The Deen Bros. Take It Easy: Quick and Affordable Meals the Whole Family Will Love Review

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(More customer reviews)I was interested in this book because of their promotion that the meals are primarily easy, healthy and child friendly. I pretty much agree with it all. Though there are several recipes with a high spice level, there are many mild recipes like the Pesto Chicken with cherry tomatoes and Apple Cider Pork Tenderloin that my child will eat. The cookbook has many informative sections such as the contents of a well stocked pantry as well as great pictures of the whole Deen crew. The "Jack Favorites" section offers a healthy spin on child friendly foods. (I liked the idea of adding avocados to a cheese quesadilla.) Overall I found the cookbook to be well organized, informative and easy to read with uncomplicated, yet appealing recipes.

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70 Meals, One Trip to the Store: Shop Smart. Cook Smart. Review

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(More customer reviews)This book has changed my life! I have four young children (who are picky eaters) and a husband who is never home for dinner so my motivation to make the effort to cook at dinner time is pretty low. Every night I would struggle with what to make for dinner in the five minutes I had to consider my options and 10 minutes I had to actually put something on the table. This usually meant that we had a weekly menu of chicken nuggets, spaghetti, pizza and hot dogs..... Not exactly what I envisioned feeding my family at dinner time when I first became a mom! This cook book has made the whole dinner planning and preparing "nightmare "so easy! The cook book gives you a list of things you need to keep on hand to make any one of the 70 delicious meals in the book. My kids and I went to the grocery store one day and just stocked up on whatever the cook book suggested and now I let my kids take turns choosing a recipe from the book on the nights we are home for dinner and I know that I will have whatever I need on hand to make the meal. Kelly Donlea has come up with an ingenious way to take the "stress" out of dinner planning and preparation. For someone like me who doesn't have the time, energy or know how to plan and cook healthy, delicious meals for my family every night this cook book has been a lifesaver! The recipes are very easy and fast so that I have been able to let each of my kids "help" me make dinner from this cook book and then imagine that... they will actually EAT something they've helped to prepare. This cook book has helped me in so many ways but one of the most important things it has done for my life is to know even if I haven't thought about what I am going to make for dinner, I KNOW that I can make something from this cook book or even a recipe that isn't even in THIS cookbook! One weekend my husband wanted to make something - a recipe not even in the cook book and he was on his way out the door to pick up the ingredients we needed - but much to both our surprise we had every ingredient we needed for his recipe simply because we had used the shopping list provided in this cook book... I have never felt so prepared in all my life! Cooking has never been easy for me and this cook book has really changed that for me. By purchasing all of the ingredients on the shopping list and just replacing them as I use them up, I have gained a new confidence in my ability to give my family a decent meal every evening instead of convenience foods all of the time. I highly recommend this cook book to anyone who has struggled with what to make for dinner and doesn't have the time to always plan a weekly menu. This is by far the most useful cook book I have ever owned!

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An ingenious, award-winning cookbook by Organizing Dinner. The first cookbook to streamline ingredients so you can make many more meals with many fewer trips to the store. Make any one of the 70 delicious dinners in this book with what you already have at home!

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The Weeknight Survival Cookbook: How to Make Healthy Meals in 10 Minutes Review

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(More customer reviews)I am very pleased with this book: it is simple, the recipes can easily be modified, and best of all: there are shopping lists. I find that a large part of my meal executing woes are caused by not having time to plan and make lists. The foods are very middle of the road: not too gourmet, not too many processed foods. A couple meals a week are vegetarian, but carb watchers can add a fish fillet or chicken or something to the meal easily. Lots of veggies are included too. After purchasing a similar book that ended up suggesting I make "duck tacos" this book is a winner. Tip: take it to an office supply store and have the cover laminated and have it spiral-bound for easy use.

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Most quick and healthy cookbooks define "quick" as 30 minutes. In this step-by-step cookbook, registered Dean Irwin takes the term to Olympic speeds, offering 12 weeks of recipes for healthy dishes, each of which can be prepared in just ten minutes!

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Slow Cooker Recipes (Company's Coming) Review

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(More customer reviews)This Slow Cooker recipe book is simple, easy to read and most of the ingredients are already available in your kitchen. This book has recipes for desserts, breads, appetizers, and main courses. I use this book quite often when we are having a busy day. I prepare the entire meal in my slow cooker in the morning so it will be ready at dinner time.

