SL to SB: Opinions from Those Who've Switched

[Amyskitchen2]

For those that went to SL can you please tell me, will I love the new SB? I could not attend and cannot wait to get that darn changeover box to get my SB!

 

[leftymac]

Well, I don't know you from Adam's housecat, nor do I know what your recipe preferences are. But, I'll say YES.Please do not hold it against me if you don't love it.

 

[esavvymom]

Well, I don't know you from Adam's housecat, nor do I know what your recipe preferences are. But, I'll say YES.

Please do not hold it against me if you don't love it.

ROFL....you are too funny Keith.

 

[leftymac]

ROFL....you are too funny Keith.

That is a tried and true southern expression!

So is, "She looks like 10 pounds of sugar in a five pound sac" said about someone whose clothes are too tight.

 

[Amyskitchen2]

Well, I don't know you from Adam's housecat,

LOL! I literally laughed out loud! Thanks, I usually like everything in them but sometimes there are a lot of duplicate recipes from previous years.

 

[esavvymom]

That is a tried and true southern expression!

So is, "She looks like 10 pounds of sugar in a five pound sac" said about someone whose clothes are too tight.

LOL....that's a new one! I like that.

 

[leftymac]

LOL....that's a new one! I like that.

I taught that to my students when we were studying clothes.

 

[pampered1224]

Studying clothes? I wish could have done that in school! I could use a decent education in wardrobe!

 

[Lisa/ChefBear]

I think I would have enjoyed classes more, if I had more teachers who made us laugh and let us enjoy things!!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I do not love the new SB. I think the recipes are all very similar. Not a lot of variety, IMO.

 

[heather223]

I have to agree with Becky, I am not impressed with it. There are some duplicates, like there always is. There are like 2 or 3 recipes that I may try.

 

[Lisa/ChefBear]

Do they have common "normal" ingredients or expensive "weird" ingredients...hope not to much with pineapple of shellfish, as I'm allergic to both and there have been a couple of years where almost entire book I couldn't do or ones that didn't have those as ingredients just weren't good at shows.

I can't wait to see some recipes and hear some reviews!

 

[doughmama]

I do not love the new SB. I think the recipes are all very similar. Not a lot of variety, IMO.

bummer. I always look forward to the SBRC. Probably one of the first new things I stop and look at. oh well, it's only a dollar.

 

[raebates]

I can't say this will be one of my favorite SBRCs. The recipes just aren't necessarily things that The Furry Guy and I eat. It's like that some seasons.

 

[Gina M]

I can't say this will be one of my favorite SBRCs. The recipes just aren't necessarily things that The Furry Guy and I eat. It's like that some seasons.

I have to agree with you Rae - when I first read the new recipes I wasn't sure. However, we had our taste testing meeting on Monday night and they were all delicious! Some of them I may not have tried myself - but after tasting them - I'll willing to give it a go!

 

[KCPChef]

I have to agree with everyone else and say that my team and I are very disappointed in the SBRC. They just have no wow factor!

 

[Shawnna]

I hope I like the new recipes...and we say "I don't know you from Adam"...never heard the cat part...hehehe

 

[Amyskitchen2]

I am kinda bummed now. I think the SB is the one thing I look forward to most in the changeover box. Well, I hope I like some of athe recipes.

 

[baychef]

Sometimes the list of ingredients sound sort of funny, but I am anxious to try many of the recipes anyway.

....and did Adam have a cat?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

We are having our Cluster Taste-Testing tonight - so I'll be able to answer better after that. Although, I couldn't find anything in the SB that I wanted to make (any I wanted to make had already been taken) so I'm making one that's in the new catalog.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I am kinda bummed now. I think the SB is the one thing I look forward to most in the changeover box. Well, I hope I like some of athe recipes.

I'd wait to form your opinion. What some else isn't happy with might be just your cup of tea. ...and we're talking about a $1 cookbook here.

 

[mountainmama74]

I made the cover recipe for dinner on Sunday, and dessert was the recipe that's on the last page of the book.

Both got RAVE reviews in my house!!! Although I have to say, I don't think the cover recipe is a show recipe AT ALL. It took a while to make! But wow, was it good. AND...low calorie, low fat, high protein!!

 

[Becca_in_MD]

I made the cover recipe for dinner on Sunday, and dessert was the recipe that's on the last page of the book.

Both got RAVE reviews in my house!!! Although I have to say, I don't think the cover recipe is a show recipe AT ALL. It took a while to make! But wow, was it good. AND...low calorie, low fat, high protein!!

Well now you have me very curious to see the cover recipe. At least you didn't mention any specific ingredients that would have caused me to salivate.

Tick, tick, tick goes the clock til my launch on Sat.

 

[chefsteph07]

I'm glad I'm not the only one, not impressed, and I always like to do a "new" demo recipe to add to my shows and I may struggle for find one in this.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Okay, we had our taste testing tonight. For those who've been to Launch, everyone agreed we liked page 6, page 10, and page 22. a fellow consultant did the recipe on page 5 of the catalog, and I did the recipe on page 38 of the catalog. Everyone liked both of those too. My personal favorite was page 10. I could have eaten the whole recipe myself!

 

[reneeward]

i am looking forward to seeing the new SB but like some of you have had trouble with the ingredients in the past. Unfortunately I am allergic to latex and because of this I have a cross sensitivity to mangos, bananas and kiwi wish someway for a substitute list for those allergic. Just a thought for many other venues including PC. Does anyone else have trouble finding the smaller oz pkg of cake mixes used in the past. I have occasionally found Jiffy mix any other thoughts

 

[pampered1224]

This may sound funny but I too am not wowed but, after reading the recipes, there are some I think I would like to try. I think what turned me off, the black and white pictures! Without some color, it is blah and I think my mind went to blah recipes too. A good example of this is page 13, "This colorful and healthy salad will steal the spotlight from overplayed restaurant salads." I mean what colorful? Its a gray blob for crying out loud! GROSS!

 

[babywings76]

i am looking forward to seeing the new SB but like some of you have had trouble with the ingredients in the past. Unfortunately I am allergic to latex and because of this I have a cross sensitivity to mangos, bananas and kiwi wish someway for a substitute list for those allergic. Just a thought for many other venues including PC. Does anyone else have trouble finding the smaller oz pkg of cake mixes used in the past. I have occasionally found Jiffy mix any other thoughts

Usually there is a note at the bottom of the recipes telling you how much you can use from a full box. At least in past recipes that called for 9oz boxes, there was a measurement amount.

 

[raebates]

I just want to remind those who are getting disappointed before they even see the new SBRC that we all have different taste. [Note: the following examples have absolutely nothing to do with the recipes in the new SBRC, so they aren't spoilers.] I don't care all that much for most Indian food, so recipes with an Indian flair wouldn't appeal to me. You might LOVE Indian food, so you would really look forward to those. I'm not a big fish eater, so recipes that focused on tuna, salmon, or mahi mahi wouldn't do a thing for me. However, The Furry Guy would be thrilled. Don't let our impressions ruin your anticipation.

 

[wadesgirl]

I liked the main dishes in it, cannot wait to try them! But the appetizers and the desserts don't really do that much for me.