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 enlarge | Author: Lisa Lillien
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Rating:  184 reviews
Sales Rank: 48
Media: Paperback
Edition: Ill
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Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1
ISBN: 0312377428
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5635
EAN: 9780312377427
ASIN: 0312377428
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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 Need Something New July 19, 2008
I love this book. It gives you lots of useful tips and ideas. It gives you a new spin on recipes. I get bored with food after awhile, this helped me learn new ways to cook. Single serve recipes are great when your the only one in the house changing your eating habits. I bought mine on an impulse, I should have waited it is way less expensive here than anywhere else. Check out their website, lots of great info there too.
 Its a good book... July 15, 2008
I got this book because I'm trying to make healthful foods that my boyfriend (who can eat fast food everyday and not gain weight) will eat.
I'm using it as a supplement for those types of foods (like egg rolls, green bean cassarole, onion rings, etc) that he loves but are a little high in fat for my liking.
Only problem is a lot of the recipes have a lot of processed foods but I'm using the recipes as a base and adding what I can to make it "healthier" or making the rest of the meal more natural!
 Great recipes, used in moderation! July 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a WW member, I think this is a great book! I've tried a few of the recipes and some will become staples, and there some I wouldn't bother with again. I don't think that this is meant to be a cookbook to live by, but is a cookbook to supplement your healthy diet. Sometimes I crave onion rings....buying the pre-made kind or ordering out would use a week's worth of points for me. And the jalapeno poppers are fabulous! HG's recipes satisfy the craving. My plan is to use this cookbook to supplement my WW program. I think it's great!
newly dieting July 15, 2008
I read through this book once and have now begun to inplement some of the recipes and choices that it outlines. I was a little disappointed a the pictures in the book but the advise is what I was looking for and that part is phenomenal.
A Delightful Surprise July 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really didn't xpect to like this book when I got it but I was delightfully surprised as I made recipe after recipe and everything but 1 has turned out delicious. The 1 recipe that did not turn out so great was the dreamy chocolate peanut butter fudge but I did not follow the recipe so I'm going to give it another try.
My entire family has enjoyed all of the drink recipes that I have made and the chocolate brownie muffins made with pumpkin. Tonight we are trying the Southwestern Surprise Soup (though we always called it taco soup when I made it before).
It's really hard to believe that these recipes are low in calories, sugar and fat. Yes, these recipes use a LOT of processed foods but we live in a real world and I would rather eat low cal processed foods from time to time than high fat/high sugar junk food.
The best thing about this book is that it has encouraged my family and my parents to start trying to eat healthy again and take control of our weight and fitness in general. You just don't feel deprived eating food like this.
Lisa Lillien has a great sense of humor that comes through in all of her writings. I would recommend signing up for her daiy newsletter on her web site as well. It's filled with humor, recipes and great tips.
Using pumpkin for the eggs and oil when making cake mixes is just genius! I tried it with a spice cake and a can of pumpkin and it was like a pumpkin pie muffin. Try it if you like that sort of thing. :)
PRO: Filled with "light" humor and recipes for things that you would normally feel guilty eating or drinking. The recipes are delicious and most are easy to make. This might also get you on the road to a healthier you.
CON: Uses a lot of processed foods and the noodle substitute recommenation is not readily available. Some ingredients are hard to find and might have to be mail ordered. I had to order some of the the low cal/sugar free syrups recommended. I don't think I will be ordering the tofu noodles. Just use high fiber noodles instead.
Overall, I would recommend the book to you.
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