Jennifer Eloff has a whole series of cookbooks and I thought I'd group them all here together. Please specify which cookbook you are reviewing.

SPLENDID LOW-CARBING
MORE SPLENDID LOW-CARBING
SPLENDID LOW-CARBING FOR LIFE - VOL.1
SPLENDID LOW-CARBING FOR LIFE - VOL.2
SPLENDID LOW-CARB DESSERTS

Tell us which recipes you've tried from this book and what you thought of them, whether they were great or duds. Don't post the actual recipes here because of copyright issues. If you've tweaked one of the recipes to come up with your own version, feel free to post it in the recipes section at the top of this forum.

NOTE: Let's use a separate thread for each cookbook that we review.

MAPLE SYRUP

I think this is the only recipe I've tried so far. It's from "Splendid Low-Carbing" cookbook, page 172. It was a disappointment and turned out like a very slightly maple flavored, sweet gravy. It actually looks just like beef gravy in color and consistency. It's too salty, oily and the maple flavor is very weak. There are also problems with how the recipe is written. It says to add the Thickening Agent to the hot syrup and it never says to heat anything until later. Then it also says to sprinkle the Thickening Agent over the syrup, but it never says to whisk it in. Of course I knew better than to just let it sit on the surface and turn to glue, but someone else might not. I rated this a 1 out of 5.