This is a Coattailes cookbook I wish I never purchased.
343235
Information out of Dr. Lustig's book is paraphrased or copied and then somewhat ignored with the recipes in this book.

It is interesting to me that Dr. Lustig did so much to point out the dangers of the toxic fructose, how it directly contributes to LDL type B (the artery clogging type), NAFLD, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and yet there are recipes here for salad dressings with balsamic vinegar (5 times the sugar/fructose only vinegar as apple cider and rice wine vinegar) as if Dr. Lustig never mentioned the toxic and unhealthy nature of fructose at all.  But they mention some of its dangers on pages 13-14 and then stick it in a lot of their recipes!

Their fructose rich granola recipe has lots of dried fruit plus honey in it.  1  T honey is 64 calories of carbs with NO fiber so its all sugars with more than half of it is fructose.  But they have it in several of their recipes.  Dried fruits, same thing -- little sugar/fructose bullets aimed directly at your arteries and heart disease.  For example, the dried apricot halves, 1 cup, are 313 calories, 81 CHO grams, 70 sugar grams (87%), 43 glucose grams (50%), 16 fructose grams (19%) and 9.5 grams fiber (11%) which is not a good balance.

But the goofiest recipe is the one for "Enchilada Sauce" without a single chilada in it at all!  There's some token chile powder and cumin in it but that's as Mexican as it gets.  How do you make a Mexican recipe with Italian herbs, Marinara sauce made with crushed tomatoes ( 3 cans yet) rather than Mexican chilis and Mexican Oregano (different from the usual Italian oregano)  but dried Italian herbs and parsley? Guess anything is possible and "legal" in La La land! Big disappointment to say the least.
3294120
The recipes are not tasty and they are full of cheese, sour cream....loaded with dairy and not  healthy at all. I will not use this cookbook, it is a big disapointment and I regret wasting money on it.
2962833
Having grown up near the French border, I've had my share of wonderful Sauces Bearnaises. And as I don't trust myself in making it myself, I often bought all kinds of ready-made concoctions over in Europe. This brand here though is an absolute disappointment. The structure of the sauce is so pasty, that you can actually cut it with a knife. The taste is of a non-descript mayonaise; if it were not for bits of tarragon and chalots, you wouldn't even make out that this is supposed to be something special. I'll certainly not spoil my salmon or steaks with this; a burger might just cover the fatty taste enough with all its other ingredients. Sorry, I feel my money was wasted, especially so after I had some wonderful freshly-made Sauce Bearnaise by a French chef yesterday.
795997
I actually don't like this recipe book at all. It may be wonderful for people who have every possible ingredient that exists, or who only want to cook fancy things solely. I just imagined that the book would have some recipes that would appeal to me. I bought the book solely because I'm a big fan of Steph Curry. If there was any way I could have seen what type of cookbook this was, I could have saved my money and maybe bought something more practical for me and my family.

Go Steph and Warriors!!
190709
I should have taken more seriously the previous reviewer who called this recipe book 'sloppy.'  Instead, I purchased it because there are so few recipe books specific to vegetarian pressure cooking and I thought I could get past any sloppiness.  I selected Red Lentil Curry as my first recipe from this book.  I should have known when I read to add the "garilc" that this was one of the sloppier ones.  Nearing the end, I thought to myself that there seems to be a step missing, but I forged ahead.  Sure enough, when I was done, it was an inedible mess.  A quick search on the Internet turned up the exact same recipe except that the Internet recipe contained the missing ingredient and step:  the addition of 28 oz. of vegetable broth.  That makes quite a difference, folks.  Also, lots of the recipes in this book suggest using the basic vegetable stock recipe on page 29.  It is a preposterous recipe which, among a few other ingredients, calls for 2 large onions and a whole BULB of garlic using only 4 1/2 cups of water??  I've never heard of such a wasteful recipe.
3204322
I checked this book out from the library, and I was glad that I didn't purchase it.

