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Anne Lindsay's New Light Cooking

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My copy of this cookbook is so well used, I may need to replace it. But I hate to do that, because each page is marked, with notes from the times I tried the recipe, and those little marks that get on the pages of your most-loved cookbook.

In the last two weeks, I've made the mango salsa, black bean dip with veggie topping, black bean and corn salad, chicken penne salad with Thai dressing, porcini bisque, and chicken breasts with mango chutney sauce. And that is not an unusual two weeks! I own about 20 cookbooks; I use this one at least twice each week.

If you're looking for relatively simple recipes with "wow" power for guests, this is the cookbook for you. That the recipes are healthy, and the Canadian Medical Association recommends it, are merely bonuses.

I bought this book for my wife. She is very happy with it. The book was delivered in a timely manner and was in really great condition

This book is an absolute gem. My family's favourite recipes include the salsa meatloaf, blueberry oat bran muffins, porcini mushroom bisque and the double chocolate cookies. Anne Lindsay knows what she's talking about when it comes to nutrition and healthy lifestyle, and she fills her cookbooks with practical tidbits of advice and information. This cookbook is definitely one of my favourites.

It is important to me to eat healthy and low fat but I LOVE food and flavor. Many low fat cook books (such at Weight Watchers) compromise low fat for low taste. Anne Lindsay understands that you can use so many non-fat ingredients to acquire tastes. Herbs, spices, garlic, etc. She knows how to use them and in the right amount. Her recipes are very healthy and loaded with flavor. Even my husband doesn't notice he is eating low fat!!!

In my opinion, this is Anne Lindsay's best cookbook. The recipes are easy enough for a true beginner, because she specifies each detail (and all the dishes really do turn out as she says, given how specific her directions are). That said, these recipes have, after a decade of using this book, become my comfort food & favourite recipes that I stand by, in spite of having moved on to other books for more challenge or different techniques. I highly recommend this book for people who've just left home & are learning how to cook, or those who want great flavour without too much effort cooking, after a long day at work.