I've made several of the recipes so far, I like them all. My favorite is the Tomato Vinaigrette, this has become a favorite topping for burgers, tacos, vegetables etc. The family history of the Vitamix family and whole food focus of the recipes is great, a few more photos would be nice, but a wealth of information.I had some roasted acorn squash in the freezer, so I substituted it into the "Sassy Sweet Potato Soup" recipe on page 103, added some rosemary and a little curry, then I left out the honey since I'm not a fan of sweet soups, it was incredible, fully of ginger-y goodness!The creamy parsley sauce is like a more flavorful chimmichuri sauce, I keep a squeeze bottle of it in the fridge all the time now, it is great.I really had my doubts about the not-so-cheesy cheese sauce, I've made it about eight times now. I'm normally not a fan of "fake cheese" at all, but I love nacho cheese, I just hate how bad it is for you, this tastes great and is healthy, my little girl loves it too. I've started adding 1/2 tsp chipotle powder and smoked paprika, recently I've been adding some jalapenos, love it, really good and don't feel terrible about eating it or feeding it to my kids.About nine months ago I started having smoothies for breakfast for health and if I prep them the night before it is time efficient in the morning too, I've been very happy with the results, I feel better, lost some weight and look better.Then about six months ago out of the blue my dad had a heart attack, the doctor gave him a new diet which he has been sticking to religiously. After things calmed down a little I started bugging him about trying the smoothies, healthy soups, etc. I finally got him to try it and he has noticed huge changes, he lost close to 20 pounds on top of what he lost from the diet the doctors gave him!!! Both he and my mom keep mentioning how much more energy he has now too!!! He was napping a lot before, even over the phone I can how much more energetic and happy he is. This is all largely because of what I have learned from my Vitamix and this book. You can't put a price on health and happiness.