15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes: Instant Recipes for Dinners, Desserts, and More
by Dana Carpender
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Author: Dana CarpenderEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10
ISBN: 159233041X
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
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Book Review: My Absolute, #1 Favourite Cookbook (or, how I learned to cook low-carb)
Summary: 5 Stars
In the Spring of 2004, I'd just decided to go on a low-carb diet, but having been a long-time vegetarian, frequent restaurant patron and broke devotee of things like macaroni and cheese, I realised I had no clue how to cook such things. I marched myself into a bookstore, and looked through the low-carb cookbooks. I chose this one, as it seemed the least fussy and certainly I needed quick food options. Looking back, I can't think of a single thing in this book that DIDN'T cater to my tastes, my experience and my lifestyle - quick, low-carb recipes that were easy to follow, easy to make, a variety of cuisines (such as the Chinese, Mexican and Thai foods I'd always made in frighteningly high-carb recipes), ideas for substitutions I'd never thought of, detailed instructions, guides on which vegetables are suitable for low-carbers, guides to specialty products... you name it, everything I was looking for at the start of my low-carb adventure was right here in this book.
I practically lived by it. I tried a new recipe (sometimes two) nearly every day - I discovered new favourites, won over my carb-eating friends and family with these recipes, found new staples, learned how to cook meat, gained so much confidence in the kitchen that I began substituting ingredients for my own recipes and even de-carbing some of my old vegetarian standbys. In six months, I had my energy back, I felt better about life, I had more confidence in myself, and I was over 50 pounds lighter. True, it wasn't solely from this book, but without this book there is a lot I wouldn't have accomplished. The recipes, especially the ones for one-skillet meals, fit right into my crazy life, and I never felt annoyed that I had to make dinner as opposed to spending that same amount of time waiting for takeaway or hitting a drive-thru.
And... I made these recipes on a very, VERY small budget. Most of it was knowing where and what to substitute, where to shop, halving some recipes, taking advantage of sales, coupons, etc... but I did it, and for not much more than I was spending on the aforementioned pasta dinners.
I am also curious as to why so many reviews slam cookbooks (not just Dana's, but a few other favourite authors of mine) for not having pictures or being in colour? Honestly, why is that necessary? If you know what ingredients are, who needs a picture? In my experience, even when I follow a recipe and it comes out delicious, it rarely looks like the picture in the book.
I wish I had a picture of my copy of this book, so everyone can see the tons of notes I've taken on recipes, the wrinkles, oil splatters, reviews... I may need a second copy!
That said, here are some of my favourite recipes:
Chipotle Eggs (an easy-as-pie morning wakeup)
Luau Burgers (not even my bread-eating roommates missed the bun)
Crunchy Peking Burgers (made with ground chicken, these are even better)
Aegean Chicken (chopped olives with garlic can stand in for the tapenade, and provolone can substitute for the kasseri - delicious!)
Salmon In Ginger Cream (probably my favourite fish recipe in the world)
Chinese Steamed Fish (tilapia is delicious and cheap, and this can be modified to an oven recipe easily)
California Tuna Fritters (we like these as a late-night snack, though I only use a tablespoon of the protein powder)
Inauthentic Bulgogi Steak (made a family pack of cube steaks into a raved-about family dinner!)
Asian Pork And Cabbage (Amazing, easy as heck and a mere fraction of Chinese food's carbs!)
Unstuffed Cabbage (my winter dinner standby)
Poultry Hash (ground turkey makes this sublime - another winter standby)
Easy Garlic Creamed Spinach (such a great trick)
Apple Walnut Dressing (Happy Thanksgiving!)
...and last, but DEFINITELY not least, the Jerk Seasoning has become something of an in-demand item whenever I'm invited to a BBQ. It's the tastiest thing I've ever had on a grilled chicken.
I stinking LOVE this book.
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Summary of 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes: Instant Recipes for Dinners, Desserts, and More
Studies show that low-carbohydrate dieting works to take weight off and improve cholesterol. As more and more people switch to the Atkins diet or variations of it, they will need recipes! 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes offers over 200 recipes that can be made in 15 minutes or less.
Capitalizing on the runaway success of 500 Low-Carb Recipes, this book offers all-new quick and easy recipes that will be a godsend to low-carbers everywhere.
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