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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 641.5638 EAN: 9780970629302 ISBN: 0970629303 Label: Light Street Press Manufacturer: Light Street Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: December 01, 2000 Publisher: Light Street Press Studio: Light Street Press Accessories: Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Included in these pages are more than 100 great-tasting, easy-to-prepare low-carbohydrate recipes that will add variety to your meals: everything from delicious soups to nut-topped tarts. There are Appetizers like White Pizza, Buffalo Wings, and Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip. Gourmet Salads and Vegetables like Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Salad; Portobello Slices; and Roasted Asparagus. Sensational Sauces and Dressings like Orange-Rosemary Butter, Russian Dressing, and Sweet and Sour Mustard Sauce. Main Dishes like Philly Cheese Steak, Kung Pao Chicken, and Beef Paprikash. And Dazzling Desserts like Key Lime Pie, Strawberry Mousse, Fruit Pizza with Marzipan Crust, and Coffee Ice Cream--all of which use the great new artificial sweetener SPLENDA. Every recipe includes nutritional data, so you'll know exactly what you're eating. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Possibly good for a beginner or non-cook...But for a gourmet like myself, this book was a waste of money. For any gourmet LCers out there, I would recommend Deborah Chud's "The Gourmet Prescription". I happen to object to the use of ingredients like flour or phyllo leaves. I am aware that in very small quantities, these items are "low carb", but I am also aware that refined grains are a very big problem for a lot of people who follow an LC way of life, causing insulin surges and/or cravings out of proportion to the actual ... Read More Rating:  - Best little cookbook for low-carbersI own a bunch of low-carb cookbooks, most of which are bigger than this one, but the recipes in here are ones that I keep using over and over. Some readers have complained that there isn't enough variety, but when I look at the bigger and more expensive cookbooks I own, I realize I may only use one or two recipes from them, while this one has a bunch of yummy, realistic recipes that don't taste fake. (By realistic I mean recipes that don't call for odd specialty ingredients or for tiny amounts of ... Read More Rating:  - Overly simplistic & over-pricedAfter reading all the reviews I picked this book hoping to get some ideas for low carb. meals/side dishes for my Mom. I was extremely disappointed. Many of the recipes are very simple and obvious to anyone who does basic cooking. For example, cheese tortillas= cheese + buy (brand name) low carb tortillas. There is only one recipe per page and in at least 2 cases the recipe was repeated + one other ingredient and took up another page as a seperate recipe. Every other recipe book I have ... Read More Rating: - GOOD BOOK, BUT IT COULD USE SOME IMPROVEMENTSThe recipes look good, and I enjoy the comments the author makes to each recipe. However some improvements could be added to the next version: 1.It will help if some pictures of the dishes are added to the book to enhance the cook's appetite. 2.It will be useful to include an index at the end of the book and page numbers to each recipe in the Table of Contents. 3.It will be useful if each groups, and subgroups are organized in alphabetical order. 4.It will help a lot if the ... Read More Rating: - GOOD BOOK, BUT IT COULD USE SOME IMPROVEMENTSThe recipes look good, and I enjoy the comments the author makes to each recipe. However some improvements could be added to the next version: 1.It will help if some pictures of the dishes are added to the book to enhance the cook's appetite. 2.It will be useful to include an index at the end of the book and page numbers to each recipe in the Table of Contents. 3.It will be useful if each groups, and subgroups are organized in alphabetical order. 4.It will help a lot if the ... Read More 
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