Any Good Cook Books?

mcneesbit65
mcneesbit65 Posts: 60
edited October 7 in Food and Nutrition
I want to start cooking at home more often. I have a weight watchers cook book but it doesn't have a whole lot in it. What are your favorite cook books to cook from? Thanks!

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  • ctmom1
    ctmom1 Posts: 189
    Rocco Dispirito "now eat this". I don't like e dessert section because he uses artificial sweeteners, but the other stuff is great
  • abenny
    abenny Posts: 1
    I like to cook at home too. There's a great website called relish relish that I use. I will log on pick out my dinners for the week (including side) from a list that is changed weekly, & the number of servings I need to make. Then the website gives me a print out of my shoppping list for the week along with all the recipes for the week. Why it helps for this site and tracking calories is that on the bottom of each recipe is a spot that gives cals, protein, carbs, fats, fiber, cholesterol, sodium, & even WW points!
  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    I've sworn off cookbooks since most every recipe known to man is now found for FREE online somewhere. So when I want a new recipe, I just google "Chicken Piccata" look at a few recipes and pick one that looks good. Allrecipes.com is a great resource with reviews from people with suggestions for tweaking recipes, etc.
  • mcneesbit65
    mcneesbit65 Posts: 60
    I like to cook at home too. There's a great website called relish relish that I use. I will log on pick out my dinners for the week (including side) from a list that is changed weekly, & the number of servings I need to make. Then the website gives me a print out of my shoppping list for the week along with all the recipes for the week. Why it helps for this site and tracking calories is that on the bottom of each recipe is a spot that gives cals, protein, carbs, fats, fiber, cholesterol, sodium, & even WW points!

    This place looks pretty awesome, thank you!
  • mcneesbit65
    mcneesbit65 Posts: 60
    Thank you for the suggestions. (:
  • cashqueen33
    cashqueen33 Posts: 7 Member
    I LOVE my Hungry Girl cookbooks....One is Hungry Girl 300 under 300 (300 dishes under 300 calories for breakfast, lunch, & dinner) and Hungry Girl Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World.

    THEY ARE EASY AND FUN!
  • nickscutie
    nickscutie Posts: 303 Member
    Any of the Ellie Kriger cook books are good. I love her.

    There is also one called Cook Yourself Thin that has some good recipes.
  • melbellkid
    melbellkid Posts: 72
    I just got the Biggest Loser Family Cookbook-it has tons of great good tasting low cal recipes and desserts even!
  • skygoddess86
    skygoddess86 Posts: 487 Member
    I get Cooking Light Magazine and I like a lot of the recipes in there.
  • Isrn2
    Isrn2 Posts: 160
    I love Allrecipes.com. Lots of recipes, many with nutritional information. They also have the option to enter the ingredients you have on hand and give you a list of recipes you can make. Awesome for those nights when you are out of ideas and don't want to run to the store.
  • Sweet_Potato
    Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
    My favorite cookbook at the moment is Plenty by Yottam Ottelenghi. It's all vegetarian with bold, exotic flavors. Many of the recipes can be found online at The Guardian's New Vegetarian column.
  • mnishi
    mnishi Posts: 419 Member
    Enlightened Soups, 50 or 60 soup recipes that are yummy and good for you. I've made at least ten of them and have yet to be disappointed. Plus soup is good winter comfort food.

    And they all have nutritional info.
  • kosuski
    kosuski Posts: 62 Member
    I use the receipes off of www.sparkpeople.com--so far both hubby and I have loved them.
  • kyoules
    kyoules Posts: 37 Member
    My favorite cookbook at the moment is Plenty by Yottam Ottelenghi. It's all vegetarian with bold, exotic flavors. Many of the recipes can be found online at The Guardian's New Vegetarian column.

    Yes, this! The recipes in this cookbook have long ingredient lists, but I've loved everything I've made from it. Also, I would recommend the Moosewood/ Mollie Katzen cookbooks. I have Enchanted Broccoli Forrest, Simple Suppers, and Cooking for Health from the Moosewood series. I do use online sources (epicurious, allrecipes, Martha Stewart, and Pinterest), but they won't completely replace cookbooks for me.

