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Title: Healthy Holidays: Total Health Entertaining All Year Round by Marilu Henner, Lorin Henner ISBN: 0060393637 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 22 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57
Rating: 5
Summary: Holidays are Healthier AND Happier
Comment: I've been following Marilu Henner's plan for a number of years and I was counting the days for this book to be released. I am so thrilled to have it and have already given some away as gifts.
The food is the main event of course, but there is so much more to this book. First and foremost the emphasis is on enjoying the holidays and making them a celebration. And I just love the fact that maintaining a healthy lifestyle gives us more energy for doing just that. The recipes in all of Marilu's books contain high quality ingredients. When I first started following this plan I wondered what I would eat if I wasn't eating meat dairy or sugar. I found out that the answer is GREAT FOOD !!!
This book also contains a lot of tips and suggestions for parties, even mentioning ideas for invitations and scents. What I love about that is that it adds another dimension. It's not just about the food. And those lists can inspire you to come up with even more ideas. The creativity in this book makes it so much fun to read. So much more than just a recipe book !!!
I love to entertain and this book is giving me so many ideas for ways to make entertaining more interesting and special.
I have so much more energy, and love life so much, since starting this plan. I have Marilu to thank for that. And now I can thank her for making my holiday shopping so easy !! I am giving copies to anyone who may have me to dinner this year !
Rating: 2
Summary: Very disappointing
Comment: I absolutely loved Marilu's previous books and couldn't wait to receive a copy of her new book "Healthy Holidays". Unfortunately, the book is very disappointing.
"Healthy Holidays" is very disorganised. Recipes are not categorised like normal cookbooks eg entree, soup, dessert etc. Instead, the recipes are listed under each holiday eg Valentine's Day, Christmas Day etc. Too bad if you are looking for recipes for a "non-holiday" or you don't like her suggestions for the Christmas menu. I was looking for inspiration for a salad one night and had to go through every holiday in the book to find a salad I liked. She should have simply stuck with the normal categorisations and then given a list of suggested menus for each occasion.
The book should have also included a glossary and a conversion table. There are lots of ingredients which I have never even heard of! Moreover, there were no conversions at all. I am Australian and when I refer to any recipe in "Healthy Holidays" I have to refer to my other recipe books to find out the conversions!
In addition, possible substitutions would have been good. For example, I have been unable to find maple sugar - can maple syrup or honey be used instead? What is whole-wheat pastry flour? Is that just what we Aussies refer to as wholemeal plain flour?
The book was also filled with lots of "mumbo jumbo". I don't care what Marilu ate whilst filming a movie in Spain - I doubt anyone does. We simply want to have great recipes to work with.
I was desperately disappointed with this book. If you want a good recipe book, buy "Healthy Life Kitchen". Give "Healthy Holidays" a miss.
Rating: 2
Summary: Very disappointing
Comment: I loved Marilu's previous books and couldn't wait for Healthy Holidays to be released. Unfortunately, upon receiving a copy of Healthy Holidays I'm sad to say that it was incredibly disappointing.
I found the layout of the book to be incredibly frustrating. She should have kept with her normal style and listed foods under Protein, Carbs, Dessert, Entree etc. Instead, the recipes are all listed under each holiday eg Valentine's Day, Halloween etc. Too bad if you want to flick through to find an entree or a special dessert to make on a "non holiday". Instead you have to sift through each holiday to find a recipe to your liking.
Also, the book is filled with lots of "mumbo jumbo". I don't want to know about what Marilu ate when she was filming a movie in Spain. I just want to view healthy recipes!
A glossary would have been useful - there are a lot of ingredients that I've never even heard of! A conversion table would also have been helpful (being Australian I'm always having to check conversions in my other recipe books).
If you are looking for a great recipe book, stick with "Healthy Like Kitchen" and give "Healthy Holidays" a miss.
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Title: Healthy Life Kitchen by Marilu Henner, Lorin Henner ISBN: 0060393645 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: July, 1900 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Total Health Makeover by Marilu Henner, Laura Morton ISBN: 0061098280 Publisher: Harper Mass Market Paperbacks Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The 30 Day Total Health Makeover: Everything You Need to Do to Change Your Body, Your Health, and Your Life in 30 Amazing Days by Marilu Henner, Laura Morton ISBN: 006103133X Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 22 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Healthy Kids: Help Them Eat Smart and Stay Active--for Life! by Marilu Henner, Lorin Henner ISBN: 0066211123 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: August, 1901 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Totally Dairy-Free Cooking by Louis Lanza, Laura Morton ISBN: 0688169090 Publisher: William Morrow & Co Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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