Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way: Healthy Menus, Recipes, and the Shopping Lists That Will Keep the Whole Family at the Dinner Table

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Summary: A REALISTIC way to low-carb it
Review: Leanne Ely has done it again! She provides great family friendly recipes that are healthy and yummy! You will never feel deprived eating like this. No hard-to-find high-priced ingredients here - it's real food for real people. Even those not interested in low-carb will benefit from this book. With each recipe, she provides serving suggestions for those who aren't giving up carbs. I highly recommed this book!

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Summary: Couldn't be easier!
Review: Leanne Ely is a genius! First she gave us "Saving Dinner" and I used it and loved it. Menus are well-planned, organized, and delicious. With this latest book, "Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way", Leanne has saved me. I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and my doctor recommended a regulated carb eating plan. When I got home from that appointment, I received notice of her new book. Perfect! I've been following it for almost two weeks now. The meals taste like "personal chef quality" and my picky husband will even eat some of them and usually he won't eat ANYTHING! I can't say enough about how happy I am with the menus, meal ideas, helpful tips, and the quality of the recipes. I have liked every recipe I've ever had from Leanne. I'm so glad that FlyLady (http://www.flylady.net) suggested her. Thanks!

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Summary: I have no time to spare and this book is a WINNER for me!
Review: Making the adjustment to low carb has meant learning a whole new way to cook. Before I discovered this book, other recipes I've tried have been bland or required too much prep time.
Not this one. From the very first page, I was able to hit the ground running, since the book comes compete with WEEKLY shopping lists and recipes that take a short time to throw together but taste like they've taken all day to cook. We enjoyed Cube steaks with onion gravy, Thai Shrimp, Skillet Chicken Mediterranean and more.
Don't be scared by the "exotic" sounds of some of the recipes. This is family cooking, NOT something that you could only eat if you had the most refined of palates. If your kids aren't fish lovers, you might want to keep some simple alternatives on hand but on most nights, they should be able to eat the same menu as the "Low carbers".
ONE caveat - Some of the recipes are designed for a crockpot. I don't have one and I found it simple to adjust the cooking times. It was no big deal. But do keep in mind that at least one recipe a week is designed for a crockpot. Again, this wasn't a big deal to me, even without one.
In every other way, the book is perfect for our needs and we've branched out into newer, better recipes than before. Thanks, Leanne!