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Neo Soul: Taking Soul Food to a Whole 'Nutha Level Hardcover – January 19, 2006

by Lindsey Williams (Author), Sylvia Woods (Foreword)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
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A collection of more than one hundred healthy soul-food recipes by the owner of Lindsey's 125 Catering draws on the experiences acquired in his grandmother's Harlem restaurant, Sylvia's, and includes such options as Lenzo's Trout Stuffed with Collard Greens, Okra Gumbo, and Neo Sweet Potato Pie. 12,000 first printing.
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    Avery
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    January 19, 2006
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    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    7.72 x 0.89 x 9.52 inches
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Lindsey Williams is the owner of Lindsey's 125 Catering, a healthy soul-food personal chef and catering company. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today show, and Live with Regis and Kelly, and his amazing story of weight loss has been featured in People magazine.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avery (January 19, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1583331948
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1583331941
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.03 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.72 x 0.89 x 9.52 inches
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dlo
5.0 out of 5 stars Replacement
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2021
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So glad to another copy this cook book. Won't be loaning this one out.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Neo Soul can offer Neo Hope for anyone struggling to manage lifestyle changes pertaining to food management
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2006
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This book was very encouraging. I've eaten in Sylvia's Restaurants in Atlanta and New York and the food was GRRRRREAT!!!!!!! Being a Southerner I know the challenges of resisting good old down home stick to your ribs cooking! I love books like this one and Pattie LaBelle's Lite Cuisine because many of the recipes offer good options for making food that taste good and at the same time is good for you. I think that this book can stimulate the thought processes regarding changing how you prepare the standard recipes you typically eat at home. Most people cook a standard rotation of menus in their homes. Books like this make you think about healthy options and how to substitute ingredients for your meals at home.
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Mr. Bob
3.0 out of 5 stars Neo soul review
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2006
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Book gives good ideas but nothing new - recylced old ideas - the author gives too much personal information - good for him that he lost weight but enough already ~!
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Chaz Atkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Recipes
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2006
Lyndey Williams is a remarkable person who has come a long way. His journey from unhealthy and obese to fit and eating well is fantastic. His word is just as good as anybodies because he has been "there." I purchased two cookbooks, 1 for me and 1 for my mother. We tried numerous recipes and they turned out great. With these recipes you can substitute the high fat without substituting the great flavor. If you aren't looking for low fat try regular Syvlia's Soul Food in Harlem, hands down some of the greatest soul food available.
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Catherine
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2006
I was simply blown away by the amazing recipes and just how easy most of them are to make. The added benefit for all of us is the low-fat, healthy approach Mr. Williams brings to his recipes. This is a wonderful gift, excellent price, and a solid addition for anyone's recipe library.
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Mom of Steel
4.0 out of 5 stars Great start, but check the conversions
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2006
I saw Lindsey Williams featured in Newsweek and I went immediately and bought this book for a friend of mine. She's been trying to find ways to lighten up her down-home cooking and I thought this was right up her alley.

We paged through the book together and checked out the recipes - which are fantastic. Mr. Williams' personal story was also a highlight, as were tidbits like celebrity favorites. My friend recognized familiar recipes immediately and was pleased her new cookbook.

Naturally, being health conscious, we looked at the nutritional information. That's when we started to get confused.

For one, the calorie and fat counts for some of the desserts were very high. I know - it's DESSERT! If the re-done version was still bad, I figured it must mean the "original" version must have been far worse. And I know you don't eat it all the time, anyway. But I've never seen a "light" cookbook feature a recipe with 4 sticks of butter in the ingredient list. As tempting as the pound cake sounds, I'm afraid it would be something I couldn't eat on my plan.

Secondly, I'm convinced that the nutritional counts are inaccurate. Some recipes had 40 or 50+ grams of fat in them - which is just astronomical for one serving. The calorie count would seem appropriate for a serving, but fat (and sometimes sodium) seemed like it might actually apply to the whole dish. There were so many great LIGHT recipes that we looked at, scanning the ingredient list only to find healthy ingredients but non-attractive nutritional counts. It didn't make sense.

It's such a good cookbook with really great re-mixes of traditional recipes. Even after the confusion, my friend still liked the book. I just wish I could pick Mr. Williams' brain over some of the recipes & techniques.........Why not reduce the amount of high-fat coconut in the coconut cake recipe? Why actually FRY the fried apples when there are other ways to cook them without 3 cups of oil? Do we really have to use 4 sticks of butter in the pound cake or is there a way we can sub out some calories? Why would chicken & peaches have 24g of fat?

Bottom line: the book has some fantastic recipes. I would just recommend for those who are nutritionally aware to do your own calculations (and maybe make a few more of your own substitutions) and I'm sure the numbers won't look so bad.
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M. Meyers-Dettmar
3.0 out of 5 stars Who tested these recipes? Who edited here?
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2012
I love soul food, I bought this book when it came out. I still use "Sylvia's Soulfood" cookbook as well, doctoring some recipes to be a bit healthier, no problems with her recipes at all. I want to love this cookbook and celebrate it, but after trying about 10 recipes, I find myself annoyed. The turkey meatloaf, time and time again, is a runny mess. It does better after being refrigerated. It also says it feeds 2 people, when I think it is more 4-6. The Oven-Fried chicken spices called for in the recipe coats 2 boneless chicken breasts, not 6. This kind of non-attention to detail is annoying, especially if you are in the middle of coating raw chicken breasts and find that you've run out of spices in the bag. Also, it needs more than 2 cups of Special K to coat 4 chicken breasts. The Tomatoes and Okra recipe is great, as well as Butter Beans and Okra. Obviously, I have a love-hate relationship with this book! Did someone even test these recipes? Or did they just cut it down from a bigger recipe, thinking it would work?
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Roberta
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine book and a fine family
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2006
Lindsey Williams has written a fine little cookbook. I've had the pleasure of eating at his grandmother's restaurant a few times and I know the family has good, southern cooking in their genes! Lindsey has taken many old favorites and updated them, offering healthy substitutions. I enjoyed the book (including his personal story) and I highly recommend NEO SOUL to all of you.
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