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For a few years I've owned the 2004 Annual Recipes for Success and found it to be a fine set of recipes. It has a good number of really interesting recipes, and very few duds -- nearly everything I've made has been really good to excellent. I can't say the same for the more recent titles (I now own 2011 and 2009).I have three primary complaints, specifically about the 2011 edition. First, many more of the recipes in 2011 contain prepared foods, like "real bacon pieces" (rather than, say, 2 slices of bacon fried and crumbled), rotisserie chicken, deli meats, frozen mashed potatoes, instant rice, and canned vegetables. Second, it also contains more things that I have never heard of and cannot find, and am not sure if there's an adequate replacement because they omit any notes to help: things like lemongrass paste, canned fried apples, or Israeli couscous (is this the same as regular couscous? if so, why the adjective? if not, please explain). This is from someone whose pantry is regularly stocked with things like fish sauce, curry powder, panko crumbs, Thai chili sauce, and wasabi paste, so I don't think I'm being unreasonably critical on this point. Third, it contains too many product placements -- and ingredients that are worded so specifically that you'd have to find the same brand, or add up the points yourself because you couldn't be sure the replacement you use has a similar points value. Take for example the "7-sprouted-grains English muffins (such as [brand name])," or the "very thinly sliced 42%-lower-sodium roast chicken breast (such as [brand name])," or "refrigerated cheese and roasted garlic tortellini (such as [brand name])."
These very complaints do make for shorter ingredient lists, which is indeed nice, especially if you're looking for quick meals. And the few recipes I've tried have been good. There are simply fewer recipes that sound interesting enough to try in the first place. So, to be honest, I can't speak for the quality of recipes overall; I've not sampled enough of them. Other strengths of the book are its durability (solid binding, thicker paper), its large, color pictures (for about 40 recipes), and the occasional blurb about the history of a food, or how to prepare it (peeling shallots, skinning and chopping whole hazelnuts -- if your supermarket actually carries such a thing). I also appreciate the variety of cuisines it represents, something many of the books from a generation ago do not. I would guess that it contains about 2 recipes per page, and about 110 pages of recipes (out of 192 pages). The rest is intro, editors picks, index, pictures, table of contents for each section, and some daily/weekly menu idea pages.
This edition might well suit you, especially if you're interested in quick-ish meals, and have access to a giant supermarket with an extensive inventory of everything from prepared foods to world specialty items. But it's not done much for me.
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Weight Watchers Annual Recipes for Success 2011 9780848733292 Books Reviews
Love this! Have lost 40 lbs....do I need to say more!
This is a great cookbook! One you will use everyday. I love this cookbook and you will too. I am glad I purchased this book. Practically every one is a winner for any meal or whatever.
I received the product and made several recipes from the cookbook for my whole family and on the whole they really liked a lot of the dishes!
For a few years I've owned the 2004 Annual Recipes for Success and found it to be a fine set of recipes. It has a good number of really interesting recipes, and very few duds -- nearly everything I've made has been really good to excellent. I can't say the same for the more recent titles (I now own 2011 and 2009).
I have three primary complaints, specifically about the 2011 edition. First, many more of the recipes in 2011 contain prepared foods, like "real bacon pieces" (rather than, say, 2 slices of bacon fried and crumbled), rotisserie chicken, deli meats, frozen mashed potatoes, instant rice, and canned vegetables. Second, it also contains more things that I have never heard of and cannot find, and am not sure if there's an adequate replacement because they omit any notes to help things like lemongrass paste, canned fried apples, or Israeli couscous (is this the same as regular couscous? if so, why the adjective? if not, please explain). This is from someone whose pantry is regularly stocked with things like fish sauce, curry powder, panko crumbs, Thai chili sauce, and wasabi paste, so I don't think I'm being unreasonably critical on this point. Third, it contains too many product placements -- and ingredients that are worded so specifically that you'd have to find the same brand, or add up the points yourself because you couldn't be sure the replacement you use has a similar points value. Take for example the "7-sprouted-grains English muffins (such as [brand name])," or the "very thinly sliced 42%-lower-sodium roast chicken breast (such as [brand name])," or "refrigerated cheese and roasted garlic tortellini (such as [brand name])."
These very complaints do make for shorter ingredient lists, which is indeed nice, especially if you're looking for quick meals. And the few recipes I've tried have been good. There are simply fewer recipes that sound interesting enough to try in the first place. So, to be honest, I can't speak for the quality of recipes overall; I've not sampled enough of them. Other strengths of the book are its durability (solid binding, thicker paper), its large, color pictures (for about 40 recipes), and the occasional blurb about the history of a food, or how to prepare it (peeling shallots, skinning and chopping whole hazelnuts -- if your supermarket actually carries such a thing). I also appreciate the variety of cuisines it represents, something many of the books from a generation ago do not. I would guess that it contains about 2 recipes per page, and about 110 pages of recipes (out of 192 pages). The rest is intro, editors picks, index, pictures, table of contents for each section, and some daily/weekly menu idea pages.
This edition might well suit you, especially if you're interested in quick-ish meals, and have access to a giant supermarket with an extensive inventory of everything from prepared foods to world specialty items. But it's not done much for me.
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