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Campbell's 3 Books in 1: 4 Ingredients or Less/Casseroles and One-Dish Meals/Slow Cooker Recipes (3 in One Digest) Review

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(More customer reviews)Loved this 3 in 1 cook book. Recipes are simple and very easy to follow. I especially love the slow cooker recipes. Perfect for someone who still wants home cooked meals with limited dinner prep time.

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Campbell's Busy Family Recipes Review

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(More customer reviews)I was pleasantly surprised with this cookbook. The recipes are simple and have few ingredients and most if not all the recipes have pictures for them. Would recommend for families on the go but like to try new recipes.

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Need a great source for dinner ideas at 5 p.m.? Want easy answers when your family asks you what s for dinner? Campbell s Busy Family Recipes helps with all your mealtime dilemmas, providing easy recipes that are simple to prep, quick to cook, and sure to please your family. Campbell s Busy Family Recipes offers more than 115 recipes. You can prepare a dish in 20 minutes, choose a dish with four ingredients or less, whip up a quick one-dish favorite, make a do-ahead dish, and even prep in the morning and come home to a slow cooker meal. The cookbook s Guide for Busy Cooks tells how to make the most of a trip to the grocery store, prep for the week, and use leftovers creatively. You ll want to try these family favorite recipes: Chicken Broccoli Pockets Sicilian-Style Pizza Skillet Vegetable Lasagna Homestyle Chicken and Biscuits Now-and-Later Baked Ziti Turkey Fajita Wraps Creamy Baked CarrotsCampbell s Busy Family Recipes is spiral-bound and lies flat for convenient use, and the embossed, high-gloss hard cover stands up to repeated use. A helpful recipe index and a handy metric conversion chart provide at-a-glance convenience.

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Cook's Country Best Lost Suppers Review

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(More customer reviews)One of my personal measures for the worth of a cookbook is the number of recipes that I want to try out. With this book, I want to try nearly every single one. This particular production is a real treasure. There are scads of fresh recipes, with ingredients that can usually be found in most supermarkets. I would say that most of the dishes would fall in the category of comfort food; and few would fall into the category of low-calorie. Most of the meals prepared from this volume would appeal to a broad spectrum of people. In these days of picky eaters I can imagine few people turning up their noses at these dishes. More likely than not, they will be asking your for the recipe. This is one of the most helpful cookbooks I've come across in a long time.

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The Crabby Cook Cookbook: Recipes and Rants Review

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(More customer reviews)Working as a short order cook for a cantankerous teen who only likes cheese and chocolate could turn June Beaver into a mad housewife. Harper's fast and pretty darn good recipes give this crabby cook an easy, tasty and funny escape from our endless pasta and cheese menu. And if the kid won't eat it - great! - more for me. I'll hand the kid the can opener for the SpagehettiOs.

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Introducing a very funny, slightly edgy, winning new kind of cookbook Jessica Harper—that Jessica Harper, star of Minority Report, Stardust Memories, Love and Death, Pennies from Heaven, and more—is a working mother of two who faces the same problems of every other woman who\'s the designated home cook: How do you feed a family of picky eaters when you\'re not crazy about being in the kitchen in the first place? A natural-born storyteller and terrifically engaging writer, she does what she\'s done all her life—entertain us—while at the same time offering 100 not just easy but really easy-to-make, really tasty recipes. Her stories are filled with charming crabbiness—of cooking early in the day for the two kids who eat only six things, then later for the husband who eats only about eight things, none of which share common ground with those first six; of inviting her mother-in-law for dinner and handing her an apron; of suffering HAS—Hostess Anxiety Syndrome—having the book club over and picking The Good Earth because it matches the neighborhood\'s great new Chinese take-out, so no cooking involved! She wants to give a Nobel Prize to the person who invented bagged salad, and she recounts a wonderful story of making homemade turkey pot pie for the very first time—its crust tasted like rosemary-scented Play-Doh—to serve to Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford.But crabby or not, she\'s found a way to make it work, and work brilliantly. The Crabby Cook is about how to change your food-i-tude—no more garnish guilt, for example, and why \'sort of homemade" is just as good as homemade (ie, knowing when to go all out with Pain-in-the-Ass Minestrone and when to settle for the almost-as-tasty Lazy-Ass Minestrone). It\'s how to identify those Miracle Foods—the stuff that everyone loves, like Gobble-It-Up Turkey Chili and Tony\'s Rigatoni. And even a whole survival guide—despite her HAS—to entertaining, including drinks, Whore\'s Doorves, Dip One and Dip Two, and My Big Fat Greek Platter.