It wasn't the worst cookbook in the world - don't get me wrong. I just wasn't what I was looking for. The recipes themselves where not bad ideas - I like easy meals for one that are semi-homemade. The types where what bothered me. The author name bombed brands so much she had to add a starting disclaimed on the copyright page saying she wasn't paid to drop that many brand names. She claimed it was just because the recipe only worked if you used those brands - yeah....that isn't how the world works brands aren't that important.

Again, her ideas where just fine - as an outline to a recipe, but they didn't really rock my palette. I mean, it was all diet recipes. I didn't think that was what I was getting into. I knew healthy was coming, and some light on the calories - but I was shocked. She used so many store bought items high in sodium and fake sugars - so yeah, you don't get calories from the fake sugar, but that isn't healthy. I felt so miss lead - it isn't guilt free is you feel upset to your tummy from too many chemicals.

The design of the book just wasn't for me either. It was mostly in purple (which happens to be my favorite color) but the type was so light against the white paper that I had a hard time reading it without my glasses. Sad, I shouldn't have to fight that hard when just doing the opening skim (during the hard read I could understand glasses.)

The pictures where dull, mostly just "cartoons" that looked like clip art. I felt like the listed artist in the credits page just used free images from his own computer. I was disappointed. The pictures didn't line up with recipes, she had to list on pages with a picture of the item where to see the picture. The publisher really failed on hiring a designer for this book.

I don't think I will read it again, and if I read another by Lisa Lillien it would be solely to update her contents, credit's page, and first sentence to shelfari. I wouldn't even read past those pages :(

