momee Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) My hopes are to find a book that has whole food, lower fat, lower carb recipes multi generational family friendly not time consuming uses local supermarket ingredients I have these and like them but need to branch out http://www.amazon.com/Americas-Test-Kitchen-Menu-Cookbook/dp/1933615907/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450017651&sr=1-5&keywords=menu for entertaining http://www.amazon.com/Best-30-Minute-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184981/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450017854&sr=1-3&keywords=30+minute+americas+test+kitchen for quick weeknight meals but not super healthy choices and http://www.amazon.com/Veganomicon-Ultimate-Isa-Chandra-Moskowitz/dp/156924264X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450017900&sr=1-1&keywords=veganomicon for when I'm taking lots of time in the kitchen and cooking vegan Edited December 13, 2015 by momee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momee Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 I'm considering this but not really sure it's for us...has anyone used it? The Skinnytaste Cookbook http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385345623/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=D3FJOLTGGQG4&coliid=I269DOU2H6589X 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 You might try some of the South Beach cookbooks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I'm considering this but not really sure it's for us...has anyone used it? The Skinnytaste Cookbook http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385345623/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=D3FJOLTGGQG4&coliid=I269DOU2H6589X I've made many of her recipes from her website, and they've all turned out. I do better on low carb, higher fat. My best friend has lost over 30 lbs on Weight Watchers and has maintained it for 2 years and bases her meal planning on Skinnytaste recipes because they work for her and her family. So it depends on what style of eating works for you. I usually skip the pasta or rice and sub cauliflower or cabbage or whatever for me and DH, but her recipes tend to be too low fat for satiety in a couple of hours when I remove the carb. They're tasty and work for many people as written. It definitely seems to be what you're requesting. Does low carb, low fat work for you? I think most people need higher one or the other. These are higher in carbs, but she uses real, minimally processed carbs. It's about portion control with these, which is helpfully included in the recipes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I was going to recommend Skinnytaste. You can get tons of recipes for free from her website. I love her cookbook also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Have you perused the Cooking Light website? I think they're pretty good about lightening up comfort food without loosing too much flavor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Get this one, and pick the lower carbish recipes from it. For instance, the turkey burgers are really good. http://www.amazon.com/Sunset-Quick-Light-and-Healthy/dp/B002JLGYYE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 My favorite recipes are by Jennifer Raymond. I use the recipes in the back of the book Food For Life by Neal Barnard. However, they are almost identical to the recipes in Jennifer Raymond's cookbook: The Peaceful Palate. Your library might have one or both books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 If Taste of Home has a healthy cookbook, that would fit your needs. Also, Martha Stuart's Quick Cook has a healthy version that is pretty good and fairly 'normal'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) There was a series of books out a few years ago called "LooneySpoons" which had good healthy versions of comfort food. Also, any of the Cooking Light cookbooks are great. ETA: I also have the America's Test Kitchen "Best Light Recipe" cookbook. Everything in it is great, but I think dietary advice has possibly changed in the past 9-10 years. Edited December 13, 2015 by umsami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoxinsox Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Good Cheap Eats, by Jessica Fisher. She has a blog http://goodcheapeats.com/where you could see what she does---she posts grocery lists and realistic grocery budgets. They have a big family and live in California. I think she has 3 cookbooks out. My other suggestion is the More With Less cookbook, which is old but has been reprinted and updated a bit, but is still a great reference. I've printed out all my favorite recipes from the web and random cookbooks and have them in 5 pretty binders in the kitchen. Otherwise, I go to Pinterest for inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momee Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 "The Peaceful Palate." This has been on my Amazon wishlist for over a year. Maybe I'll go with this one :) All the suggestions are great though, thanks for taking the time to respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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