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Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make
Alan Richardson
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Karen Tack
Houghton Mifflin
, 2008
A Grand Slam right out of the cupcake ballpark!
SUGAR ALERT: I will be fawning and tripping all over in talking about this book! If you have are a closet cake-decorator but you don't feel up in the ranks of Duff or Colette or Martha, then grab this book and hold on to your socks, because Karen Tack and Alan ...
Martha Stewart's Cookies: The Very Best Treats to Bake and to Share (Martha Stewart Living Magazine)
Martha Stewart Living Magazine
Clarkson Potter
, 2008
Excellent recipes
I'm often intimidated the long, difficult recipes that appear in Martha's magazine -- and there ARE a few of those in this book -- but most of these recipes can be made with a reasonable amount of effort. The focus is on excellent ingredients, thoughtful flavor ...
The Biggest Loser Cookbook: More Than 125 Healthy, Delicious Recipes Adapted from NBC's Hit Show
Devin Alexander
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Karen Kaplan
, ...
Rodale Books
, 2006
Biggest Loser Cookbook
I Use this Book Daily for all my meals. I wish I would have bought it sooner. The Recipes are Wonderful. I have yet to find one I did not like. The Recipes are very easy to follow. I recommend this Book Highly. I have lost not only weight but inches. You can not go ...
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan
Penguin
, 2007
This is no Dilemma, just a great book of knowledge
The book came on time and in great condition. I am still reading it now (on meal three) and finding out a lot of things that I did not know and other things that I have just turned a blind eye to. If you want to really get your intelligence started in finding out what ...
Eat This Not That: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More!
David Zinczenko
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Matt Goulding
Rodale Books
, 2007
Interesting Book
I bought 5 and gave them to various family members. We all love this book. It gives so much good info. The information is quite intriguing.
Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World
Lisa Lillien
St. Martin's Griffin
, 2008
Do you want to eat burgers, chocolate cake, frozen margaritas, fudge, and French fries—and still fit into your pants? Is life not worth living without brownies and onion rings? Do you want a surefire way to tame your cravings? From breakfast ideas and chopped salads to guilt-free junk food and cocktails, Hungry Girl recipes taste great but ...
Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food
Jessica Seinfeld
Collins
, 2007
great ideas, beautiful presentation
The book is so pretty and easy to look through. Great idea. We tried the pink pancakes this morning. They were really good. My 2 yr old daughter eats pretty well, but who couldn't use more nutrition? Love the book. Thanks for the ideas!
Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours
Trisha Yearwood
Clarkson Potter
, 2008
Simply Southern
I have been a Trisha Yearwood fan since "She's in Love with the Boy". So, obviously, it was a no-brainer purchasing this wonderful and beautiful cookbook. I am no cook by any means, in fact, I'm not real crazy about cooking... until this book. I've already made 4 ...
The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life
Ellie Krieger
Taunton
, 2008
A Must Have!
If you are trying to eat healthy but still enjoy great tasting food (like me), this cookbook is a must have! There are so many great recipes, and I feel good feeding them to my family. Some that I have tried and loved: Linguine with Shrimp, Spaghetti w Turkey ...
The Fat Smash Diet: The Last Diet You'll Ever Need
Ian K. Smith
St. Martin's Griffin
, 2006
The Fat Smash Diet works!
I learned about this diet through a friend at work and figured I'd give it a shot. I'm happy to say that within the first week I lost 7 lbs, and have lost an additional 3 since then, for a total of 10 lbs! It's a relatively easy diet to do, but like any other diet, ...
Skinny Bitch in the Kitch: Kick-Ass Recipes for Hungry Girls Who Want to Stop Cooking Crap (and Start Looking ...
Rory Freedman
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Kim Barnouin
Running Press
, 2007
Fun, Sassy, and Educational!
I definitely enjoyed this book. It's fast paced, witty, and refreshing with the acerbic sense of humor in which it was written and the honesty as well. It was a shocking read, I was expecting a "love yourself and starve" diet book but the fact is that itpresents the ...
The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great
Pam Anderson
Houghton Mifflin
, 2008
A real chef tells us how to do it!
I love this cookbook! I wanted a cookbook geared towards losing weight with REAL ingredients, and freshness, and EASE, and Pam Anderson does all of it! I figured that if the food is good enough for Pam, a professionally trained chef and author, who would not eat ...
Passover by Design: Picture-perfect Kosher by Design recipes for the holiday (Kosher by Design) (Kosher By ...
Susie Fishbein
Mesorah Pubns Ltd
, 2008
made passover better
I really found this book helpful this holiday. I have made many dishes from it already. The cranberry chicken and orange chicken were yummy. We have also enjoyed the brownies and truffles. The cabbage salad was so easy and looked very elegant. Everyone love the ...
The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution
Alice Waters
Clarkson Potter
, 2007
Worth a read.....
There are so many reasons I appreciate Alice Waters and the fact she is such a 'foodie'. The fact she supports eating local foods, is trying to educate school children in her area, and for the most part prepares food in a simple direct way, are all reasons I admire ...
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
Sally Fallon
NewTrends Publishing, Inc.
, 1999
read this, then read Weston Price
A lot of people with the negative reviews are all over the place with their critique. Food is very complex and you need to read ALL the basics to give yourself a foundation from which to judge the effectiveness of any method. First you need to do cleansing and get in ...
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