Instant Gourmet Delicious Meals in 20 Minutes or Less
September 19, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
Instant Gourmet Delicious Meals in 20 Minutes or Less
Manhattan food writer Clark tailors her useful collection of more than 200 recipes for urbanites who have tiny kitchens, a penchant for chic fare and ready access to prepared foods at delis and salad bars. Recipes, whose ingredients must be “pristine and full of flavor,” are designed to be mixed and matched, like comfortable clothing. The soup section begins with a light tomato broth that can be served either on its own or as the base of several recipes that follow; flavorful hors d’ouevres-centerpieces like White Bean and Rosemary Dip can be used as spreads, stuffings and sauces. More elaborate?but still speedy?main courses that suggest themselves as party fare include Pistachioed Red Snapper and turkey cutlets sauteed and served with chestnuts, cranberries and heavy cream. Vegetable dishes range from Sauteed Fennel with Pernod to a simple Sauteed Zucchini. In the varied desserts chapter, such unusual offerings as Avocado Mousse (with kirsch and confectioners’ sugar) and Fresh Berries in Peppered Balsamic Vinegar stand out. The pared-down (seven ingredients) Instant Lasagna earns its name with the advice not to parboil the noodles?just soak them in hot water “while you prepare the filling.”
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User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Practical but yummy and creative
Great shortcuts and simple, short recipes in this book. Great hors d’oeuvres and entree ideas, not run-of-the-mill. Another great thing is the author will not make you use oodles of pots/pans if just one will do. I’ve had this paperback for almost 10 years, and all of the recipes I’ve tried so far have been spot-on.
5 Stars Instant Transformation to a Gourmet Chef!
This is my all-time favorite cookbook (and I own a ton of them). The recipes are easy to prepare and usually contain fewer than ten ingredients. I have found at least fifteen dishes that are always dependable, quick to prepare, and exceptionally popular with guests. The only downside is that very few of the recipes are particularly health-conscious — heavy cream and butter are two of the most common ingredients. Nonetheless, I recommend this cookbook heartily to anyone who likes good food but doesn’t have hours to spend in the kitchen. Too bad it is now out of print!
5 Stars Great,easy recipes for sophisticated, time-pressed people
This is a terrific book for people who want to prepare 5-star recipes, but don’t have the time to spend an entire day inthe kitchen. It’s especially good for dinner parties, since the recipes are sophisticated, but EASY! Great for people who don’t really cook a lot, but want to fake it.
The Ultimate 4 Ingredient Cookbook Simple Yet Delicious Meals in Minutes
August 21, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
The Ultimate 4 Ingredient Cookbook Simple Yet Delicious Meals in Minutes
The 4 Ingredient Cookbook takes up to four ingredients per dish and creatively combines them to produce simple, yet mouthwatering meals in minutes. Contemporary flavors and cooking techniques are inventively mixed to create more than 700 time and energy saving dishes for every occasion.
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4 Stars Super Easy!
I found this in a discount store for five bucks, and as a person who doesn’t care to spend time in the kitchen or know much about cooking I couldn’t resist. I really like it. It includes many new and different recipies that are easy, fast and interesting, not the same old boring pasta or soup dishes. If you can find it and you like books in this genre, definitely pick it up.
4 Stars Super Easy
This cookbook gives beginners several easy dishes to choose from. I love the pasta recipes. My only issue is that a lot of the recipes called for ingredients not commonly found already in the kitchen, making last minute dinner ideas almost impossible.
Dinner a Day 365 Delicious Meals You Can Make in Minutes
July 27, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
Dinner a Day 365 Delicious Meals You Can Make in Minutes
“Family togetherness, at the dinner table, promotes academic performance, emotional health, and dietary quality.”-Purdue Center for Families
Coming up with ideas for dinner, preparing it, and getting the family together to enjoy it wasn’t always easy-until now. Let classically trained chef Lynette Rohrer Shirk show you how easy it is to whip up tasty meals for you and your family in no time.
With 365 quick, easy, and delicious dinners, you can satisfy the entire family, in minutes a day, every night of the year! Whether it’s a special occasion or it’s just another Monday night, you’ll find a variety of satisfying and healthy recipes, including:
- Corn-Bread-Crusted Chicken Breasts
- Artichoke Stir-Fry
- Paella Rice Salad
- Shrimp Pesto Ravioli
- Easy Jambalaya
- Italian Meatloaf
As the studies show, families who eat together are happier and healthier. Dinner a Day is your recipe for success-what are you waiting for?
