Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook by Weight Watchers
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Book Reviews of Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook
Book Review: Not for me. A single woman in her 20's.
Summary: 2 Stars
I cook maybe 4-5 times a week at home and between work, after work work-outs, church, and other social activities I don't have alot of time to spend in the kitchen. Also, I don't like to buy alot of different kinds of exotic (to me) ingredients because they go bad if not used, or are very expensive for me to use just a pinch of it in one recipe when cooking for myself. For this reason, this book was just not for me. I guess I was looking for more basics and thank God I ordered Devin Alexanders book (The Most Decadent Diet Ever!: The cookbook that reveals the secrets to cooking your favorites in a healthier way) because her book had how to make everyday cooking better and healthier. This Weight Watchers book does have ALOT of recipes, but most of them I would never use or ever think to make because I had never heard of them, their ingredients, or they just sounded too complex for my taste. I'm a simple eater and I love to cook but I'm nowhere near gourmet. Some examples of the meals that I see just flipping through the book include Seafood en papillote, Pan bagnat, Pasta fra diavolo, Turbot a la Nage, Spicy wheat berry-chickpea medley, different risotto's, Senegalese peanut soup, Orecchiette with broccoli rabe, Borscht, Cioppino, Mulligatawny, Vichyssoise, Keema Samosas, and this list goes on and on. Some of these might actually be good, but there were so many of them that I decided to return this book because I wasn't looking for an experimental cookbook. There were very few recipes for stuff that I would actually cook such as the Maryland Crab cakes, mac and cheese, easy enchiladas, creamed spinach, Linguine Alfredo, and garlic roasted chicken with gravy. I did think that the stocks and sauces chapter as well as the marinades, rubs, condiments, and dressings (also breads) chapters were great for anyone wanting to try these things from scratch (maybe one day, right now, I don't have time to make fresh bread). I thought this book was more for people or parents that really spend alot of time in the kitchen and want to make different healthy meals for their whole family to try together. Otherwise, I would spend alot of money trying out these recipes. I would have kept it for the few recipes I would use, but for almost $20, I would rather try for another Weight Watchers book or one by someone else that I would use on a weekly basis.Book Review: Shame, shame Weight Watchers!
Summary: 2 Stars
The prepping directions for Weight Watchers recipes are more complicated than they need to be. Also, too many exotic indredients are used. I can't find these items in my grocery store and there is no way my kids are going to eat things like Mango Chutney. I would have liked to know how big each portion is. If I was good at knowing how much to eat, I wouldn't be overweight. Another thing that bothered me was that this book was actually a cheaply made plastic comb edition and was printed in China! Weight Watchers doesn't make enough money, they have to cut corners by printing and assembling this book in China?Book Review: Terrible - don't waste your money
Summary: 1 Stars
I was very excited to purchase this cookbook to accompany my resolution to eat healthier. I have tried about 12 recipes from this cookbook and cannot believe how terrible they are. I have cooked "light" before, using things like apple sauce in place of butter and using fresh herbs and spices to add flavor, and those recipes have come out great. I thought this would be just like that - low fat, low calorie meals that taste great. It is not. The recipes I have tried are flavorless and I can't believe how many mistakes there are.
For example, I tried the chocolate muffins. Sounds great and at 2 points, who could beat that? They were awful - they came out like hockey pucks and were completely inedible. We threw them away! I don't have the cookbook in front of me now, but I remember how the main muffin recipe called for 4 T of sugar. When making them chocolate it says to increase the sugar to 3 T. Well, that is decreasing the sugar, no? Did they mean to increase the sugar BY 3T? Who knows.
This cookbook is a complete let down for me. I have yet to find one recipe I would make again and cannot believe how I have actually thrown away some of the things I made from it. I consider myself a good cook so I truly believe it is the recipes that are lacking. I am actually going to freecycle this cookbook - it isn't worth the room on my shelf.
Book Review: Who has mussels, veal, and escarole on hand!
Summary: 1 Stars
I was excited to receive this cookbook convinced that it would help me cook for my family now that I'm a "weight watcher". Sadly I was very disappointed. I'm no gourmet chef. I have basic ingredients on hand and I can't afford to buy expensive fresh herbs and exotic foods. So needless to say, the extraordinary number of recipes containing such ingredients in this cookbook left me with very few recipes that I could actually use. The few recipes I have managed to find all the ingredients for have turned out less than perfectly appetizing. Frankly I think this cookbook is more for rich people who live in big cities within walking distance of fresh food markets, not for suburban moms.Book Review: I had to call and e-mail twice after my book was never sent!
Summary: 1 Stars
It shipped the beginning of December and at the end of January, I had to e-mail amazon (twice) then call to say that I had not recieved my item. The customer service was great, but it should have not been as big of a hassle as it was