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| Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook | 
 enlarge | Author: Weight Watchers
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  149 reviews
Sales Rank: 768
Media: Plastic Comb
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 452
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0470170018
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5635
EAN: 9780470170014
ASIN: 0470170018
Publication Date: December 17, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 maysgrm January 27, 2008
I was a little disappointed in this recipe book. The recipies require so many ingredients that I never seem to have in the house -- not common household spices. So no matter what I make, it requires a shopping trip to town to get everything. Also, most of the recipies take extensive preparation time. However, the recipies I have tried are good.
Great cookbook! January 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First off I want to say that I absolutely love that they tell you the points for each serving of the meal as well as calories, fat, sodium, etc. I'm following the weight watchers diet, while my husband has his own system going, so having all the info is awesome. :)
I've had this recipe book for a couple of months now, and lately I've been using it almost daily for suppers. Some of the foods are absolutely awesome! The Mulligatawny (no idea if i spelled that right) is amazing, Southern "Fried" Chicken great for any day, and the Cabbage Apple soup is great. There's also been some real nasty stuff that's come out of the book too (do NOT try the artichoke chicken packets, they are just plain nasty).
So basically the book is very convenient for people following weight watchers or just trying to eat better in general, and I would highly recommend it to others. :)
It's OK.... not sure it's worth the money January 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I requested this cookbook as a Christmas present. I received it and wanted to immediately use it, so I sat down with it for a review of the recipes. I was VERY disappointed that there were no recipes for anything I would "normally" make. I expected there to be healthy versions of "comfort foods" and I expected points values for those things I eat most (that are still relatively healthy for you). Too bad there aren't "normal" recipes in there. Anyone want my copy? I won't be using it. I gave it 3 stars because I figure it could be useful to SOMEONE, just not me.
 Tasteless and Complicated Recipes! January 11, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I LOVE to cook, I LOVE to experiment with unusual recipies, and I was so excited to get this cookbook. But after making about 15 recipes I have to admit: I don't love it. Out of everything I made, about half turned out tasteless or gross. Eating healthy doesn't have to mean disgusting food, but this cookbook believes it! What's worse: You have to have the equivalent of a fully stocked produce section in you kitchen to make the meals! All the vegetables are fresh (and therefore expensive) and each recipe uses lots of different kinds. For example, the turkey meatloaf used green pepper, carrots, onions, celery, zucchini, whole wheat bread crumbs....and all prep work to clean and cut up the fresh produce is insane! The turkey meatloaf was okay, but definitely not worth all the hard work. The Cod Stew actually turned my stomach. I served the spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce to guests for dinner and was humiliated by the lack of taste (and lack of food) on the table. I took an entire afternoon to make the Whole Wheat and Mushroom Calzones from scratch (waiting 2 hours for the dough to rise, etc) and was so disappointed by the nasty taste I wanted to cry! Another problem I had with the cookbook was that it would give the point value for a serving, but not tell you how much a serving was! A cup? A pound? A little help here?!?! I'm giving this book 2 stars just for the ring binding and the possibility that there MAY be a good recipe in here that I haven't discovered! Until then, I've gone back to my trusty Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and punched the nutrition information into my Points Calculator and---VIOLA---my own yummy Weight Watcher's Cookbook that is much better than the original.
Weight Watchers Cookbook January 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good Cookbook but some recipies are relativly complicated and require a lot of ingredients. Others, however, are easy and don't take much time. I would say that I will use about half of the recipies. All in all, worth the money.
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