Lynette Rohrer Shirk is a classically trained chef who attended the California Culinary Academy’s Professional Chef Program and has worked in the kitchens of Wolfgang Puck’s Postrio and Masa’s. She has also worked in the pastry departments at Chez Panisse, Bizou, and Stars Palo Alto restaurants, as well as at William Sonoma, Inc.’s Corporate Headquarters. Shirk has had the honor of cooking at the James Beard House in New York City, and she has lectured at the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention on the experience of writing and editing the 101 recipes for Wild Women in the Kitchen. She lives in Lewisville, TX.
The Everything Healthy Meals In Minutes Cookbook Quick And Easy Recipes For Shedding Pounds Fast Everything Cooking
July 13, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
300 tasty time-saving recipes that keep you trim and fit!
Want to lose weight and indulge in easy-to-make, great tasting food at the same time? With The Everything Healthy Meals in Minutes Cookbook, you’re on the path to quick cooking and good eating. Packed with recipes that suit any taste, this cookbook offers meal alternatives low in calories, carbs, and/or fat.
You’ll find tons of recipes that use all of your favorite ingredients without tempting you to deviate from your diet. Delicious appetizers and entrees will satisfy all your cravings without adding the calories you don’t want.
From salads and seafood to meaty meals and desserts, you have hundreds of options for any time of day, including:
Complete with a nutritional breakdown of carbohydrates, protein, and fat, The Everything Healthy Meals in Minutes Cookbook is all you need to satisfy your hunger the smart way-at home or on the go!
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Star Disapointing cookbook
Check this book out at the library before spending your hard earned cash on it. I was really disappointed in it. It’s claim is healthy meals in minutes. Many of the recipes fat contents are a bit high for my taste. Yes, there are a few that are low in fat.. Many of the recipes are not ‘everyday meals’ to feed the family. If I could give it a half a star, I would.. Major disappointment..
5 Stars Delicious meals that will promote fitness and a trim figure
One of the key secrets to successfully losing (and keeping lost!) unwanted weight is the creation of nutritious, delicious meals that will promote fitness and a trim figure. That is the premise of The Everything Healthy Meals In Minutes Cookbook by Patricia M. Butkus (head chef and owner of Fritz and Zoe’s Inc., a catering establishment servicing Chicago’s North Shore and Gold Coast area). Ranging from Spicy Fiesta Chicken in Cucumber Cups; Spinach Salad with Shrimp and Roasted Pepper Vinaigrette; Whipped Goat Cheese with Chives and Lemon; and Fried Ham Steak with Cider Glaze; to Polish Sausage with Sauerkraut; Filet Mignon with Horseradish Cream; Pork Medallions with Jalapeno Mustard; and Caramelized Pears with Toasted Almonds, each recipe comprising this outstanding and enthusiastically recommended “kitchen cook friendly” compendium features a nutritional breakdown of carbohydrates, protein, and fat.
Preventions Healthy One Dish Meals in Minutes 200 No Fuss Low Fat Recipes for Busy People
June 29, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
Preventions Healthy One Dish Meals in Minutes 200 No Fuss Low Fat Recipes for Busy People
Prevention’s Healthy One-Dish Meals in Minutes delivers on every promise in its lengthy moniker. Hard to believe, but you still need to add a word–delicious. This book is excellent for beginning, unsure, or disorganized cooks, as well as for anyone more experienced and health-conscious. The food is interesting middle-of-the-road fare, mostly using meat, poultry, and seafood in modest 4-ounce portions, and lots of non-fat or reduced-fat products. The Express Recipes, ready in 15 minutes, are amazing. In 20 to 30 minutes, recipes for intelligently updated classics will also win smiles.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars My Favorite Cook book
I have had this cookbook since Prevention first published it. Although I have many cookbooks, this one is my absolute all-time favorite for quick, healthy, delicious meals. Every week, when I plan my meals, I use at least 3 out of this book. I can’t say enough good about it. The food is low fat, healthful, easy and quick to prepare and doesn’t require alot of exotic ingredients. In fact there is a list in the introduction of the basic foods you need to have on hand to prepare the dishes in the books. There are even suggestions on the side for the use of leftovers. Get this one! I’m getting another for my daughter.
5 Stars One of my most-often used cookbooks!
My husband and I both love to cook, and we have about six dozen cookbooks representing a wide range of cuisines. Yet I keep coming back to this one cookbook again and again. I’ve had it for about five years, I think, and probably a month hasn’t gone by that I haven’t cooked at least a few recipes out of it — which I can’t say for most of our cookbooks.
