The Gourmet Prescription: High Flavor Recipes for Lower Carbohydrate Diets

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Summary: Really good food, even if you're not on a diet!
Review: Excellent, inventive food and flavor combinations divided into Proteins and Carbs. Interesting ways to flavor food (such as a stovetop smoker) instead of adding calories. Terrific cookbook that will not bore you.

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Summary: Smokin' out the Flavor
Review: I bought this book because of the pictures. I now have tried many of the recipes that use a stovetop smoker (yes, I purchased one just to try these recipes). I am now a convert. The smoker is as easy to use as the recipes are to prepare and I am getting raves from my family. I don't find the recipes too time consuming, but you need to review the recipe the day before as some of them have multiple steps that can be done a day or two ahead to cut down on last minute prep time. The recipes are unusual and very tasty. I like not having any leftovers!

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Summary: Dessert aficionada
Review: I am a dessert aficionada. My eyes run first to the back of the cook books. Appetizers, chicken and fish are afterthoughts. Not so in Deborah Chud's "Gourmet Prescription". From the foreward onward, Dr. Chud's personal, seasoned experience is intrinsic to each recipe. I never thought I could get so close to an onion with so much savor and so little tears. Her tomato dishes have taken me on a Journey far beyond the boredom of salads. Now when I see plum tomatoes in the grocery, I'm eager to roast or smoke them. She makes each recipe sing, especially the short selective fruit desserts- and that's even without my favorites: sugar/flour and butter. Kuddos to Dr. Chud for bringing new healthy adventures to my table.

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Summary: Nice Book - Unique Recipes - Definitely Gourmet
Review: This is a very nice book. I bought this book (The Gourmet Prescription) along with another book by F. McCullough. This book by D. Chud, "The Gourmet Prescription" presenting very unique approaches (especially home smoking) to improving flavor in low-carb, low fat dishes. The recipes are unique and probably not found elsewhere. However, I probably would use this book for "special occasions", not everyday use. Many of the recipes are longer, require more ingredients, and/or require that the you have prepared special condiments and sauces (the book tells you how to prepare these condiments, usually using the smoker). Now doubt the recipes are high in flavor, and very unique (i.e. you aren't going to find techniques like these in other books). The downside is that the recipes are time-consuming (considering you have to prepare the condiments ahead of time). The pictures are beautiful --its definitely gourmet(many ingredients might be hard to find for those not living in urban centers). I also don't know if kids would like this kind of food if they aren't used it eating "gourmet restaurent" type food. I found the McCullough book to be more practical and down-to-earth. Another book I like very much for low carb people is "The Complete Meat Cookbook" by Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly which tells you everything you want to know about selecting and purchasing the best in beef, pork,lamb and veal for easy to prepare dishes, both classic expensive cuts (how to get the best out of an expensive cuts) as well as how to make tender dishes out of the cheaper cuts. Since the Aidells book isn't particularly oriented to low-carb, some of the side dishes are high carb. All three boooks have a place on my bookshelf, since there are occasions when I'll want to prepare a special meal using the high flavor techniques described in this book, "The Gourmet Prescription".

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Summary: Beautiful, Flavorful and Fantastic!
Review: This book is not only beautiful, with pictures that make you ache to try the recipes yourself, but the writing is easy and fun to read! It's not just ingredients and cooking instructions. The stovetop smoker is recommended and I have ordered one. If it helps to create even one delicious recipe after months of blander low carb food I'm all for it. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a healthier cookbook. I wish there were more like it!

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Summary: A Gift of Flavor and Health!
Review: I'm on Atkins; my girlfriend's on the Zone. Too many diets for one couple? It was until she gave me Deborah Chud's beautiful book. It works with both diets, as well as the ones our friends and relatives are on (Schwarzbein, Protein Power, Sugar Busters!, Carbohydrate Addicts, and all the rest). It's also great for people who aren't on ANY diet (like my Dad), who might like to cut back on carbs for weight loss and cardiovascular health. Before receiving this book, I faced a steady stream of low carb meals lacking flavor and imagination-- with no one to blame but myself. My girlfriend rescued me with The Gourmet Prescription. Now we're eating Grilled Shrimp with Spicy Cashew Sauce, Roast Chicken with Rosemary-Garlic Paste, Porcini-Laced Veal Roast, Spicy Greens with Roasted Tomatoes and Peppers, Roasted Garlic Asparagus, and Hot Sesame Green Beans. Is anyone on your Xmas list on a low carb diet? GIVE THEM THIS BOOK! It's a gift of flavor and health.

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Summary: Flavor plus health can equal delicious
Review: Most healthy recipes are bland and boring, but this interesting, well written, and beautiful book made me want to cook and eat according to Ms. Chud's Gourmet Prescription. Usually, I skim a book, buy nothing, and forget about it, but this time I actually ordered the stovetop smoker and plan to use it.

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Summary: Scrumptious
Review: This is one of the best cookbooks I've read and used. I'm especially thrilled with the Stovetop Smoker the author recommends. If you've never had fresh smoked salmon, you're in for a treat. And the Smoked Allium Paste(shallots, garlic and onions) is terrific. Great, Great, Cookbook!

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Summary: The Gourmet Prescription
Review: Although it's a beautiful book filled with inspiring and delicious recipes, I must now buy a stove top smoker to prepare most of the recipes presented. I was disappointed that the majority of recipes required a particular piece of kitchen equipment - it's like buying a bread machine recipe book without owning a bread machine. Although smoked food can be tasty, I fear I would tire of the smoky flavor. I will try the recipes that don't involve smoking, but I don't see buying a smoker just to try the rest.

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Summary: The perfect book for lower carbohydrate gourmet cooks
Review: For those on lower carbohydrate eating plans (or merely reducing the amount of carbohydrates in their diets) with a passion for gourmet food, Deborah Chud's book provides tantalizing culinary options. She has an excellent palate, and a gift for combining flavors. I have tried several of her recipes so far Warm Black Beans with a Smokey Sofrito,Crab Bundles with an Avocado-Ginger Sauce,and her coleslaws -- all have been standouts.