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Summary: Low Carb Cooking for Real People
Review: Alex Haas finally offers a cookbook for real people with real tastes. I am one of the fortunate ones who had an opportunity to use his book in original form and it was great! Every receipe has been individually tested to ensure great taste, not just low carb. You will not be disappointed!My personal favorite is Chicken Diablo, but you will find soups, salads, beef, pork, other chicken, seafood, and vegatable recipes that will suit your tastes. And, oh, buy the way, there are desserts too!
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Summary: He eats his own cooking
Review: And that's what makes this book so special. When you read Everyday Low Carb Cookery, you know immediately that the author is a trained chef, you know he has prepared all these recipes, and you know that he has eaten them. Alex Haas eats his own cooking. The internet does not lack for recipes of any kind, let alone low-carb. But there are none that are written out the way Alex does it. This book is absolutely worth the price and I will use mine forever. Thank you Alex.
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Summary: Great flavors with Every Day Cooking
Review: Everyday Low Carb Cooking is written by Alex Haas - who was the lead cook for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It has great food for normal people! The range of recipes in this book (240 in all) is phenomonal. There are many ethnic recipes, everything from soup to desserts, lots of appetizers, main dishes, salads, snacks, and more. A nice feature of the cookbook is that the ingredient "grid" shows the regular carbs, effective carbs, fat and protein for EVERY ingredient. So if you start substituting things to suit your own tastes, it's very easy to know exactly how that changes the carb count. There aren't any photos of food, but the descriptions and information make it pretty clear what each dish is about. A lot of the dishes seem 'fancy' but are really easy to make, like Burgundy Chicken and Chicken Bordeaux. There are tons of buffalo wing variations, as he feels buffalo wings are the "perfect low carb food". A great book for any low carb enthusiast to have on their shelf!
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Summary: It's OK-
Review: I bought this book looking for every day type of easy low carb dishes. This is not the kind of food that I or my family can or would eat every day. There is alot of emphasis placed on German/Eastern European food. For instance there are six (6) bratwurst recipes, six kielbasa recipes,(3) red cabbage recipes, and other things that we just wouldn't make at the end of a day. I also think the book is in an unappealing format with the recipes appearing in a grid. There are no pictures. Its rather sterile. I let my daughter play with it. Sorry.
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Summary: Not everyday food
Review: I bought this book looking for every day type of easy low carb dishes. This is not the kind of food that I or my family can or would eat every day. There is alot of emphasis placed on German/Eastern European food. For instance there are six (6) bratwurst recipes, six kielbasa recipes,(3) red cabbage recipes, and other things that we just wouldn't make at the end of a day. I also think the book is in an unappealing format with the recipes appearing in a grid. There are no pictures. Its rather sterile. I let my daughter play with it. Sorry.
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Summary: Many better books on the market!
Review: I was very disappointed with this book. Perhaps I've been spoiled by Frances McCullough (Low Carb Cookbook-MMMM!) and Protein Power; these recipes were dull, heavy and not what I want to eat as every day fare. If you are not a fussy eater, and don't care about the gourmet touches and just want "Fuel", you'll probably like this book. If you want the niceties of eating, pass this one by.
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Summary: Would rate it HIGHER if I could!
Review: I've been low carbing since 1999 and have so far lost over 170 lbs. I hadn't been much of a cook for most of that time, but THIS book changed that. Alex's recipes are pretty much foolproof, and are all delicious. My husband and I now have several cookbooks between us, but this is still the one we pull out 99% of the time.
FYI - You should also check out George Stella's cookbook. Alex and George are at the top of their game!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I've purchased 5 or 6 low carb cookbooks, and this is my favorite. One of the things I like best is that the recipes are not overly heavy. I'm kind of tired of recipes that start like (1 chicken breast, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1 cup cheese - 1 serving), mostly because I don't enjoy the feeling after eating like that. Most of the recipes in this book are for meals that my non-lowcarbing family enjoy. There are some especially good soup recipes (which is my typical lunch since buying this book), and I had received several comments on the coleslaw I served at a recent party. Some of the carb counts can get a little high (10+ per serving), but the carbs are usually spent on healthy vegetables like tomatoes, cabbage, or onions. If you have 30 or more carbs a day to use, you shouldn't have too many problems with these recipes. A lot of the recipes have a complex taste, but are pretty easy to make. There are no dessert recipes, and no breakfast recipes. Some of the recipes can get pretty spicy if you use the recommended measurements, which I love, but you might want to halve any of the spicy ingredients the first go around. The author does detail the carb counts by ingredient, which is a great idea, but doesn't include any fiber, protein, or fat counts. I know people following the Protein Power plan would appreciate fiber and protein counts. All in all, well worth it.
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Summary: Excellent Food!
Review: If you are low carbing it, you have to get this book. I've bought five low carb cookbooks in the last year, and this is by far the best. The "New England Clam Chowder" was absolutely delicious and only 4.8 carbs per serving! Don't buy this book if you like to spend all day cooking, shopping for bizarre and obscure ingredients, or eating plain chicken breasts.
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Summary: It's OK-
Review: It's OK but I would not recommend it. The recipes are kind of dry. But, to each his own. Lauri's Low-Carb is pretty good.
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