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The Simpler the Better : Sensational One-Dish Meals Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been thrilled with this cookbook. I'm ordering several more copies to give to friends who enjoy food. The dishes come together quickly (making them great for weeknight cooking) and are loaded with flavor. They're also classy enough for company. (BTW, the cover dish really looks that good that when *you* make it!) The skills needed are basic (at least for someone who's handy in the kitchen) and the directions are clear. I heartily recommend it. Some favorites: saffron risotto with shrimp (cover), white bean and tuna salad, turkey chili with polenta, red bell pepper and pork tenderloin saute.

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Fast, delightful meals for every day or special occasions Busy schedules and family demands can make it challenging to create quick, easy–and, at the same time, delicious–meals at home. This one-pot meal cookbook, which features over 125 short, scrumptious recipes, is all about convenience, taste, and presentation with minimum effort and maximum flavor. Leslie Revsin includes elegant yet unfussy dishes–Spaghetti with Pesto and Grape Tomatoes; Spanish Chicken and Garbanzo Stew; Chicken, Basil, and Peanut Stir-Fry; Roast Jerk Pork with Yams and Watercress; Sliced Steak, Baby Spinach, and Roquefort Salad; and Quick Ham Cassoulet, to name a few–that can be made from readily available supermarket ingredients and are simple in terms of the number of ingredients (no more than ten), number of steps (no more than three), and preparation time. And like every other book in The Simpler The Better series, One-Pot Meals includes quick tips, variations, and clever ideas for serving and dressing up dishes.

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1000 Low Fat, Salt, Sugar & Cholesterol Recipes to Tempt Your Tastebuds Review

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(More customer reviews)If you want to make low fat-food, don't waste your money here. This cookbook claims in 2 inch type to have 1000 LOW FAT recipes. It does NOT. In fact, almost *NONE* of the recipes are low fat -- yes, previous reviewer, they don't taste low fat because they are, in fact, mostly HIGH FAT! These recipes call for whole milk, multiple tablespoons of butter, sour cream, and get this: "full-fat cheese." A typical recipe from this book has 20 - 30 g of fat per serving (and one even has 49g fat/ 614 calories -- that's 441 calories out of 614 from fat!). Given that the medical community recommends a max of 65g per DAY, well, eat one of these you get rice cakes for the rest of the day.
As someone who must eat low-fat for health reasons, I can't eat anything from this cookbook. Stay away from it if you care about fat content!

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Betty Crocker One-Dish Meals: Casseroles, Skillet Meals, Stir-Fries and More for Easy, Everyday Dinners (Betty Crocker Books) Review

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(More customer reviews)For me, this is a perfect cookbook. I don't have a lot of room in my kitchen. I want meals I can cook quickly. The recipes is food that you pretty much throw together in a hurry. Even the more intricate recipes are easy. These are the kind of meals that women cooked in the 50s, '60s and '70s before the Food Network got middle America women (and yes men too) wanting to be gourmet chefs. If I had the time and especially the room, it would be fun to try more elaborate dishes. But for people who want something more than frozen meals, this is a great cookbook.


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Make mealtime easy and delicious with one-dish recipes from Betty Crocker!From a hearty casserole to a sizzling stir-fry, one-dish meals are the ultimate fix-it-and-forget-it solution for busy cooks on the go. This book packs flavor and convenience into more than 300 all-in-one recipes that will help you put variety on the menu every day of the week. You'll find a whole range of tempting soups, stews, salads, pizzas, foil-packet dishes and more to explore. With tantalizing choices like Pizza Alfredo, Tuna Twist Casserole and Spicy Black Bean Barbecue Chili to choose from, who needs sides? And you'll save energy on shopping, prepping and cleanup, too. Home cooking has never been so stress-free.* Make Chicken Pot Pie and other classic dishes, or try new favorites like Greek Pita Pizzas* Pick up valuable recipe tips, from cooking and shopping how-to's to do-aheads, substitutions, serve-with ideas and storage advice.* Make the most of slow-cooker options and grilling recipes to put great food on the table year-round.* Looking for inspiration? Check out handy recipe lists for kid-friendly, potluck, brunch and casual entertaining ideas.

