cookbook review club?

i suppose this could go in the food forum, but let's face it - many of us are trying to drop the pounds we've gained by our love of cooking and good food. my life long problem has never been eating junk - it has been eating TOO much of the good stuff. i LOVE cooking, and have come across just a few cookbooks i adore which have easy, wonderful recipes, and have healthy, common ingredients (i'm all for capers and watercress, but do we all keep them on hand on a regular basis? no).

anyway, i was wondering if anyone was interested in this idea. we could all review the same cookbook over the course of 2 weeks (assuming we can get them out from the library), share what we like or dislike most about the book, what our favorite recipes are and why, etc. my only requirement is that the cookbooks include portion, calorie, and nutritional information (protein, fat, fiber, carbs, etc.).

anyone interested?

for starters, here are three books i've been using (or not) and why, as well as one that i have on request from the library. one of them could be our first book. we could also review recipe websites, since almost all of them include calorie and nutritional information.

+ moosewood restaurant low-fat favorites by the moosewood collective: great recipes. decent amounts of protein, very low in calories. most recipes are easy to make. my husband complains they are all a tad too similar, but i think there is some variety. vegetarian, except for one chapter one fish.

+ the high-protein cookbook by eckhardt & defoyd: bought this one without looking at it too closely. amazon reviews were good, and the recipes look yummy, but it calls for a lot of things we don't tend to eat - lamb, fish (my 4 year old is allergic), watercress, capers (see comment above). in EVERY recipe, there is an ingredient i would need to run out and buy. i have a well stocked kitchen and pantry, with lots off odd ingredients...yet i was still lacking watercress, capers, beef tenderloin, etc. i will be returning this one.

+ 1,001 low-fat recipes by spitler & yoakam: picked this up at the same time as the high-protein book. so far, so good. lots of classic recipes we all know in love, but in a low-fat format. there is also a vegetarian version, and volumes 2 & 3. (i may get one of them when i return high-protein).

+ the healthy kitchen -- by weil & daley: have this on request from the library - AGAIN. liked many of the recipes. some of the serving/nutritional info was a bit unclear, but the recipes themselves were easy and yummy.