Hungry Girl to the Max!: The Ultimate Guilt-Free Cookbook Author: Visit Amazon's Lisa Lillien Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0312676786 | Format: PDF
Hungry Girl to the Max!: The Ultimate Guilt-Free Cookbook Description
About the Author
She’s not a nutritionist; she’s just hungry!
Lisa Lillien, aka Hungry Girl, is the author of six New York Times bestselling books and the creator of the Hungry Girl brand. She is the founder of Hungry-Girl.com, the free daily email service that entertains and informs hungry people everywhere. More than 1 million fans eagerly await Hungry Girl’s recipes, food finds, and tips & tricks each weekday. Her television show, Hungry Girl, airs on both Food Network and Cooking Channel. To sign up for the free daily emails, visit Hungry-Girl.com.
- Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition (October 16, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312676786
- Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I have to sum up this cookbook in one word: fun! From the colorful graphics to the personal style of the author, this collection of 650 recipes makes menu planning and cooking an enjoyable experience. (One caveat: if you detest pink, you won't like this book because every page is pink. I happen to like the color so for me it wasn't an issue.)
A lot of the recipes are for one serving which is good news for singles who enjoy cooking, and any recipe can be doubled, tripled, etc., to meet the needs of a family or larger gathering. It is unexpectedly versatile because everyone can use it from single college students to newlyweds cooking for two to larger families.
If food doesn't taste good, we won't bother and that's the point of this cookbook. It offers tasty and satisfying low-calorie recipes that fill us up without the guilt. Many of them rely on artificial sweeteners, fat-free foods, and processed foods such as liquid egg substitute like Egg Beaters, Splenda, fat-free sour cream and salad dressings, bottled sauces, canned fruit and vegetables, etc. but they can be easily modified using the whole or fresh food versions for people who aren't counting calories or don't like the low-calorie or processed ingredients. Overall I found the recipes to be healthy alternatives to most restaurant or fast-food choices and portion sizes are large enough to be satisfying while not encouraging overeating. Mostly I like that the recipes use ingredients easily found in any grocery store and can be easily modified to personal taste.
Each recipe includes icons to indicate serving size, amount of preparation time, meatless dishes, and those that use five ingredients or less.
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