Shortcut Mediterranean Easy And Flavorful Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
August 12, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
Shortcut Mediterranean Easy And Flavorful Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
Create authentic Mediterranean meals from the coastal regions of Italy, France, and Spain in 30 minutes or less using practical short cuts and cooking tips. Mediterranean food is naturally straightforward and hearty, with rich flavor enjoyed through fresh, good quality ingredients and aromatic herbs. The recipes in this book take these fresh ingredients and combine them with carefully chosen convenience foods from a well-stocked, upgraded pantry. The result is healthful, flavorful food, simply prepared, with an emphasis on grains, seasonal vegetables and fruits, and legumes.This collection of simplified traditional and contemporary classic recipes is ideal for everyday cooking and entertaining. The recipes are easy to follow and fun to cook.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars A great book with some treasured recipes!
I have really enjoyed this book. It is helpful in the beginning, helping you to set up your pantry so that you’re prepared for the recipes. The recipes are delicious, and have become staples in our home. Our favorites are the white bean and sausage stew, and the meatballs in sweet and sour sauce.
5 Stars Delicious recipes!
The Shortcut Med book by Kathy Regini is terrific! I’m a busy mom who likes to prepare quick but healthful Italian meals for my family. This is a great resource for top-notch recipes. The book connects on a personal level while containing recipes with easy-to-find, healthful ingredients. The “stock your pantry” tips are very useful too. I also enjoyed learning more about the basics of good Italian cooking.
5 Stars Great book for busy cooks
The book starts with an overview of Spanish, French and Italian cuisines. The next section lists ingredients to keep stocked in the kitchen so you can be prepared to cook good meals after a busy day. Next is tips for shopping and saving time and also some suggestions for where to avoid trying to cut corners. The author includes menu ideas for entertaining, listed by season, which really helps me as I like to use fresh local ingredients as much as possible. Recipes are for four people but it would be simple to double them. The instructions are easy to follow and all of the recipes I’ve tried so far (Gaspacho, Insalata Tricolore, Fettucini with Pesto, Grilled Salmon with Avocado Salsa, Stuffed Mushrooms) were really good.
The notes in the recipes and the notes at the beginning of each chapter include helpful tips that you might not know (like to not overdrain your pasta).
This book is a gem. I can’t wait for the weather to get a little cooler so I can try some of the fall and winter recipes.
Asian Cooking Made Easy Nurtitious Meals in Minutes Learn to Cook Series
July 8, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
Asian Cooking Made Easy Nurtitious Meals in Minutes Learn to Cook Series
All American Low Fat and No Fat Meals in Minutes 300 Delicious Recipes and Menus for Special Occasions for Every Dayandmdash In 30 Minutes or Less
July 3, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
America’s Favorite Low-Fat Recipes are Now Even More Delicious. With hundreds of tasty recipes and plenty of low-fat tips and tricks, this updated best-seller makes healthy eating a snap. Registered dietitian M.J. Smith has perfected ingredient combinations and cooking methods that make healthy foods delicious and satisfying—and most of these dishes can be prepared in less than 30 minutes. This new edition features more than 100 new low-fat and fat-free recipes, new food exchanges, and new time-saving tips and convenient ingredient substitutions. It also includes seasonal menus to help you plan a variety of healthy meals and complete nutrition information for each recipe. “Quick and innovative recipes.” —USA Today “`Common folk’ recipes that your family will enjoy eating.” —JoAnna M. Lund, author of Healthy Exchanges
Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents Wholesome Family Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less From Three Leading Child Nutrition Experts
May 4, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
Make Healthy Meals as Fast as You Can Have Them Delivered In a world of frozen dinners and fast food drive-thrus, nutrition has taken a backseat to convenience. And for working parents, finding the time to cook wholesome dinners is no picnic. Finally, here’s help for parents in a pickle—a cook-book full of healthy and delicious recipes you can make in 30 minutes or less. Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents is the perfect solution for tight schedules and empty stomachs. With over 140 tasty recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts, and snacks, it’s easy to prepare food the whole family feels good about. Here are just a few of the delightful dishes that will please parents and captivate kids:Beefy Turnovers • Fruited Rice • Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry • Mexican Corn Pudding • Apple Biscuits • Porcupine Meatballs • Pumpkin Pancakes • Spicy Oven Fried Potatoes • Peanut Butter Play Dough • Frozen Yogurt Sandwiches This Indispensable Guide Also Includes:
- Timesaving ideas for organizing your grocery shopping and your kitchen.
- Suggestions for snacks, lunch boxes, feeding picky eaters, and eating out.
- Information on the food pyramid and nutrient labeling system.
