Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The intended audience for the book is those who need help in planning and executing meals for the long run. I would fit into that category and am so grateful to have it thought out for me. I am not an organizer or a good cook. Cooking and planning meals overwhelms me because of all the brain work necessary. We have 3 different special diets in our house. I can juggle them all with her recipes and only have to fix one version of a meal not 3. (She provides lists for substitutions and lists for which recipes include eggs etc.) I am weary of looking up recipes on the internet and trying to make up a menu with 3 different diets! Not that I haven't tried. So with the help of this book I have made delicious simple meals that are full of flavor and with built in ideas for the left overs. Danielle understands those of us that have low energy and need it all just made simple. My family likes the recipes. For instance: The roast chicken is gourmet. We had it for a family gathering tonight. I use the bread recipe from her other book for sandwiches for lunch tomorrow. I have been following the week 2 menu for about 10 days now and I am able to get a meal on the table on time and everyone can eat the same food. Our son with the worst allergies frequently comments how much he likes just eating everything with everyone else. He volunteers to help me get the meals ready now! So I have simply put our whole family on the Paleo diet allergies or not to simplify my life and it is working. This book is a game changer for our family. Plug it in and run! I love that we can all sit down together for dinner and all eat the same thing. It is simple enough I am going to give the kids each their own night to cook and have them learn how to cook for themselves too! Update February 2015: So this was a wonderful springboard for me to figure out menus and getting the rest of the family cooking WITH me. I still use the Roast turkey for parties and family gatherings..even after a busy day I can now whip up a party quickly and my kids can also eat the food (I used to just order in Pizza to feed company now we all eat the same delicious thing.) I use her two books daily. I got them spiral bound at the printers with clear plastic covers and put stickers on the front with page numbers of my favorite recipes....the page numbers are REALLY small and the font is REALLY small for 1/2 etc measurments. I have gone in and written them bigger....on future editions perhaps those fonts could be enlarged. After 5 months it is still my basic go to....I am grateful. March 2017. I roasted a couple of chickens today and thought of how I still use the recipes in this book..but now I have them memorized and I have used some as freezer meals etc. I was glad to see that Danielle has written another cookbook. I will order it....I need new ideas....and would love to try something new.