This is a very easy book to follow and I love that the recipes are everyday type recipes. They don't have off the wall type ingredients and you get all the nutritional values listed right next to the recipe.

It starts with a breakdown of what Keto is, how to read nutritional labels, tips on how to save time & money and info on how to grocery shop.

Then on to the recipes that are very well broken down. First up breakfast then we get soups & salads, snacks, pizzas, side dishes, main dishes, desserts & drinks.

Overall I think this is a cookbook you would reach for often. These are recipes you could whip up for the whole family.

Love the layout, very easy to understand and the pictures are an added bonus.

**Received ARC through NetGalley. Voluntarily reviewed**

Do you ever feel like it’s too expensive to do keto? Stephanie Laska has compiled a cookbook full of recipes that prove that belief wrong! Family-friendly meals for less than $10 to make and less than 10g of net carbs per serving. What?! The first thing that I noticed and applauded in The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Dirt Cheap Cookbook was the use of normal ingredients. No running to the store to buy something that you use 1/60 of the bottle and never use the rest.

If you’ve gotten into a rut with your meals, snacks, drinks, or desserts, this cookbook will give you a nice variety that you want right now. I found very few recipes that I wasn’t interested in trying. I am in love with the breakfast section. I skip early morning eating, but still love breakfast food during the noon hour. I will definitely try the festive drinks for the coming up holiday season: Hot Mullet Market Cider and Wonder If I Won Eggnog.

The first 50 pages are helpful for beginners or those new to Stephanie’s approach. What I love about Stephanie Laska’s approach to Keto is that you don’t have to be perfect to see results. She has lost and kept off 140 pounds while eating a moderate range of carbs instead of the strict limits as you’ll find with strict keto.

The only downside I found to this cookbook is that you no longer have an excuse to not follow Keto! 

Thank you, Stephanie Laska, Adams Media, and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

When comfort food becomes your everyday food, you must either run 20 miles a day, or change your diet. The Laskas have given us some very good keto recipes that will not break the bank but are actually edible. I've already tried most of these and I can tell you now, running 20 miles a day is not in my future! Recipes include simple to complex meals using staples most of us keep on hand. No exotic ingredients or bland, tasteless results. Keto for life? Maybe not, but certainly for as long as the Laskas keep the ideas rolling.

As someone new to Keto, I found this recipe book a great asset to my repertoire!! This book is educational, full of recipes that are useful especially to a newbie to Keto like me!! I can't wait to work my way through the recipes!!

Great for all who are needing inspiration for easy and tasty keto meals.
This is a great resource for all busy cooks needing fresh ideas for healthy meals. Recipes are simple enough for beginners, don’t require a lot of time, and are cost saving. This is an essential go-to guide for nutritious and delicious meals that don’t break the bank

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

The Dirty Lazy Keto cookbook is a fantastic cookbook for dieters looking for a pretty straightforward, easy to use keto cooking and recipes.

The book starts out with a background on the author and how she discovered the dirty, lazy keto cooking and then goes on to explain what it is, how it works, what to do etc.

The recipes are easy to follow and understand and about 1/3 of the recipes show a photograph of the finished dish. This book is aimed at people looking for cooking keto dishes on a cheaper budget,but they all sound amazing.

This has some great, easy recipes. Just started experimenting with this lifestyle and it's interesting. This book stands out because it is, as it says, LAZY (meaning easy). You need no fancy gadgets for these recipes, easy to understand, and easy to make!

**I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**

The author's relationship with her weight (and included pictures!) made this book a lot more accessible than most of the cookbooks that I've picked up recently. Already a promising start!

I've heard about the keto diet for years, but every time I thought about approaching it, the cost was always so expensive that I never could have afforded it. This is a true guide to help you try the keto diet in an affordable and approachable way.

One of the best things in the book, and proof that Laska understands that we aren't all rich- the recipe for boxed wine sangria. She points out that "two buck chuck" is perfectly acceptable since your mixing it with other ingredients anyway.

Great recipes (especially the sangria!), and something I can see myself using fairly often.