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Friday Night Bites: Kick off the Weekend with Recipes and Crafts for the Whole Family Review

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(More customer reviews)I never liked cooking until I found Friday Night Bites. Now my boy and I have fun and bond when we cook together every other Friday night. We like the High Speed Baked Alaska and the Toad in the Hole recipes. Native American Fry Bread spurred a long conversation about a Native American tribe in our area and further Internet research. I'd definetly recommend this book to parents of children in pre-school or elementary school.

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It’s time for some family fun with creative crafts and out-of-this-world meals, and you might even learn something, too! Take the whole gang on a trip through the imagination with food and activities for all ages, any old Friday night.This cookbook offers up 20 different dinners and over 100 recipes to make dinnertime fun again! Have a meal under the sea, in the park, on the moon, or back in time; there are jobs for kids and adults, and every meal includes appetizers, main courses, side dishes, and a fun dessert. Take your teddy bears on a picnic in the back yard, talk like pirates, or be pop stars with stylin’ shades. Each menu is completely customizable; you can begin preparation the night before, or you can add in shortcuts that work for your family. Crafts, games, and sometimes, special dinner get-ups round out a night of giggling to kick off the weekend.

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The Six O'Clock Scramble: Quick, Healthy, and Delicious Dinner Recipes for Busy Families Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this when I returned to work when my daughter was 10 months old. I initially bought it for the downloadable shopping lists, but instead of going by week, I go by seasons, flip through to find 2-3 recipes that jump out at me, and buy the ingredients for those. The next week, I pick up where I left off. The meals have simple ingredients, interesting flavors, and are easy to prepare. 2 minor things: the meals are 30 minutes to prepare, but may take longer to cook, so keep an eye on that. Also, some of the recommended dish sizes are on the small side, so I sometimes size up (9x13 instead of 8x11, for instance) to make sure that it fits well without bubbling over.

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The Six O'Clock Scramble cookbook is a companion to Aviva's wonderful email-based newsletter service that provides busy moms with easy and nutritious meals for their families.The Scramble is a weekly e-mail newsletter that features: Five flavorful and healthy, tried-and-true dinner recipes with side dish suggestions, emailed to you each week. Easy-to-prepare dinners in 30 minutes (or less), most with fewer than 10 ingredients. Delicious, easy recipes like Asian Turkey Burgers, Tortellini Tossed with Fresh Mozzarella, honey glazed salmon and red beans and rice burritos. Includes an organized grocery list so you can print and shop. Perfect for working or full-time parents, or anyone who wants to make easy, delicious home-cooked meals. From O, The Oprah magazine:Aviva Goldfarb had one of those ideas - incredibly obvious, yet nobody had thought of it - that immediately make the pieces of your brain fit together with a neat click. A wife, mother, self-published cookbook author, and organizational ace, Goldfarb realized that for most people 6 P.M. was too late to start wondering what to cook for dinner. So she started the Six O'Clock Scramble (thescramble.com), a weekly e-mail newsletter with five days' worth of dinner recipes, plus grocery lists. The meals (grilled teriyaki chicken tenderloins one night, baked huevos rancheros another) take about a half hour to prepare and are creative, healthy, unprocessed and kid-friendly without being adult-alienating. A subscription costs $5 a month - a small price to pay for a whole new kind of happy meal. Goldfarb herself is happy, having graduated from the self-publishing business: Next fall St. Martin's Press will release The Six O'Clock Scramble Cookbook.

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1,000 Indian Recipes Review

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(More customer reviews)this is a very, very good cookbook. i have more indian cookbooks than i will admit to, and this one is among the very best. it is not a coffee table book, there are no photos, it is a cookbook for the serious cook who wants great recipes. it is also a great bargain compared to many other indian cookbooks, most of which do not come close to having this number of recipes.
there is an abundance of masala recipes that will simplify cooking for those of us who cook indian frequently. there are many of batra's own recipes, such as the savory apple recipes, that are wonderful. there is a remarkable list of ingredients it the beginning, which maybe the best list i have in all my many, many indian cookbooks, including those by jaffrey and sahni. there is a glossary of indian cooking terms in the back that is very convenient and extensive. the recipes in each section are nicely organized by type of main ingredient (all the cauliflower recipes are together, all the chickpea dals are together, etc.). i also like the color of the ink--as in her first book, it is a very pleasant and easy to read mid-magenta.
the recipes are wonderful. along with a good number of familar recipes, there are recipes unlike any others in my other cookbooks, such as the hyderabadi chicken and cracked wheat and several recipes from goa that are not vindaloo. the instructions are quite good.
criticisms: i have her first cookbook, the vegetarian one, and a brief comparison showed that many of the vegetable recipes in this book are only slightly changed from that one. this is not a bad thing, since batra's recipes are good, but it is a bit disappointing. there are also, in this book, too many okra and eggplant recipes for my taste--i'd rather have had more recipes for cauliflower and cabbage (cauliflower is supposed to be very popular in india, but that popularity isn't reflected in any of my cookbooks). the index is annoying--it lists items generically (for example, chicken) by pages without recipe titles, then, with no apparent logic, lists a few of the generic recipes seperately by title (chicken curry). this leads to a lot of flipping back and forth until you find what you're looking for.
those are minor points. the proof of a cookbook is in the eating, and this one wins easily. this is a necessary addition to a collection of indian cookbooks and an excellent first cookbook for those just beginning to explore.

