This book really surprised me. So far ALL the recipes I have tried I have found amazing and as the carb count is included in each one it is really easy to organize your menus! Everyone should have one of these! The only thing I would change is I would include pictures, although this would probably make the book more expensive...

Tried several recipes from this book...they were quite basic but turned out ok.

The worst thing is the breads...the recipes are totally off...the bread are simply aweful...so very very bad that they were not edible. A complete waste of time and money...and I do mean money... the ingredients are so expensive.

EVER CAUTIOUS, I GOT THIS BOOK AND CARPENDER'S EVERY CALORIE COUNTS COOKBOOK FROM THE LIBRARY. I TRIED OUT ONE RECIPE FROM EACH, AND IN EACH CASE THE DOGS WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF THEM. THE RECIPES, FROM 500 LOW-CARB RECIPES, TUNA MELT CASSEROLE, P. 282. THE SECOND, FROM THE SECOND BOOK, HIGHLY VEGETABLEFEROUS MEAT LOAF, P. 321. HERE, I DIDN'T EVEN ADD THE SPINACH INSERT WHICH SOUNDED TERRIBLE. EQUALLY INEDIBLE. WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM LOSING WEIGHT ON THIS KIND OF FOOD. FROM A PREVIOUS READER'S REMARKS, AM NOT TEMPTED TO TRY ANY OF THE DESSERTS. HOW DO SUCH BOOKS GET PUBLISHED?

Well, thanks to Dana I now know that I hate blue cheese and don't particularly like guacamole. One of the cracker recipes - ICK! But the reason I know that is because I actually dared try the recipes in her book.

She has an excellent writing style that makes you want to try out her recipes. I've eaten foods that I never even considered purchasing in the past. Dana has definitely opened my eyes and taken me beyond meat and potatoes suppers and turkey sandwich lunches!

I've had a few total bombs from this cookbook - I've also had some huge hits. It is all about personal taste. I had tried low-carbing in the past and made it exactly 1 1/2 weeks until I couldn't take one more lettuce-wrapped chicken salad lunch. Dana has given me options and step by step instructions on how to cook low carb. She has taken me past the boring recipes I had tried in the past and opened up a whole new way of cooking.

I wish she would have included calorie counts in this book but I'm still giving it 5 stars simply because it is a book I refer to every single day when planning out my meals.

Seriously, this cookbook is excellent. Even though I didn't like some of the recipes, that is because of my own personal tastes. Buy this if you are are serious about low-carbing. Dana's variations will teach you how to low-carb to your own tastes.

IF you already know how to cook this book is an "insult" - it's so basic it's laughable. Plus most of the more "interesting" recipes can be found online at any of several low-carb web sites. I also found that there were editorial mistakes - like the temperature which to bake a cheescake was eliminated. And mistakes on the author's part in which she does not indicate the size pan to use - which DOES make a difference in the final outcome of any baked item. The author also uses ingredients that are HARD to come by in her recipes without giving substitutes.

All in all I was quite disappointed! But in all fairness - it would be a good "starting" cookbook for those folks who are lacking in the culinary arts.