Author Stephanie Laska has written a number of books and The DIRTY LAZY KETO DIRT CHEAP COOKBOOK focuses on the very affordable end of the keto spectrum. There is definitely an audience for this book. Laska already realizes the wide appeal of dirty lazy keto, meaning an approach that only tracks net carbs rather than a whole host of other factors. No question it is easier and more straight forward. If Laska is any example, dirty keto works over the long term; she has used it for ten years and maintained her weight loss. The cookbook is filled with useful recipes that family members not on keto can enjoy. She focuses on everyday ingredients that we all use. I found the recipe names annoying and almost Depression Era-like. But that would be my only criticism and it seems picky of me. There really isn’t a brain-free version of keto but this cookbook gets pretty close. At least it gets a keto diet close to maintenance within a regular lifestyle. It’s a great addition for interested cooks and dieters.I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Good info on keto with a lot of recipes, but not many pictures. Creative names. Easy ingredients and mostly easy recipes. Breakfast, soups and salads, snacks, pizza, side dishes, main dishes, and desserts offer many different types of recipes to try. A good book of easy keto recipes to have on hand.

Thanks to NetGalley to read and review this cookbook.

I'm always interested in healthier alternatives in cooking. This cookbook was concise and had all kinds of recipes that are alternatives to "regular" recipes.

If I go back to keto I will be using this book as my ‘bible’. Delicious recipes with detailed nutritional information using easily found, less expensive ingredients preparation and cooking times also given which I always find helpful, and extra tips and options given for many of the recipes.. Photographs are very appetising and loads and loads of yummy sounding recipes. The author proves it works by having lost over ten stones herself. This is a particularly useful book for those living in North America. I am in the Uk so some of the ingredients are not readily accessible for me , but still enough recipes that I could use so would definitely still buy this book.
My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to review a digital copy of this excellent book.

The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Dirt Cheap Cookbook
By Stephanie Laska; William Laska
224 pages

Adams Media
An imprint of Simon & Schuster

ISBN 9781507213896

This is a keto cookbook. Ms. Laska tells the reader that the keto diet doesn't have to be complicated. She offers the reader ways to manage the keto diet and to also do it cheaply. Ms. Laska takes us on her personal journey of weight-loss; she actually lost 140 pounds. She shares some simple insights as well as making recipes that contain only 10 net carbs while remarkably costing below the $10. mark.

this is a fun and great cookbook for those about to embark or are already in the keto lifestyle. Stephanie Laska includes simple yet appetizing recipes that are accompanied by cute symbols all in an attempt to help you stay on target with your diet.
Ms. Laska has an engaging writing style and offers the readers all of the basics and some new tips. The recipes are arranged by the food category with the ingredients listed bullet-style. Ms. Laska's story is inspiring and is interspersed with her real-life quotes. I give this book a very solid 4 stars because I do think that there should've been more food pictures.

I have all the Laska's previous "Dirty Lazy" books and have loved them. This one is another winner. Have been doing keto going on 2 years and have had great success and the Laska's books have been a huge help in that endeavor. I tried about 15 recipes out of this book and loved them all. Some favorites were the Artichoke dip, Cucumber Salad, the wedge salad, Pork Fried Rice and the Peso Queso Casserole. Can't wait to add this hard copy of my collection.

The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Dirt Cheap Cookbook is a new tutorial and recipe collection for frugal keto cooks. Due out 15th Sept 2020 from Simon & Schuster on their Adams Media imprint, it's 224 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

The introduction covers the basics of the keto lifestyle/diet, including a basic primer on ketosis, macronutrients, tips, ingredients, tools, supplies, how-to, pantry lists and shopping tips, along with an inspiring author background bio. She emphasizes that it's not necessary to spend a ton of money and track every mouthful to be successful at weight loss and maintenance. I found her encouraging and you-can-do-it style of writing engaging and fun. There's also a short, concise subchapter on food handling and safety, which was welcome.

The following chapters include the recipes arranged roughly by category: breakfast, soups & salads, snacks, pizza, side dishes, main dishes, and desserts & drinks. The table of contents lists each recipe along with symbols giving a visual guide to different real-life situations (recipes for "hangry" moments, for picky eaters, lacto-ovo vegetarian-ish dishes, superstar keto dishes etc - quite humorous but also *true*).

