Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2004

by Cooking Light, Heather Averett (Editor)

Today's busy, health-conscious cooks will love the convenience of nearly 900 delicious, kitchen-tested recipes from a year's worth of Cooking Light--the nation's largest epicurean magazine--in one handy edition. Each recipe features a complete nutritional analysis, step-by-step photos, time-saving tips, and menu suggestions.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food

448 pages, Hardcover

First published August 4, 2004

About the author

Cooking Light is an American food and lifestyle magazine founded in 1987. Each month, the magazine includes approximately 100 original recipes as well as editorial content covering food trends, fitness tips, and other culinary and health-related news.

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It took me a little less than 2 years to cook my way through this annual,but I finally did (at least a good chunk of it.) Out of the roughly 1,000 recipes included, I made 104. Not every one was a repeat, but several earned a permanent place in my rotation: Salmon & Edamame Pasta Salad, Pizza Meat Loaves, and Lasagna with Fall Vegetables, Gruyère, and Sage Béchamel.

I also learned a few lessons along the way, like discovering the hard way that the beef tenderloin with parsnip-mushroom ragout calls for a $125 cut of meat. Delicious, yes, but maybe not $125 delicious.

On the sweeter side, the Cranberry-Orange Tartlets with Spiced Crust were absolute standouts and one of my favorite finds from the entire book.

I’ve been cooking from Cooking Light for years and collect the annuals, I only have a few more to track down. I’ll probably never manage to cook through them all, but I’m having fun, eating healthier, and finding new favorites in the process.

Final verdict: 5/5 stars. A wonderful annual with a great balance of approachable weeknight recipes and special occasion dishes.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the concept of this cookbook but it is not user friendly. There aren't pictures and the recipes are in order of the issue they came from instead of being grouped by categories of any sort. So, unless you go through and mark everything interesting or you are using a specific ingredient that you can look up in the index,it is not easy just to find inspiration for whatever you're looking to make.

[Barb Bailey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this cookbook...but the format was rather odd...it was printed from the monthly magazine and recipes were listed by months they appeared in the magazine....still I got about a dozen new healthy recipes to try and that will be interesting and fun.

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must have

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this cookbook, and have made many, many a recipe from it. I do agree with another reviewer that mentioned that pictures would have been a great addition to the book.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

really great recipes!