Cookbook Review: The Most Decadent Diet Ever

The Most Decadent Diet Ever
Devin Alexander
Paper back 2008 ISBN: 9780767928816
www.devinalexander.com
www.broadwaybooks.com

I used to watch Healthy Decadence on the Discovery Health channel, which is Devin's cooking show. Here's a link to a clip and more information, in case you've never seen the show.
http://health.discovery.com/fansites/devin-alexander/devin-alexander.html

Devin is also the author of The Biggest Loser Cookbook, The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook, and Fast Food Fix. I also have Fast Food Fix and think I may have done a review of it way back when I checked it out of the library. I recently added both this book and Fast Food Fix with a Gather Borders card I earned.

I have been cooking and enjoying this one since it arrived. So far I've made, Mostly Mom's Marinara Sauce - (This went with the following recipe and a couple more recipes in the book. I had enough ingredients to make the next recipe twice and still have a container of the sauce in the fridge.) Better Thank Classic Stuffed Shells, Chicken Enchilasagna,  Buffalo Wing Plate - this consisted of two recipes -- Boneless Buffalo Strips and Blue Cheese Dressing, and just last night I made Jazzed-Up Jambalaya. We've enjoyed everything I've made so far. I have several more recipes marked to try.

Nutritional information is included for all the recipes. Sometimes she even gives two and in some cases even three different serving size nutritional information in case you want to eat a bigger or smaller serving size. I find this very helpful.

At the beginning of the book she gives you information on following a food plan like the way she eats. She has maintained a fifty-five pound weight loss for over 16 years. She is a chef and former LA, CA caterer. She also encourages you to follow your own plan, whatever it may be and incorporate the recipes in the book into your plan.

There is lots of great reading in this book. She includes interesting background information with each recipe. Things like how she came to make the recipe healthy and information on where to purchase some ingredients you may not be familiar with. At the beginning of the book she also shares her decadent pantry with you, as well as a section on explaining ingredients you might not be familiar with and a helpful tool list. There are lots of great color photos.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting some tasty healthy recipes. These recipes fit well if you are a weight watcher or just watching your calorie count or even want to follow her Healthy Decadent Diet.