Too detailed for everyday cooking. 
Yeah, I work at home and though I have the free time for preparing meals I have to say I couldn't see myself making even half of these recipes on a daily basis. That is of course the book's intention. The ingredients are just too numerous, and since I'm the only one trying to stick to a 1,200 calorie diet, it makes grocery shopping impractical. I don't think the 15-ingredient "Snapper on a Bed of Spinach-Cheese Sauce, Basil-Baked Tomatoes, and Gingered Rice" is something I could manage on a typical... more info
Excellent Gift 
Bought this item for my daughter in law who loved my copy of the book. So happy she loves it and is having fun with the different ideas for dinner - she's lost 20 lbs!
A great book
I used these recipes a couple years ago and easily dropped 20 pounds, almost without trying. I selected favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes and rotated them over the course of a few months. If you have time for the more complex recipes, then choose them. If you're short on time, select the easier meals like milk and fruit on breakfast cereal or a sandwich and fruit for lunch. I liked the tostada recipe a lot, and have made many variations of the egg/sausage breakfast bake, adding mushrooms sauted... more info
I have had this book for 2 months have not made one recipe. 
The recipes require a lot of ingredients. They are very involved and look as though they take a while to prepare. As I stated earlier I have not made one recipe from this book. These are not recipes that I or anyone in my family really eat. I should have looked at it closer before purchasing it. I would never have bought this book. I don't need a book to tell me how to put 4 pear halves in 4 lettuce leaves and place cottage cheese in the middle for a dessert.
