully cooked many meals from this book that my family actually liked!! I know some of the recipes sound strange, but give them a try they really turn out great. I especially liked the recipes for the side dishes, lots of things I would have never tried! The only reason I wouldn't give it 5 stars is some of the ingredients are hard to find but then again I don't cook much so maybe I just don't know any better!!!
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