The recipes mainly call for specialty food items sold by ...
345929
The recipes mainly call for specialty food items sold by Atkins.com. Make from scratch is not that abundant. Sorry I bought the book
4161816
I bought the book specifically for a few favorite recipes to make.  I have not used it extensively.
506606
There aren't a lot of recipes but what there look very tasty - several are on the menu this week.
3538027
It calls for a lot of ingredients I can not get living overseas. it also calls for stuff i have never heard of.
4040966
This is a pretty good cookbook. I give it a 4 because some recipes call for ingredients that are not found in a typical grocery store, and I live in a rural area where there are no "specialty" food stores (asian, mediterranean, etc).  Besides that, the recipes are easy to understand and well varied, and the book goes into some specific cooking techniques that are very helpful.
1545894
After seeing many of these dishes on a TV program, I was very interested in getting the book. I am now alone so I often look for recipes scaled down for one or two people.
I would have given this five stars since the recipes seem to cover a wide range of things (haven't made any as yet); however, at this stage in my life I am also looking for recipes with few, at least less than five, ingredients. This book has most of it's recipes with quite a number of ingredients and many of the recipes require an ingredient that is not a staple in my pantry. That means a lot of stuff that I may not use again, or not use for a long time.
While this book is not designed only for seniors that are in the one or two people stage, I can imagine that busy professionals who live alone or with a partner would also welcome recipes that are simpler to make.
Otherwise, its a good book to own (and still look around for recipes that have fewer ingredients)
2466402
Not being a particularly diverse or adventurous cook, I rarely read cookbooks. Moreover, when I do read, or at least look through them, I find recipes I think I'll try and rarely do. The same with newspaper and magazine recipes--I clip them out at times and then rarely use them. Finally, though, here is a cookbook with recipes I make, with food that I like, and with ingredients that I have on hand or can easily find in the store. If you're looking for fancy food or challenging recipes, this cookbook is not for you. It's for those who like crab meat dip, baked chicken coated with corn flakes, roast that has tiny pockets with garlic slivers, Reubens, streusel coffee cake and apple dumplings. There's some nice memories in the book of the author's grandmother and others, too.

(Note: I received a free e-ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher or author.)
3856033
More interesting is the regional food info..some awesome recipes from famous places also...
3337665
I am a little surprised that some people are giving this low reviews because it requires more than just dumping some ingredients into a crock pot and watching a Grey's Anatomy marathon. If that is what you are looking for there are hundreds, if not thousands of books made for that purpose. The idea here is to use the slow cooker to its maximum potential. That's where the "Chef" part comes in. So yes, sometimes there is some prep work, some sauteeing, some adding ingredients at different times. A few of the dishes might require a visit to your local ethnic market rather than the self checkout at Target. But it's so worth it. It's a well put together book with great photos and just the right amount of story to each dish. One of the most unique and exciting cookbooks to come out in some time.
1338332
Thought there would be more of the old favorite recipes.
1369234
Most of the ingredients that are called for at least for me, are not common ones you would buy weekly.
519875
The receipes are easy to read but many of the products required for them are not the easiest to find and they are expensive.
3095300
There are 1000 recipes, but also some very good discussion on shopping for ingredients, utensils etc.
1899592
Overall, the cookbook includes many great recipes, but nothing new or extraordinary.  I was disappointed that many of the recipes called for rice and tapioca flour, which contain very little nutrients.  Many of the baking includes stevia, which I find artificial in flavour. That said, I am looking forward to making the chicken meatballs and trying one of the ice cream recipes.
2428951
There are not many actual recipes, mostly ads.  A lot of recipes call for things that can't be found easily or are expensive ingredients.
3438388
I bought this as a gift for someone who has a large collection of cookbooks.  She liked that some of the recipes were a bit different than one would expect.
4767918
There should be a dictionary giving definitions of unknown ingredients, not everyone is familiar with all the various cooking and ingredient terms.