Eat What You Love Cookbook

Well, I just tried a couple recipes out of this cookbook recently. For anyone that may be searching this, I will periodically comment on what I've tried. So far I've made country corn muffins, crispy waffles, and orange chicken. The corn muffins were ok when eaten plain. My gripe about them is that they are made with Splenda and so when eaten plain, it has that splenda after taste. However, when eaten with butter (the way I feel corn muffins should be eaten), these muffins are SUPERB and I highly recommend them for like a family dinner!

The crispy waffles were de-lish! I made them for my husband and he loved them too. They can be made crispy or fluffy. It has a little bit of a cinnamon taste which is good. I ate it with Costco's maple syrup instead of making my own. I will definitely be having this as a guilt-free guilty pleasure meal!

Last night I made the orange chicken and was HIGHLY disappointed. I guess highly was too strong of a word since I didn't expect too much from homemade orange chicken. I think I will leave the orange chicken to the chinese restaurants. If you are looking for a healthier alternative that does not skimp out on the taste, then this recipe is not it!

Things I am looking forward to trying this week: the stir fried rice, oven baked chicken, onion rings, and chicken fried chicken with gravy!

So glad to see people taking an interest! I have renewed my posts b/c i have seen the books again on qvc and figured people might be interested. I would DEFINITELY recommend getting the books. I find the recipes simple, for the most part and most of what I have made has been delicious. As I mentioned before, I was not a fan of the orange chicken or the general tso's chicken; although, for the general tso's chicken, what turned me off was the sauce that again had the splenda after-taste. Before putting the chicken in the sauce, it was really good!

The stir fried rice was REALLY good. I put some shrimp in it and it was VERY comparable to what you would get at a chinese restaurant. So if you have a craving for chinese, make the fried rice!

I also made biscuits for breakfast. Those were good, but if you are expecting light and fluffy biscuits, you can forget it. These are traditional drop biscuits that, when served with jam, are excellent! They are very good even without jam and definitely curbed the carb craving!

I also made the book's pancakes, which were terrible! My husband told me that these were the worst pancakes I ever made, and I happen to agree. If I want something with some syrup, I will stick to the waffles!

@Bettyrader: I haven't made any of the drinks yet, though I really want to. I am waiting on my vitamix (which I can't yet afford, but i am hoping i will soon). As soon as I get a vitamix, I will start blending away!

For those considering the book, like I said, I think you should definitely get it, especially if you want to eat what your family eats. I'm married, but my husband lives in a different city, so what I make usually lasts me a few days, which is good! Plus, he mostly likes it. With any recipe book, you won't like everything you try. Also something to keep in mind is that not every recipe has a picture. I actually believe that the recipes that do have a picture are the "good" recipes. I say that b/c the ones with the pictures ALWAYS come out good and the ones without pics are hit and miss. And if you are going to only buy 1 book, but the first one. The 2nd one is kind of dependent on the first one and most of the good and basic recipes are there.

Will post more things as I try them and if any others have questions, please feel free to msg me as I don't check this post often.

Made eggplant parmesan last night and it was THE BEST eggplant parmesan I've ever had! The best part is that it wasn't greasy like you would get at a restaurant!!! Highly recommend this! Can't wait to try the chicken parmesan now!