Ingredient measurements are supplied in American standard measurements only. There's a conversion chart for metric measures in the appendices. The prep costs, net carbs, servings, prep-time and tips and options are listed in well laid out sidebars. The ingredients are listed in a bullet list followed by step by step directions. The author does recommend real-world timesavers like using premade taco powder (she gleefully informs us that she'll make her own as soon as she's done making butter from her grass fed pet cow). Allied recipes (included) are referenced in the recipes to save time by using leftovers from one recipe in another recipe. The recipes are drawn from a surprisingly broad number of world cuisines - Asian, southwestern, Tex-Mex, Cajun, European, etc.

Inspiring real life quotes and thoughts are highlighted in yellow in the text, giving readers an extra little boost. Some readers might find the cheerleading over the top, but I found the author's voice very encouraging and friendly. I found myself thinking "wow, she really gets it".

This really felt like a keto-friendly cookbook for me: short on time/money, impatient with impossible-to-source "weird" ingredients, and cooking for myself and a family of non-keto eaters. I found it impressive and pretty easy to follow. A small real-life occurrence - my endocrinologist said at my last visit I was his ONLY patient who had actually gone DOWN in weight since lockdown. That made me feel good.

Five stars. I really liked this one. One codicil, there are very few pictures included in the book. The dishes and serving suggestions which are included are attractive and appropriate, however.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

If you want to go on a strict Keto/low carb diet, do not venture here! Ha! This book is for those who are not on this type of lifestyle for therapeutic reasons. But what you will gain paradoxically is weight loss. Possibly a lot of it!

And yes, you can do keto without huge expenses and all the free time in the world. And the authors Stephanie and William Laska show you how. Stephanie lost 140 pounds in all and has the photos to prove it.

I like the practical info found in the first few chapters on how to save time and money and how to do your grocery shopping wisely.

The recipes are ok, some appealed to me. I was surprised to find ricotta and mascarpone cheese in a few of the ingredient lists - and I am jealous of all of you who live in countries where these products are cheap!

Don't look for photos for every recipe. There are nice pics in here but not for all of them.

I was surprised at the titles given to the recipes. They do not really tell you what the dish will be all about. I like my titles simple and to the point.

Thank you Netgalley and Adams Media for the ARC. This is my honest opinion.

I loved this book. It was super informative about everything keto for both newbies and people already on keto that are looking for new reciepes. The Dirty Lazy Keto Dirt Cheap Cookbook has everything you need from how to begin keto, what to eat, what to buy and simple but delecious budget friendly reciepes. I don't follow follow a strict keto diet but since trying keto in the past, many of my weekly dinners are keto friendly or low carb. I love that there are reciepes to use up ingredients from other reciepes so that there is zero waste. So much creativity! Give it a try, you will no be dissapointed!

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Dirt Cheap Cookbooks.

Yah:
-Simple, clearly written directions and easy to find nutritional facts
-Tips and Options for each recipe are included to make your life easier
-Wide variety of recipes with easy to find ingredients, including many I'm excited to try (just to name a few: the pork fried rice, snickerdoodles, and blueberry muffins all sound amazing!!!)

Meh:
-I cannot with the recipe names. I get this book is all about being cheap BUT every recipe has a wordy cheeseball name- "Weekly Allowance Artichoke Dip," "Clearance Cheeto Cheese Sticks," etc. Nope.
- There aren't nearly as many photographs as I would like, and they are a bit amateurish.

This book seems like a great resource, especially if you are trying to do keto cheap. The recipes use ingredients I can find in my small town (yah!) and are simple, but still yummy!

I love the premise of this cookbook. I’m new to the idea of keto and this cookbook made it so easy for me to understand and see as obtainable! I loved that this isn’t hardcore keto but exactly the kind of keto cookbook I was looking for.

Quick and easy recipes. Easy to use. Exactly what I needed to understand and make work with my lifestyle. Lots of vets and protein recipes. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to get going with low carb without breaking the bank.