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Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Cooking Made Light

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After my stint in one of the big, meal-delivery weight-loss programs, I started to round the bend toward my goal weight. It soon came time for me to manage my weight on my own, with healthy, self-prepared meals. This cookbook made it a no-brainer.

Every recipe has a listing of its nutritional information along with the percentage of vitamins in each meal. Truth be told, I'm not terribly into cooking, but the pictures are fantastic and go a long way to motivating me to cook a meal. The fact that most of these recipes are so easy to make is also a huge plus.

I did find one problem, in that some of the ingredients can be a bit difficult to find. Though, I've been quite successful at substituting similar items whenever I couldn't find what was needed at a local market.

While I could take or leave Sandra Lee's television show, I am very glad to have bought this book. I've made 17 of the recipes, thus far. Not only have I enjoyed them, but my husband and VERY picky 2 year old have loved every single one of these healthy meals, as well.

I love this cookbook! I love Sandra Lee and her show, Semi-Homemade Cooking. I tape her show daily and I have a few of her other cookbooks. I love the idea of light recipes. I am trying to eat great food, but still enoy great flavor. Many cookbooks have "light" or "diet" recipes that include tons of ingredients, take hours to make/prepare, or have really expensive ingredients. Not to mention they often taste gross! This book has lots of ideas for great tasting food that is not going to kill your budget or your schedule. The recipes are practical and easy. I have tried a few of the recipes and I really enjoyed them. My husband didn't even realize he was eating "light" food. I had some friends over and made a few of the recipes and they all asked for the recipes afterward. My favorites include the mango and black bean salsa, sweet potato fries, the pizza recipes, and pears with almond and chantilly cream. I have to admit though, being a huge dessert person, I wish there were a few more light dessert recipes that didn't include liquor.

I got this book for Christmas and have made almost everything in it! I think it is great, the recipes are easy and delicious, they are also healthy! My boyfriend loves that I make something different every night and we both think Sandra Lee is awesome!

I completed my set of Sandra Lee books and this one was a surprise. I adore the recipes and tired of the chefs adding tons of butter and sour cream-this one is a relief.

My cancer nurse recommended this one to me & glad she did. Chemo exhausts me & I am able to shop for these easy recipes with the recipe cards & then the photos inspire me to eat.

I love watching Sandra Lee on television. I saw this book on the shelf and browsed through it at the bookstore. I immediately bought it. What I absolutely LOVE about it - there is a picture of EVERY single recipe! How awesome is that?

You know ahead of time what the dish is suppose to look like. I've made a few things already, and can't wait to make more!

I read the cookbook and everything looks really good and simple. Last night I tried the Chocolate Angel Food cake and I couldn't believe how simple and great it came out. For this cake alone this book is worth it!

I was looking for a healthy cookbook with quick and easy recipes and I stumbled upon this one. It is excellent!! She includes a lot of easy to understand information and tips in the beginning of the book. The recipes are super easy and don't taste like you're eating diet or health food. Specifically, "The Gazpacho Monterey" and "Spicy Potato Tacos" are delicious. I've even tried a few seafood recipes, and really liked the "Oven-Baked Catfish". I also tried the "Roasted Basil-Pork Medallions with Red Grapes" and was impressed. I never really thought of pork as healthy, but all the meat recipes in the book use the leanest cuts of meat and aren't prepared in heavy, fatty sauces. As for my favorite chapter, dessert, I found the "Triple Raspberry Brownies" are great anytime when I want to indulge. And I recently made the "Berries with Champagne Sabayon" for company and everyone was impressed. Great book overall!!

Another great purchase of the Sandra Lee cookbooks to add to my collection. Recipes so quick, healthy and easy to prepare. I'm looking forward to the next one ~ Thank you Sandra Lee for making cooking enjoyable again!

I like all her books. I think she makes cooking and entertaining so easy. This one follows through with great flavors, easy directions and beautiful visuals.

Let's start with this..I do not rate books that I have not cooked things out of! That being said, the reipes out of this book that I have actually cooked are as follows.

Meditteranean Chili, Pretzel crusted chicken, Adobo beef, Spicy slaw, spanish rice, grilled veggie rice, and Couscous salad. All of them have been very good and all will be made many times in our house.

It's a good thing that I did'nt listen to some of the ridiculous reviews on this book. The one that really tipped me off was the lady that did not like the chocolate cake. I mean really..It's a LIGHT cookbook. If you really want a big fat piece of gooey chocolate cake maybe a LIGHT cookbook is not the place to look. Get a life people. I'm sick of people feeling empowered because they sit behind their computers thinking they're really way more important than they ever will be!