Customer Reviews

Busy People's Down-Home Cooking Without the Down-Home Fat

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Wow! With this book I can really cook. I'm not into the fancy stuff. This book lets you take normal everyday food and make it into a meal. This might not appeal to a gormet chef but for someone who hates to cook but has to, this is the ticket. It saves you so much time in the kitchen. I already have my favorites marked and my husband is always asking me when am I going to make that dish again.

I own two cookbooks in the "Busy People" series, and both of them are well-thumbed and often-used. I'm a bachelor with limited cooking skills (and with even less patience when it comes to kitchen chores), but this book offers simple, easy recipes that can be quickly prepared with very few ingredients. The directions are concise, and each recipe is printed on a separate page with a graphic that clearly gives preparation and cooking time. Nutritional information for each dish is also listed. The recipes are generally low in fat, but they don't have the long-as-your-arm list of exotic ingredients and spices that I find in many low-fat cookbooks.

Of course some of the recipes are better than others, but almost everything I've tried has been very good. There's nothing fancy here: if you want to impress someone with a virtuoso kitchen performance, there may be better collections. For plain ol' weeknight cooking that's healthy, fast, and inexpensive, this book is a worthy standby.

When I'm on a diet, I like to try new recipes, but that doesn't mean that I like to make a bunch of floofy, fancy stuff with names that I can't pronounce. It seems like any cookbook I see anymore has to make things look decorative and difficult. This book keeps it simple (and sometimes a little silly), but very good. They look like the recipes that I already make for myself, just this gives you so many more ideas. If you're planning on cooking for more than just your family or yourself, this may not be the book for you, but if you want something very easy, very simple, and tasty too--then here you go.

I have to eat low fat now because of my cholesterol. My family likes all these recipes and my children do not even notice my change to low fat. I highly recommend it. The author is a Christian who has struggled with her weight all her life.

I really like the recipes, and the food is very tasty. My family loves anything I make out of this.

The majority of my recipes come from Dawn Hall's cookbooks and my entire family and friends love the meals I make. They are easy, delicious and healthy! I highly recommend them!

Great cookbook to transform traditional bad foods to good foods. We love these recipies. They use few ingredients and they are easy to find at the store. The spiral bound cover lets it lay flat on the counter while you are cooking which is always a plus. This is great for teenagers and things to make for them after school or let them make it themselves. I have found some of the calorie counts to be off since my brand of what ever item may not be the same as what the writer uses. Like the burgers covered in biscuits...I've not found biscuits as low at my grocery. Overall it remains a 5 star product.

I just love this cookbook. Simple to follow with great results. My picky eaters are eating veggies that I thought I couldn't pay them to try and they are loving it!

I was given this book as a gift, and it turned out to be a wonderful surprise! The meals are so simple to make, and they don't require a lot of time or ingredients. It's wonderful for this mother of two!!

I LOVE THESE COOKBOOKS AND THIS IS A GREAT PRICE. I PAID MORE FOR MY OWN THESE WERE ACTUALLY GIFTS. I HATE THAT I BOUGHT MINE AT FULL PRICE.