The meals are generally pretty easy to prepare; very few of the recipes require any special equipment or techniques that would throw off the beginner. There’s a nice variety, with at least a few real “keepers” in every category (e.g., soups, sandwiches, stir-fries, meat-and-potatoes, etc.).
I especially like the fact that they give nutritional information for each dish, although I wish they included fiber (and sorry folks, no carb counting). The dishes are lower in fat and lower in calories than usual, and yet they don’t require a lot of silly, time-consuming techniques to do so.
Also, many recipes have sidebars with hints about variations on the recipe, or how to use the leftovers to make a new dish.
The one thing I find a little annoying — or more, amusing — is that some of the pictures do NOT look like the finished dishes. The funniest one is the recipe for microwave polenta: the picture clearly shows *grill marks* on the polenta, yet the recipe never involves an oven or broiler, much less a grill. But the important thing is that the recipes come out tasting good.
My two favorites are Moroccan Chicken and Indonesian Rice with Chicken. The only recipe that really bombed (and we’ve probably tried 80% of them by now) was the Javanese Tempeh Curry. But the picture looks so delicious… haha.
Buy this book while you still can; I’m planning to buy all the used copies I can find to give to all my friends and relatives.
5 Stars Really like this one
This cookbook is great for those of us who are busy, but who want healthful and tasty meals. The dishes are quick and easy to prepare and use common pantry items. The nutritional content is provided for each recipe, which is great if you are watching your calorie or fat (or any other) intake. Another feature I like is a “To Your Health” box that provides interesting and pertinent nutritional information about some of the ingredients used in the recipe. I rented this from the library but plan on purchasing it–even though it is out of print now!
Filipino Homestyle Dishes Delicious Meals in Minutes
May 8, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
Filipino Homestyle Dishes Delicious Meals in Minutes
This guide features classic recipes as they are prepared in Filipino homes, covering quick and easy instructions for delightful snacks, delectable seafood, and rice and noodle dishes.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Lots of pictures, great recipes!
This is a perfect cookbook that beautifully brings out the beauty and delicious flavors of Filipino cuisine.
I’m actually happy that it doesn’t have all the “exotic” stuff such as dinuguan, goat meat stew, paksiw etc.
It’s presented in a modern, slightly Americanized way which I think is proper for filipinos and non filipinos alike.
I love the pictures! Very beautifully done.
5 Stars Nice Book with plenty of Pictures
This is a good book. I wish it had more traditional recipes, but the ones in it are just fine.
5 Stars Filippino Homestyle Dishes: Delicious Meals in Minutes
If you like Asian Cuisine this book is good. Have a nice picture and good procedure how to prapare it’s recipe.
5 Stars Gastronomic Success
Though the book sensibly substitutes ingredients found in the Philippines for items that are more readily available in local US stores, the compromise in taste is not noticable (if there even is). All in all, it is a short but very helpful book that taught me how to cook a few homestyle dishes that I know, miss and love. If there is any bane to it, it would be that it did not have more recipes tucked away in its small, but informative pages.
3 Stars For Beginners
I love this book buz im not expert in cooking. This was served as my guide. Perfect for Beginners & it comes with nice packaging.
Wok Cooking Made Easy Delicious Meals in Minutes Learn to Cook Series
May 2, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
Wok Cooking Made Easy Delicious Meals in Minutes Learn to Cook Series
Wok cooking is a simple, quick, nutritionally balanced way toward consistently great tasting food. Wok Cooking Made Easy is a terrific guide to spontaneous improvisation and creative innovation in your cooking, and leaves plenty of leeway for substituting ingredients and easily preparing a tasty, nutritional meal in a single dish.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Okay cookbook
This took forever to get to me. When I received it I only liked one recipe in it. I like simple, this book calls for alot of different foods. I haven’t even used it yet.
4 Stars Wok Cooking Made Easy
This cookbook had more unusual recipes than I anticipated from paging through online. The pictures were very good. The book was purchased as a birthday gift for my adult son who is very much involved in wok cookery and he seemed pleased with the content. Haven’t had any feedback from him yet as to how these recipes are working out for him.
4 Stars Asian wok cooking
Overall a good book for your Asian collection. Not much info on fried rices. Explains Asian cooking terms…
5 Stars Easy to Use
What a wonderful little Wok cookbook! I love it! Pictures are great, recipes are easy and the flavors are delicious~
4 Stars Great Meals!
This book has some good receipes. I am on my way to great meals!
