Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've never considered returning a cookbook before. I've got probably over 200 at home, and almost every paleo cookbook out there. Each one adds something delightful to my arsenal, so even if I only end up using a handful of recipes out of some of them, I still return to them again and again. I commend the author's journey and work on the cookbook. However, I will not be using it. One quick look through the intro and it becomes clear that the book is not really Whole 30 appropriate. Ex: there is a sandwich recipe with GF bread, and chickpeas. There's a tostada with black beans. There are recipes with dairy. Yes, I'll completely admit that most of the recipes do not contain grains, beans, or dairy. But I don't want to have to comb through a cookbook wondering if I'll be able to make a recipe or not or if "this one" will be one where I have to omit the yummiest part: the dairy. (it just irritates me to no end when cookbooks advertise themselves as one thing and turn out to not be...Whole 30 is unequivocal in stating that no grains, beans, or cheese are allowed.) Also, this seems way more appropriate for someone who is just getting started on their whole food journey. So many of the recipes look so insanely basic that they seem like ones you don't really need a recipe for...unless you're just getting started out with cooking and making food from scratch. A lot of them are things I'd think of as stuff to just throw together and whip up quick off the top of my head, using stuff I had around the house. So, if you don't need to be 100% paleo compliant, if you're just working on prepping more Whole 30 approved meals but still allow foods outside those parameters, and if you're new in the kitchen, then you'll probably enjoy this book. I've been cooking for about 20 years now, and have been strict paleo for about 5. We cook everything from scratch. This cookbook just isn't for us. I need new interesting creative ways to throw ingredients together, as well as more cookbooks that keep with a strict definition of paleo, as opposed to another one where I can't eat many of the recipes because they have inflammatory foods like grains and beans in them. I know there will be many many people who disagree with me on this review. But for whatever it's worth, if you've got years of cooking under your belt already and you also need recipes that follow strict guidelines, you might want to look at this at a bookstore first before deciding if this book will have anything to offer you. I'm sorry for leaving a poor review, I'm sure many people will enjoy this book immensely.