Customer Reviews

Looneyspoons: Low-fat Food Made Fun!

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Someone gave this book to me a gift and I have to say I thought it was too cutesy and childish for a "serious" cook like myself (although, I don't cook that much I thought that when I did get around to cooking I better be serious and go with Martha Stuart). In truth, Martha is probably why I hate cooking -- the recipes take hours, you can rarely find all of the ingredients and the dish never comes out looking just right! Looney Spoons has showed me how fun and easy cooking can be and I love to cook now. I can make great low-fat meals in no time; this is by far the best cookbook I've ever had. The authors are really funny and the recipes taste great. They do a lot with spices which is something I've never experimented too much with before... HIGH APPLAUDES TO THE AUTHORS FOR SUCH AN AMAZING COOKBOOK!

This book, and its companion Crazy Plates, are fantastic. Partly with the help of these two books, I have been able to lose 73 pounds since last Christmas (OK, I had a lot to lose! :)) The recipes are more delicious than I thought possible - even preferable to "regular" recipies!

My favorite from this book is the outstanding breakfast omelette recipe. It tastes great, and is extremely simple to make. I could not believe how much of this dish I could eat and still stay legal!

A nice feature of the book is that every recipe has the fat and calorie information listed clearly at the bottom by portion. Take it from a big eater, the portions are generous. We have even lowered the fat and calorie content of several of the dishes in the book ourselves, substituting things like fat free chicken broth instead of standard chicken broth, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Free for butter, egg substitutes for eggs, and black tiger shrimp (less fat and calories) for regular pink shrimp.

Even though I have lost 73 pounds, I have a good bit more to go, with maintenance after that. This book will have a welcome place in our kitchen for years to come!

This cookbook is full of fabulous recipes that are made from easily obtainable ingredients. The directions are understandable and the finished product tastes terrific. The pages are well designed and filled with interesting tidbits of info about food and thier fat contents. The illustrations really set the humorous tone. It's actually fun to just get the book out to read it even when I don't feel like cooking. Once you make the recipes you won't believe they're low fat! An outstanding book. I can't wait for the next one.

Not only is this the best low-fat cookbook I have (and I have lots), but it is the best cookbook, PERIOD. I have tried six recipes so far, and I love all of them. (Miss American Thigh MMMMMM, and Bananaberry Bombs!!!) They are also very easy, and don't contain the funky ingredients that ALL my other low-fat cookbooks have. If something is different, the authors tell you what it is, and where to find it. They have lots of interesting tidbits, too. It's one where you could actually go page to page and read (I read it on a plane trip). I would love to see the authors on their own cooking show, because I bet they're a riot! I have read many reviews at Amazon (and based purchasing decisions on them), but haven't been compelled to write one until now. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!

I wrote a review of this great cookbook in April when I had lost 73 pounds, using this book among other things. I just wanted to update everyone that I am still with the diet, eating 2-3 of these recipes for dinner each week, and now have lost a total of 142 pounds. I still have a few more to go, so I'm sticking with it. This book will make maintenance much easier - it has lots of great tasting and easy to prepare ideas that we have used to create our own dishes as well.

...which has turned me off from cooking out of cookbooks, let alone lowfat recipe cookbooks! But, this book makes it hard to mess up at all! I highly recommend it! As a new mom, I'm still trying to lose my 'baby' weight. Choosing lowfat recipes for me and trying to satisfy my 6'2", 220 lb. husband's appetite can be quite a struggle! My own menu has begun to bore even me and I shudder to think of the fat content of my own best recipes. Last night I made "Reggae Gumbo" and my husband couldn't get enough of it! I was amazed how little the ingredients cost and how simple the recipe really was for such a flavourful concoction. My sister who cooks for her three children aged 3, 5 and 7 out of Looney Spoons regularly let me sample her favourite recipes out of the book...I was sold after one bite! She bought me the book for my birthday at my request! Last weekend, another sister of mine and I went shopping, she bought Looney Spoons and was thumbing through it, deciding on a recipe to try - she was stopped by a woman who noticed and the woman told her she had it too and how much she loved it...she went on to recommend her favourite recipes out of it. So my sister cooked recipes from Looney Spoons for the last three nights, remarking how easy and delicious every dish has been. So, I say to you from a 'the chef who can screw up any recipe' - give this book a try, you'll find yourself recommending it to your friends and family too!

Thank heavens there is finally a tasty guide to low fat eating. Not all of us love fish with lemon juice, after all! I can't recommend this book highly enough. I've tried at least 20 of the recipes and I've yet to find a dud. Best of all, it's written by people with a sense of humor--and ain't that rare in the low-fat cookbook world!

This cookbook is zany, fun, and easy to read. It includes over 150 recipes, and has fun food facts intermixed. It has food trivia, exercise tips, and talks about eating quality foods. The recipes are easy to prepare, and have quirky names such as Miss American Thigh, Starvin' Guy Chicken Pie, "Dressed to Grill" Pork Chops, The Rice is Right, and Glazed and Confused Carrots.

Most of the recipes have 7 grams of fat or less per serving, and include ingredients that you can find at most grocery stores. My kids loved the food too...and looking at the book always makes me smile.

The thing that kept me from rating this book a 5 star is that it did not include pictures of the food. I like to look at the pictures of the food before I try an item...this often helps in the presentation, and to determine if my kids will try it.

Definitely a cookbook to add to your collection. Enjoy!

This is the most fabulous cookbook I have ever owned (and I have a lot of cookbooks)!! I use this book every day, and no one believes me when I say its a low fat recipe from this book. My family was not interested in low fat cooking until I started using this one. I have bought it for everyone in my family and many friends. I have yet to try a recipe I didn't like. If you dont have any low fat cook books and you want one that will get you started this is the one!!! I doubt you'll buy another cook book, unless they do another one. This is real food for people who love food!!! You'll love it!!! Thanks gals!!!!

Having worked with Greta in the past at a youth emplyment counselling centre, I was somewhat amiss about the change in her career. Not to my surprise the book is brilliant, funny,(like Greta) and last but not least the BEST cook book I could possibly own. Great recipes that the kids think are pretty cool! And in my house, what an accomplishment! Thanks again to Greta and Janet for making life a little bit easier

Kim Lay-Baum