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Can anyone recommend low-carb cookbooks that don't require hard-to-find ingredients? I don't have easy access to a health food store in my area.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Start with your local supermarket--there's lots that's new on the shelves. I'll bet you can find Atkins Baking Mix.

When I started, I had to drive an hour to find locarb bread, frozen, that was kinda rubbery. Now it's as close as Walmart.

Atkins has a bestseller out--have you looked through those recipes?

Once you learn to cut out the obvious carbs, cooking's not so hard. More salad, less pasta. No rice--

This is what I have when I absolutely must have something sweet. It is so simple that I hesitate to mention it but I hate to cook (hubby does all the cooking but frowns on this as he says it isn't really cooking.) Put 1 and 1/2 cup either half and half or whipping cream in a kool-whip container add 1/2 cup cold water. Shake a package of no-sugar instant pudding (Wal-Mart brand is cheapest) over the top of milk mixture, put on cover and shake-shake-shake. Delicious-much like mousse but stiffer texture. I have tried many variations. Today I used vanilla pudding, added maple flavoring and finely chopped walnuts. I estimate less than 10 carbs per serving. Chocolate is my favorite flavor. It might work better in a blender, but I find it sets quickly so I just shake hard and quickly pour into small serving dishes.

Incidentally, my heart Dr. has been trying to put me on a cholesteral-lowering drug but I have resisted. Went on Atkins, didn't mention it to him. My last check-up he was amazed that my cholesteral was fine.

Can anyone recommend low-carb cookbooks that don't require hard-to-find ingredients?

The best low carb cookbook was put together by the folks at alt.support.diet.low-carb (ASDLC) - which you can find here:

Tina's LowCarb Cookbook

Many thanks to Tina MacDonald for putting it together from the ASDLC archives.

If you want some delicious low carb baked good recipes, like cookies, muffins, cheesecake, etc., just send me a private message, and I'll send you some of my own. One of my "rules" for creating a recipe is that it not have hard-to-find ingredients.

Maven

My local library has a book called "Low Carb Meals In Minutes" by Linda Gassenheimer that looked interesting.
You may want to check the shelves of your local library for their cookbooks - try before you buy! Just go to the online catalog and under Subject type in:
'low carbohydrate diet recipes'.