LU: Well said. I have learned through Rabbi Ribiat’s sefer and I personally find it easier to understand than the english Shemiras Shabbos k’hilchasa. It is not as voluminous as you think since half of each of the 4 volumes are footnotes written in Ivrit where he brings the sources (and sometimes lengthy questions and answers) for what he wrote in english.
Another option is Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen’s seforim (The Shabbos Home, The Shabbos Kitchen etc). Both Rabbi Cohen and Rabbi Ribiat give practical applications to what they are discussing.