I wouldn't suggest it to a friend either - I don't like to spread the use of fake.
4265610
The incredible lack of editing makes many recipes worthless.  For example, the recipe for 5 hour stew includes the usual ingredients (carrots, potatoes, stew meat, celery, tomato sauce, water, tapioca, sugar, salt and pepper), but the recipe instructions say to arrange green pepper and onion slices around meat and pour chili sauce over it!  What the ????  On my first perusal I also found typos, sentences that made no sense, and instructions that were hard to figure out because of these problems.  It's pricey for a small paperback.  I expected much more from R&ouml;mertopf...
3707680
I have raised and butchered goats, sheep, chickens, and cattle for ten years. You don't want this book. It is clumsy, inaccurate, and downright wrong. To list just one blatant example of his misinformation, he says a goat buck is inedible and gives a ridiculous story of how bad they stink. Completely ridiculous. And wasteful. Illustrations are minimal, not so helpful. I have yet to find a good butchering guide, illustrated with discussions of different cuts. This is a poor representative of Story's publications which are usually so good.
858909
This cookbook was a huge disappointment. I read about it on Smitten Kitchen, and I trust Deb's advice, but most of what I've made has been a flop (and I'm an experienced home cook and I know how to use cookbooks). Either it has been boring (like economy noodles or jap chae) or there has been some problem with the recipe (e.g. roasted sweet potatoes weren't done when the recipe said they would be, or a kimchi pancake that wouldn't cook through no matter how long I cooked it, or moo shoo pancakes that wouldn't roll out thinly and tasted of raw flour). Even the good recipes had some odd aspect to it - like the hot & sour soup needed a fair amount of adjusting at the end to get a strong and balanced flavor. The only straight-up excellent recipe has been that Miso Claypot Chicken, which is a terrific and incredibly easy recipe. And while this isn't a dealbreaker, I really don't appreciate that the photos clearly are not of the recipes being cooked (e.g. Squash with Red Glaze photo seems to show a smooth/clearish reddish glaze, but the actual sauce is comprised of soy sauce and scallions). I will be giving this away and I can't recommend it to others.
4504827
After watching the video I thought this book would be a vegan's treasure but after trying several of the recipes (e.g., mushroom risotto made w/pearled barley, polenta pizza w/pesto, onions, potatoes, walnut brownies) I must say I am VERY disappointed in this cookbook! I have been having much better luck finding really good vegan recipe alternatives online. I don't even know if I'll continue to try any more recipes in this book because I've already thrown so much food away as a result of this book.
4917541
The pictures in this book make the food look unappetizing. I still tried a few of the recipes anyways. The pancakes made from coconut flour did not keep together when picked up wit a large spatula. I had to tweak it by adding almond meal. It was like the recipe was not even tested. I tried the coconut milk chicken recipe too, also awful and like it hadn't been tested properly. I tweaked that one as well. I would return the book but the return is so expensive it isn't worth it. I guess to the goodwill it goes. TERRIBLE COOK BOOK, do not buy if you are a foodie or know how to cook. The only people who would like this are people who are not very adverse in the kitchen or can't cook at all. I love food and no carb food does not have to taste this way. I make way better no grain/ carb food on the fly than these recipes. TERRIBLE TERRIBLE COOK BOOK. IF I COULD GIVE NO STARS I WOULD.
2491246
I have tried about 10 recipes from this book.  They had about as much flavor as cardboard. I'm very disappointed considering the overall good reviews.  I have my first slow cooker and if I based its worthiness on this book it would be at the Salvation Army.  But,  I'm not blaming the cooker.  I blame the cookbook.  I'm looking at other choices which I hope will have taste.  By the way,  this book is terribly organized.  I can't find anything.  Once you find a chapter,  you are on your own.  Use plenty of bookmarks.  You're going to need them.
34775
Do not waste your money.  If you follow the menu suggestions you will spend about 12 hours a day in the kitchen.  After reading her first book I was eager to receive this one.  No way could I find bison liver, beef tongue etc. even if I could get my family to try it.  Sorry that I spent the money for this.
691519
I'm a supporter of the "Skinny Bitch" lifestyle (vegan, sugar-free, etc.) and eat a strict vegan diet myself, free of all things fake and processed.  So I expected to enjoy this "cookbook".  It's really worthless though.  The "recipes" are for things like a ham and swiss sandwich, instructing you to just make the sandwich with vegan ham and vegan swiss.  That's so NOT helpful.  Anyone can make basic foods by replacing ingredients with vegan versions (usually terribly processed).  If you want a real cookbook with real recipes (instead of an insult to your intelligence), you'll have to look elsewhere.
1940885
I was hoping that due to the number of recipes I would really like this book. It's okay but I wouldn't buy it again and will probably pass it on. Some of the recipes just have too many or the wrong kind of ingredients for me. For instance, I am never going to cook duck, lamb, veal or rabbit so those are a bust. Yeah I will probably make chicken tacos but I can throw that together myself and neither need or want to beer braise it. Seriously, unless you just like to collect cookbooks, you can find pretty much any recipe you want online. If you have the Instant Pot there is a great group on Facebook that can both help you learn to use you pot, troubleshoot and link to recipes. For me this book was a waste of money and I wish I could send it back.
3689189
I was disappointed.

The braised little gems...did anyone have that work out well?  Is that something you would ever make again?  It was a tasteless & useless side dish.

The honey semi-freddo was a total mess and even if it had come out perfect it tasted awful.  The moroccan rice & chicken was tasteless and created another mess that took me 3 pans to cook because the yogurt immediately sticks & burns, regardless of temperature.  The roast chicken w/garlic--seemingly foolproof--never came together from a consistency or taste standpoint.  The chocolate Pavlova recipe with raspberries was another failed attempt...

My husband and I live in Chicago, a town with fabulous restaurants, and we consider ourselves above average cooks and foodies.  I really wanted to like this book, but at the end of the day, I would only make one thing over again, the Hasselback potatoes.  Unfortunately those were only good because of technique, not because of her recipe.

Am I missing something?  Should I try a different book of hers?
2901259
When I received this book, I had hope that it would be something different to the other Italian cookbook I already owned. After a 15 mins read, I closed it and don't think I will be opening it again. First her recipes seem to be lacking ingredients. I am the noobiest of cook and I reckon I can do a better tomatoe pasta sauce than her. Second, there are hardly any photos of the food that would have been created from her recipes, they are all photos (cheesy shots at best) of her, her kids or her husband. I bought a cookbook, not her family album. And thirdly, way too many family bashing stories, not interested!