Low Carb 1-2-3: 225 Simply Great 3-Ingredient Recipes

by Rozanne Gold and Helen Kimmel

Low-carb cooking has never been this easy-or delicious! Now 1-2-3 cooking goes low-carb, and the results are simply fabulous! Here readers learn how to create dishes that are not only low-carb but low... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159486165X
• ISBN13: 9781594861659
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

one of the best cookbooks out there - low carb or otherwise

I have always been skeptical of Rozanne Gold's 1-2-3 approach, thinking three ingredients couldn't possibly yield the kind of results I expect. Boy, was I wrong. The recipes in this book are terrific and jam-packed full of flavor. Among those I have tried are: the Pecan-Crusted Chicken Breasts (intensely flavored and incredibly good - hot or cold), the Miso-Glazed Chicken Breasts (yummy), the Salmon Steaks with Cornichon Vinaigrette (lovely), the Green Beans with Pesto and Walnuts (great), "Creamed" Spinach (my husband repeatedly asks for it), the Sauteed Grape Tomeatoes with Shallots (delish), and Smokey Joe Burgers (nice twist for burgers). I use this book at least once a week.

Easy, Delicious and Healthy

If you're thinking that cooking healthy is hard, be sure to check out this cookbook! Each dish has 3 ingredients, is tasty and is very good for you. First, the variety. People who complain that low carbing is boring haven't taken a look at this cookbook. You get Pan Seared Rib-eye with Agurula. There's pot-roasted turkey with smokey onions. How about broccoli smothered in wine and olive oil? These dishes are NOT hard. As I said, they all involve just three main ingredients. Some might open your horizons a bit - for example I *love* snow peas, but I know people who have never tried them. I also love pine nuts! They are quite good for you and tasty too. All of these things can be found at your average supermarket, and once you realize the wealth of healthy foods that you like, your menu planning gets more and more interesting. Each recipe comes with the total carbs, the fiber, fat, saturated fat, protein, calories, and more - so even if you're not low carbing, you can see just how healthy in ALL ways these dishes are. The author feels strongly that eating healthy is about watching all of the problem areas and finding dishes that are fresh, healthy, nutritious and low in harmful items. My one complaint with this book is that there are no photos of dishes. I LOVE photos to help me get an idea of what a dish is all about. Even so, I highly recommend this cookbook. It covers everything from breakfasts to desserts, from drinks to appetizers for parties and main dishes. You can easily eat this way every day for years and never get bored - and amaze your friends and family with delicious, healthy dishes. Highly recommended!

Amy Berkowitz RN says, 3 cheers for 3 ingredients

I am a chemotherapy nurse & a lifetime member of Weight Watchers.I am the proud owner of all of Golds 123 COOKBOOKS because I love to cook & eat ,but I am pressed for time. With these recipes..I have minimal shopping & prep time but I am guaranteed a HEALTHY Low carb scrumptious meal or snack for ANY meal of the day.My favorites are CreamyCarrot-ginger soup,Strawberry-cheese brulee & Pesto-pistachio Chilean Sea Bass.This is a wonderful cookbook for entertaining since everyone seems to be "watching" their carbs!!!!!!Rozannes" helpful comments & carb counts accompany each recipe.This Cookbook is pure " GOLD!"

Great Ideas!!

Who knew that so many great LOW CARB dishes could be done so simply with just three ingredients! I can see that this book will become my bible for low carb cooking. Whenever I have something in the refrigerator and wonder how to cook it low carb, it is easy to find the right recipe here. Thank you, Ms. Gold!

Gustatory Delight

The astonishment here is that these splendidly simple-to-make dishes are not only healthful but good to look at when served and quite a number of them have gourmet quality taste. We've tried about a half dozen dishes and they were all keepers. I'm sure we'll find some that are less than first class dining experiences, but so far the author is batting 1000.