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1,000 INDIAN RecipesIt's Like Getting 5 Cookbooks for the Price of 1* Spice Blends* Starters, Snacks, Soups, and Salads* Curries and Entrees* Chutneys and Sides* And Much More!DELVE INTO THE FASCINATING FLAVORS and variety of Indian cuisine with this unrivaled recipe collection. You'll discover delicious choices for dishes that make Indian food unforgettable: crispy fritters; tangy pickles; chaat snacks and salads; refreshing yogurt raitas; richly flavored curries; comforting legume (dal) dishes; creative vegetable and meat main courses and side dishes; decadent desserts; and exotic drinks.To guide your cooking, Neelam Batra provides time-and labor-saving methods, ingredient substitutions, and menu suggestions, and addresses modern health concerns without sacrificing flavor. This is a book Indian food lovers-and health-conscious eaters and vegetarians, too-can turn to for everyday meals and special occasions for years to come!Praise for 1,000 Indian Recipes"Neelam's passions and knowledge of her homeland's cuisine and history shine through on every page. Both experts and novices alike will find this encyclopedic compendium of Indian dishes refreshing and insightful." -NANCY SILVERTON, PASTRY CHEF AND CO-OWNER OF CAMPANILE RESAURANT AND BAKER AND OWNER OF A BREA BAKERY (LOS ANGELES)"I can't wait to sample her recipes for paneer, her salads and flatbreads, and of course, the chutneys and curries. Make room for Neelam Batra's book on your kitchen bookshelf!" -DEBORAH MADISON, AUTHOR OF LOCAL FLAVORS, COOKING AND EATING FROM AMERICA'S FARMERS' MARKETS AND VEGETARIAN COOKING FOR EVERYONE"To Savor a proper curry is to feel your palate awakened to an explosion of flavor. Neelam's recipes simmer with the fire of life." -MICHAEL JACKSON, AWARD-WINNING ENTERTAINER AND INDIAN FOOD LOVER

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The Dinner Doctor Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a huge fan of Anne's Cake Mix Doctors. The books got me into baking (which I was scared to do) and her recipes not only make cake mix GOOD they WORK. (Anne's Banana Cake in the first book made satisfied my nostalgic longing for a similar Sara Lee cake we used to have for family dinners in the 1970s.) So I was happy to give The Dinner Doctor a try if just for the memories (we had a lot of tuna casserole for those family dinners) but this book is not about nostalgia: It is perfect for the modern family to make some quick, easy, tasty meals using things I easily found in the supermarket. I am stuck right now on the deli roasted chicken recipes (we call them rotiserie chickens in NYC). For my money, these chix are tasty, easy, cheap, and abundant but after awhile they are just... well... roasted chickens. Anne must have at least 20 ideas and recipes for taking these chickens and just doctoring them with some fresh ingredients to make something different and, yes, BETTER. I plan on making more but we have tried and loved the Asian chicken salad and also liked the burrito bake. The brownie drops were great and the simple mushroom galette was perfect for the fall. I've only had the book for a week and already I can tell that at the very least I'll have lots of great ideas for meals to come (and a few new cakes to boot!).