    Edit to add 1 more: Down to Earth WW Vegetarian cookbook. I especially love the bean and goat cheese tostadas with mango salsa, and the silken tofu creamy penne pasta.
  • JPDad
    JPDad Posts: 147
    A couple of ones that we use the most are:
    - Veganomicon
    - Rebar - Modern food cookbook
    - Spilling the beans
    - Quinoa 365
  • erusso88
    erusso88 Posts: 1 Member
    My favorite cookbook at the moment is Plenty by Yottam Ottelenghi. It's all vegetarian with bold, exotic flavors. Many of the recipes can be found online at The Guardian's New Vegetarian column.

    I LOVE this cookbook too!!
  • Sweet_Potato
    Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
    My favorite cookbook at the moment is Plenty by Yottam Ottelenghi. It's all vegetarian with bold, exotic flavors. Many of the recipes can be found online at The Guardian's New Vegetarian column.

    Yes, this! The recipes in this cookbook have long ingredient lists, but I've loved everything I've made from it. Also, I would recommend the Moosewood/ Mollie Katzen cookbooks. I have Enchanted Broccoli Forrest, Simple Suppers, and Cooking for Health from the Moosewood series. I do use online sources (epicurious, allrecipes, Martha Stewart, and Pinterest), but they won't completely replace cookbooks for me.

    Edit to add 1 more: Down to Earth WW Vegetarian cookbook. I especially love the bean and goat cheese tostadas with mango salsa, and the silken tofu creamy penne pasta.

    I don't think the recipes (for the most part) involve an unusually large amount of ingredients, but sometimes they use things like harissa or preserved lemon that not everyone has. Still, I've found it's pretty easy to find substitutions if I don't feel like making a dedicated grocery run.
  • mommycol
    mommycol Posts: 2 Member
    I love cookbooks, and have many, however, I find myself turning to the Internet for recipe ideas most of the time. It is so easy to prop my IPad on the counter with the recipe! Anyway, I have found excellent recipes from the following sites:

    Cookinglight.com
    Eatingwell.com
    Skinnytaste.com
    Weightwatchers.com. (I am an online member and have access to all recipes)

    Have fun!
  • hmstarbuck
    hmstarbuck Posts: 152 Member
    Comfort Food Diet cookbooks by the Taste of Home are absolute amazing! They also have a 6 week menu in all of them that uses their recipes and puts you in at about 1400 calories. So if you run out of ideas you go to that. Mix and match. I love them
  • Serenitytoo
    Serenitytoo Posts: 449 Member
    I just got the new Looney Spoons cookbook and love it! They have updated some recipes from their older books and added new ones and it is pretty comprehensive. I can't say as I have tried any that I didn't like (and I have tried a lot!).

    My other favourites are the Dieticians of Canada have a few with really good recipes and even make notes as to what is needed to meet your requirements for that meal.

    The other is Eating Forward by Sandi Richard... very easy to do recipes and again she gives you an entire meal to compliment the particular recipe.
  • Nelski
    Nelski Posts: 1,607 Member
    I love Clean Eating Magazine. I have tons of cook books so it's hard to rattle off all of the names. 2 I got recently that I like is Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook and Cook's Illustrated Cookbook: 2000 Recipes from 20 Years. Good websites/blogs are:
    eatbetteramerica.com
    sparkrecipes.com
    http://greenlitebites.com
    cleaneatingmag.com
    http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/
    http://cookeatshare.com/
  • Nelski
    Nelski Posts: 1,607 Member
    oops double post
  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    ohsheglows.com has vegan recipes. Her green monster and vegan oats are really good. I haven't tried nay other recipes, but I'm sure I will at some point. Her meatless burger recipes looks TDF.
  • mrsskinny629
    mrsskinny629 Posts: 96 Member
    my go tos are :

    skinnytaste.com
    hungrygirl.com

    Taste of Home Comfort Diet Food Cook Book (magazine)
  • runningathena
    runningathena Posts: 218 Member
    Cooking Light - The Complete Cookbook (and the magazine)
    Clean Eating magazine
    Food Network magazine (this month's issue is THE LIGHT ISSUE! Perfect!)

    For more "high-end" fancy recipes I occasionally dip into Gordon Ramsay or Anne Burrell's cookbooks. I'm a cookbook junkie, I have tons of them. And Food Network magazine archives back to early 2009. :)
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