- Nutrition analysis and exchange values for each recipe.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Most practical cookbook I’ve ever owned
I have quite a few cookbooks stacked up in my cupboard, and I try searching for new recipes in magazines and online often. I’m lucky to have a few recipes I actually make from each book. Every once in a great while I come across something that is a new hit with my husband and toddler and myself enough to add to the rotation of foods we normally eat. This book is seriously the most practical cookbook of easy, NUTRITIOUS, and kid/adult friendly meals I’ve ever seen or owned. Right off the bat I dog-earred over 20 recipes that, just based on the ingredients alone I KNEW that we would enjoy, almost all of which we already had stocked in the house with the exception of picking up a few things here and there at the store. I’ve made six dishes so far over the course of the three weeks I’ve owned it and so far six out of six were a delicious hit for the entire family! I can’t wait to try more. The fact that so many of the recipes include almost something from every food group and is written by three leading child nutrition experts makes the fact that they taste great and are actually things my toddler will eat even better. Just added a little here and there as I was cooking to jazz up a few things, but it was WELL WORTH the buy. I’m recommending it to all my mom friends.
5 Stars Good cookbook
I’ve had this cookbook for a few years and there are some healthy, easy, kid friendly meals in it. The Chicken finger recipe is the best and the kids devour it! I love that because they won’t eat the McDonalds version, but they will eat mine! Hooray!
5 Stars Awesome
This book is great for all those busy parents. Recipes are easy to make and quick. Best book out there.
5 Stars Great cookbook for the family
The recipes in this cookbook are simple, tasty and healthy. Our whole family has enjoyed. We particularly like the Shrimp and Pepper Stir Fry and the Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. Nice addition to a busy parent’s cookbook collection.
2 Stars Recipe Title “Rice A Roni and Chicken”?
I can’t figure out how ‘Rice a Roni and chicken’ made it into a COOKBOOK that I paid for.
About the only interesting thing in this book was a recipe for corn muffins with broccoli.
Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents Wholesome Family Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less From Three Leading Child Nutrition Experts
April 24, 2009 by Microwave Recipes · Leave a Comment
Make Healthy Meals as Fast as You Can Have Them Delivered In a world of frozen dinners and fast food drive-thrus, nutrition has taken a backseat to convenience. And for working parents, finding the time to cook wholesome dinners is no picnic. Finally, here’s help for parents in a pickle—a cook-book full of healthy and delicious recipes you can make in 30 minutes or less. Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents is the perfect solution for tight schedules and empty stomachs. With over 140 tasty recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts, and snacks, it’s easy to prepare food the whole family feels good about. Here are just a few of the delightful dishes that will please parents and captivate kids:Beefy Turnovers • Fruited Rice • Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry • Mexican Corn Pudding • Apple Biscuits • Porcupine Meatballs • Pumpkin Pancakes • Spicy Oven Fried Potatoes • Peanut Butter Play Dough • Frozen Yogurt Sandwiches This Indispensable Guide Also Includes:
- Timesaving ideas for organizing your grocery shopping and your kitchen.
- Suggestions for snacks, lunch boxes, feeding picky eaters, and eating out.
- Information on the food pyramid and nutrient labeling system.
- Nutrition analysis and exchange values for each recipe.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Most practical cookbook I’ve ever owned
I have quite a few cookbooks stacked up in my cupboard, and I try searching for new recipes in magazines and online often. I’m lucky to have a few recipes I actually make from each book. Every once in a great while I come across something that is a new hit with my husband and toddler and myself enough to add to the rotation of foods we normally eat. This book is seriously the most practical cookbook of easy, NUTRITIOUS, and kid/adult friendly meals I’ve ever seen or owned. Right off the bat I dog-earred over 20 recipes that, just based on the ingredients alone I KNEW that we would enjoy, almost all of which we already had stocked in the house with the exception of picking up a few things here and there at the store. I’ve made six dishes so far over the course of the three weeks I’ve owned it and so far six out of six were a delicious hit for the entire family! I can’t wait to try more. The fact that so many of the recipes include almost something from every food group and is written by three leading child nutrition experts makes the fact that they taste great and are actually things my toddler will eat even better. Just added a little here and there as I was cooking to jazz up a few things, but it was WELL WORTH the buy. I’m recommending it to all my mom friends.
5 Stars Good cookbook
I’ve had this cookbook for a few years and there are some healthy, easy, kid friendly meals in it. The Chicken finger recipe is the best and the kids devour it! I love that because they won’t eat the McDonalds version, but they will eat mine! Hooray!
5 Stars Awesome
This book is great for all those busy parents. Recipes are easy to make and quick. Best book out there.
5 Stars Great cookbook for the family
The recipes in this cookbook are simple, tasty and healthy. Our whole family has enjoyed. We particularly like the Shrimp and Pepper Stir Fry and the Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. Nice addition to a busy parent’s cookbook collection.
2 Stars Recipe Title “Rice A Roni and Chicken”?
I can’t figure out how ‘Rice a Roni and chicken’ made it into a COOKBOOK that I paid for.
About the only interesting thing in this book was a recipe for corn muffins with broccoli.