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The doctor's back, and now she's curing dinner woes! Anne Byrn, the award-winning food writer and author of The Cake Mix Doctor and Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor does for dinner what she did for dessert-shows how to take common, convenient supermarket ingredients and turn them into meals that taste like they're made from scratch.Making excellent use of the Crock-Pot and other labor-saving appliances, incorporating hundreds of shortcuts and tips, and cooking from a pantry of prepared foods--whether canned, frozen, jarred, dried, or fresh from the salad bar--the Dinner Doctor shows how to make over 200 fast and kid-friendly appetizers, salads, soups, sides, and main courses. Take, for example, a can of tuna, and think outside the sandwich: Add beans, tomato, and a vinaigrette, and it becomes a Tuscan Tuna and White Bean Salad. Turn that healthy mixture into a pasta salad with the addition of cooked penne. And make a speedy pasta supper by tossing the salad with sauteed zucchini and a generous shower of shredded Parmesan. Or, whip up a Tuna Noodle Casserole like mom used to make-but faster and healthier by lightening the traditional cream of mushroom soup with lemon juice and lowfat milk and using precooked pasta and frozen peas. There are dozens of ways to doctor deli-counter basics into stunning hors d'oeuvres. Five quick casserole toppers. Five zippy garlic breads and 30 ways to dress up frozen peas and frozen spinach. And the 15s--15 cold pasta sauces, 15 ways to doctor deli chicken, 15 meals made from summer tomatoes, and more.

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The Moms' Guide to Meal Makeovers: Improving the Way Your Family Eats, One Meal at a Time Review

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(More customer reviews)These recipes are quick, easy, good, and best of all, a little more adventurous than your normal "family" cookbooks filled with chicken nuggets and pasta. I am not one to plan a week's meals ahead, and I love that I can open this book and find something great to make out of what I have on hand. I've made at least 15 of the recipes and every one was great. The prep time estimates seem to be pretty accurate. Our family in general likes things a little more spicy than most, so some recipes were a little bland but I just add a little more seasoning if that happens. I think they would probably be fine for most people, especially kids.
I think the authors are right on the mark with their advice on kids trying new foods, no "yuck!"s etc. Their philosophy is similar to our own house rules, and as a result my boys (3 and 7) are great eaters. I had the pleasure of meeting the authors at a bookstore signing, and I was very impressed with their knowledge, sensibility, and friendliness!

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For the legions of harried moms who have tossed in the dishtowel on cooking healthy meals (or any meals!), the easiest-ever guide for bringing super nutrition back to the kitchen. Getting dinner on the table night after night can be a challenge.So it’s no surprise that busy moms often rely on fast food, takeout, and convenience meals like macaroni & cheese, chicken nuggets, and fries.The kids love it but the drawback is that little twinge of guilt moms feel every time they feed their family another not-so-healthy meal.At the end of the day, many children end up with a poor diet high in sugar, saturated fat, and calories … a major factor in the rising rates of obesity.Finally, here are realistic guidelines designed to give families a healthy meal makeover. The Moms lay out a 5-Step Meal Makeover Plan, explaining how to market good nutrition to kids, establish food rules, and make life easier in the kitchen.In The Best of the Bunch chapter they reveal which brands of kid convenience foods–hot dogs, frozen pizza, and more–are the best tasting and most nutritious ones out there.The Moms show how to stock a healthy pantry and whip up delicious anytime meals using pantry staples. They even serve up 120 reworked recipes for family favorites such as Fast-as-Boxed Macaroni & Cheese, Squishy Squash Lasagna, Cheesy Broccoli Soup, Sweet Potato Fries, and Chocolate Pudding with Toppers.

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Hungry Girl 1-2-3: The Easiest, Most Delicious, Guilt-Free Recipes on the Planet Review

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(More customer reviews)My wife and I have been changing how we eat since August of 2009. Together since then we have lost over 117 pounds! Hungry Girl has been helping us to eat healthier but not miss any of the taste! LOVE HUNGRY GIRL! We try recipes almost daily. Easy step by step instructions with all the nutrition info we need to manage in weight watchers! You gotta get these cookbooks! ALL of them!

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With more than 200 recipes and two-ingredient "couples" to choose from, you\'ll never be hungry again! Get ready to chew on:

Crazy Pineapple Salmon Teriyaki (347 calories)
Mom-Style Creamy Chicken \'n Veggies (307 calories)
Queen-of-the-Castle Sliders (254 calories)
Caramel Swirl Cream Puffs (121 calories)
Corndog Millionaire Muffins (160 calories)
Chili Cheese Dog Nachos (218 calories)
Turkey & Veggie Meatloaf Minis (142 calories)
Planet Hungrywood Sweet & Cap\'n Crunchy Chicken (234 calories)
Shrimp & Grits . . . for Hungry Chicks! (380 calories)
Cannoli-Stuffed French Toast Nuggets (228 calories)

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