Customer Reviews

Cooking Light Complete Cookbook: A Fresh New Way to Cook (Book & CD-ROM)

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I'm used to cooking rich, fattening foods that make you gain weight by just looking at it. My husband is a testimate to that. I had a coming to Jesus talk with God because I feared he was going to die on me and he is only 43. He had gained 40 lbs.

Anyway, I have always thought light cooking is tasteless cooking. I couldn't be more wrong. My husband has lost 12 lbs in 3 weeks. He loves everything I cook from this cookbook.

I haven't tried too many other books. Being new to healthy cooking I figured I'd start here. I'm buying one for my sister and my mother because these recipes are easy and tasty.

Great variety of tasty recipes. Easy to prepare.
Recipes are easy to follow and ingredients are most often in my pantry.

This is another nice book from the Cooking Light people. Easy to follow and a broad range of recipes.

The All-New Complete Cooking Light Cookboook: The Ultimate Guide from America's #1 Food Magazine (Cookbook) is virtually identical to this one, only it takes up less space, and the font is larger which makes it easier to read. I made the mistake of buying both books, and since they are redundant, this one is going to charity. This book is ring-bound, which helps it lay flat. However, the pages tend to tear around the holes easily, requiring frequent repair with some type of reinforcement tape. I would pass on this one and get the other book instead.

I have several cookbooks and used colorful stickers to highlight recipes that I have tried and love. Needless to say, I am using a lot of stickers for this cookbook! Here is a small list of recipes I've tried and really liked: Pumpkin Dip, Sour Cream Coffee Cake, Blueberry Pancakes, Buttermilk Cornbread, Crisp Crusted Catfish and Potato Gratin with Goat Cheese and Garlic just to name a few. I am looking forward to making their Grilled Sourdough Cheddar Melts this week.

This cookbook is filled with healthy cooking hints and the section on "In Season" cooking covers cooking and using fresh vegetables and fruits in their peak growing season. The Kitchen Companion section covers such topics as "How to Make Perfect Cakes" and "Quick Fix Appetizers". This is really a complete cookbook!! I use it and refer to it often!! I think you'll like it.

I really enjoy using this book. My husband has been eating recipes from this book all week, and has loved everything. He doesn't even know he's eating healthy. I especially love that there are recipes for just two people or four people. That way I can cut them in half and not have too many leftovers. I also like the fact there is a time estimation for prep and cooking time, that way I can plan more time consuming recipes for the weekend and keep week nights quick and easy. I also find the nutritional information great so that I can keep my calories at a manageable level. It is a must for anyone training or watching what they eat. Even those like my husband who don't like keeping track find the food delicious and like the variety of ethnic cuisines. If you like the magazine, then you will love the book or I should say binder :)

This is a fantastic book for beginner cooks or accomplished cooks who want to eat healthier.

Every recipe we have tried we loved. The pictures and explanations make this a very user friendly cookbook. They have general information throughout the whole book to assist you too.

I would absolutely recommend this to anyone. Even if you don't want to cook lower fat - the recipes are still delicious!

I've always had more than a few extra pounds on my frame. So when then new year came around I decided, like a lot of people to make a resolution to lose weight. Well, I ordered this book and began following the recipies within and I have lost over 40 pounds within the last few months! Just remember no seconds ;)

One thing that always kept me from eating "light" foods before was lack of taste, but here I have been delving through this book and have only found a single recipe that did not taste wonderful. The creaters of this book have done an excellent job of putting together recipes to help people begin eating right and losing weight.

I have dozens of cookbooks that sit on the shelf - never used, but since I received this cookbook as a gift two months ago, I haven't put it away. Every single recipe is easy to follow and absolutely delicious. We haven't had one dissapointment yet. Each recipe includes a complete nutritional information chart. The meals are so full of flavor and taste even better than the high carb/fat/sugar meals you get in restaurants.

This cookbook is very well organized...it has nice little tabs to flip through. It also has a lot of educational information in in from how to do different cooking techniques to nutritional values of different fruits, veggies and so on. Great for those just starting out with cooking for sure. I'm very satisfied with my purchase.