I bought this cookbook to add to my weight loss surgery book collection...but I found that this one fell a little short. There are some great recipes here (the appetizers are the best/easiest ones, in my opinion), but honestly for me, a college student, this one gets a little "out there" with ingredients.
What do I mean by that? Well, it calls for a lot of cooking wines, oils, and I swear, seriously, that almost every recipe in this book involves mushrooms. I love mushrooms, but not that much!
The ingredients lists on the recipes were a little too long for me to use this book on a day-to-day basis. It's good for special occasions, but really it tends to sit on my shelf more than my other cookbooks. It's still good for all weight loss surgery post-ops to have around, though, especially if they already love cooking slightly challenging recipes.