The Guilt Free Gourmet

Free Digital Cookbooks

FREE DOWNLOADABLE COOKBOOKS: Below, you'll find links to my awesome and FREE cookbooks and cooking guides. Though they are currently UNAVAILABLE on Amazon, because I am in the process of revising them all to the new 2023 system. However, please feel free to download, save and print the previous system's versions. The new ones will be ready soon.

Cookbook: Volume 1

REVISED FOR THE NEW 2023 PLAN!!!

UPDATED FOR 2023!!! Tutorials, Guides, Ingredient Swap Ideas, Recipe Builder Exercises, Foundation Recipes & 45 Low Point Sauces.

Cookbook: Volume 2

REVISED FOR THE NEW 2023 PLAN!!

UPDATED FOR 2023! Building off of the recipes in Cookbook 1, this is an expanded collection of Dips, Salad Dressings, Appetizers & Desserts.

Cookbook: Volume 3

Burgers, Sandwiches, Salads Sides

(BEING REVISED) I'm currently working on adding 50 pages of new recipes to this book. Everything from new sandwiches to sides and desserts.

Coming Soon

Cookbook: Volume 4

Holiday Recipes (discontinued)

In Summer 2020 I did a short release of Holiday Recipes, to help during the Pandemic. I'm NOW going to be changing CB4 into a Mexican/South American book.

Cookbook: Volume 5

REVISED FOR THE NEW 2023 PLAN!!!

UPDATED FOR 2023! Finally, WW-friendly, Asian dishes from Cambodia, China, Japan, Koraea, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnamese and Taiwan.

Almost Ready!

Featured Recipes

A small sample of the recipes I offer, free of charge, in hopes that they'll help encourage and inspire you on your journey. I hope to encourage and show you, that you can drastically reduce the calories and points in your meals, through creative ingredient substitutions. PS: As you can tell... I'm going through a bit of a Burger phase at the moment. :)

Kielbasa Mac & Cheese

Cheesy macaroni, kielbasa, mushrooms and onions, with toasted crumb topping. 4 points for 1 cup.

LOW POINT STUFFING

This is my low point, calorie and fat, Weight Watchers friendly Stuffing. 3/4 cup scoop for 2 points.

Sweet & Sour Chicken

This sweet and tangy Chinese take-out chicken dish, is the real reason everyone was Kung Fu fighting.

Sesame Chicken

Breaded and crispy baked chicken breast chunks, tossed with a savory & slightly sweet Sesame glaze.

Mustard & Dill Potato Salad

My WW-ified, lightened version of Ina Garten's famous Potato Salad recipe, from The Food Network.

Black Pepper Chicken

A low calorie, low point, full flavored version of the peppery chicken entree from Panda Express.

Singapore Noodles

A HUGE low point platter of Asian noodles, with chicken, shrimp, veggies and a savory curry sauce.

Crispy Orange Chicken

Crispy breaded and baked chicken breast chunks, in a orange/ginger glaze with sesame seeds.

Sweet Fire Chicken Breast

Low Point version of the Panda Express entree. Breaded/baked chicken in a spicy pineapple glaze.

Chick-Fil-A copycat

Toasted buns, 2 scoops of my low point chick-fil-a sauce, dill pickles and breaded/baked chicken.

Chocolate Syrup

Low point, Gluten/Dairy/Nut and Sugar free chocolate syrup, made at home. It's easy and delicious.

Havana Burger

My burger version of a pressed Cuban sandwich, complete with roasted garlic mustard spread.

Teriyaki Pineapple Burgers

Roasted slices of red onion & pineapple, homemade teriyaki sauce, with a sesame yogurt spread.

Lebanese Kafta Burger

Middle Eastern spiced burger, with roasted roma tomatoes and an entire 1/4 cup of Hummus!!

Chicken & Basil Linguini

PROOF that you can have delicious, LOW POINT pasta on Blue & Green, with a a big serving size.

Sausage, Potato & Kale Soup

My healthier, lower point and calorie take on the Olive Gardne's Zuppa Toscana sausage soup.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup

My low point, low calorie, low fat version of "Panera Bread's" deliciously creamy and fatty soup.

White Chocolate Mocha

Chocolate cake LOADED with instant coffee powder, frosted with white chocolate "cream cheese" pudding.

Low Point Tamales

How to make low point, calorie & fat masa, tamales and both a red enchilada and tomatillo sauce.

The Man Behind The Curtain

Hi there, my name's Daniel, though you may know me from Weight Watcher's "Connect®" as @dhallakx7, aka "The Recipe Ninja". I'm constantly sharing new recipes and ingredient ideas for how to turn indulgent high point® meals into ultra low point® awesomeness, through encouraging you to use ingredient swaps to out-smart your food.

For those of you who don't know my story, I'll give you the Cliff notes version. I go more in-depth in the intros of the actual cookbooks. I am a 44 year old stay at home father for two special needs kids, 1 with autism, 1 with down syndrome. I had been overweight for most of my life and had been categorized as obese for the past 7 to 8 years,, until joining Weight Watchers® (now WW®) on December 1st, 2017. Modifying my meals through ingredient swaps and food hacks, allowed me to drop 53 pounds in 3.5 months without any exercise, and while eating amazing meals every single day. I love cooking, I love Connect® and I want to share what has worked for me with every single one of you. I don't do this for the money. I do this because I get sincere, genuine joy, out of being able to help people in-system. Hence... why I will ALWAYS offer a free digital download of any cookbook that I ever publish. I'm a firm believer in "put up or shut up." You're all free to download my cookbooks, no strings attached. I want to help.

Cooking in progress..

COOKING REIMAGINED