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CHEAP. FAST. GOOD! (Cookbook) Mills, Beverly
New York, New York, U.S.A. Workman Publishing Company 2005 0-7611-3176-0 / 9780761131762 Soft Cover As New Condition
From Publishers Weekly The focus in this collection aimed at working parents like the loyal fans of Mills and Ross's "Desperation Dinners" syndicated newspaper column is far more on how to save money than on quality or speed. The authors offer many helpful penny-pinching ideas, such as finding bread outlet stores and getting reasonably priced salad greens. Most of the recipes are quick to assemble, even for less experienced cooks, as long as frozen or canned ingredients are used and not the optional fresh or from-scratch versions. How tasty the food is will depend on the family; almost all the dishes, such as the simple, warming A Chicken in Every Pot, have an unfussy feel to them, which is great for picky kids but may strike some as too bland. The authors make gestures to international cuisine, as with the Moroccan-style Lentil and Chickpea Soup with Cilantro, and Mary's Greek-Inspired Pasta, but to minimize costs they use few spices or special ingredients, often resulting in inauthentic takes on another country's food. But cooks who are too thrifty or frazzled (or both) to be snobbish about the sophistication of what they prepare will undoubtedly relish the authors' familiar, easygoing but expert manner and the satisfying variety of recipes. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Book Description Not a penny-pinching cookbook-a "get smart!" cookbook. No more staring helplessly at rising grocery bills or, too harried for time, shelling out twenty-five bucks for mediocre take-out. The work of two brilliant problem-solvers, Cheap. Fast. Good! cuts through both the budget dilemma and the time dilemma with 275 recipes for great, family-pleasing dishes, most of which take under 25 minutes to prepare and average out to cost less-and usually far less-than $2 a serving. Home Ec simplified Saving money in the kitchen is as simple as one four-letter word: Cook. But cooking to save means cooking food you and your family are going to love-and cooking (and shopping) smart. In dozens of time-and-money-saving tips, techniques, strategies, and solutions, the authors show how to make the right choices again and again. They'll never know you're thrifty Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Pepper Medley Stuffed Peppers with Kielbasa Rice Zesty Chicken Sauté Bayou Stew Catfish with Pecan Crust Cinco de Mayo Skillet Quickie Cacciatore Perfect Spinach Pesto Pizza Moroccan Meatballs Over Couscous Salmon Pasta with Tomatoes and Dill ...Even when it's time to s-t-r-e-t-c-h Onion Chopped Steak with Easy Gravy Oven-Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs Fall Sausage and Cabbage Sauté Ultra-Easy Veggie Quesadillas Pasta e Fagioli My Beef and Barley Soup Ziti Mexi-Cali
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21.00 USD
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DESPERATION ENTERTAINING! Mills, Beverly
New York Workman Publishing Company, Inc. 2002 0-7611-1815-2 / 9780761118152 Paperback - Softcover Very Good Condition
ABOUT THE BOOK Desperation Entertaining! FROM OUR EDITORS Close your eyes. Imagine Grilled Pork Chops with Southern Peach Salsa or Greek Stifado with Artichokes or Citrus Shrimp Kebabs. Now imagine preparing these meals in no more than 20 minutes. Desperation cooking gurus Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross explain how. FROM THE PUBLISHER Socially inclined but time-deprived? Want to see friends for dinner, but can't do more than order takeout or meet in a restaurant? Well, help is here. From Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross-whose nationally syndicated column reaches millions of readers through 115 papers comes the perfect cookbook for the harried would-be host and hostess. Desperation Entertaining! is filled with 200 marvelous recipes for impressive dinner party food. Desperation Entertaining! is a complete game plan for having guests over (children included) without having to spend more than 20 minutes on a dish, or 20 minutes per cook-ahead phase. There are tips on saving time (buy prepeeled garlic, doctor supermarket potato salad with fresh chopped onions and paprika); sanity (tie the bottle opener to the cooler); and money (sangria costs less than wine). But of course the genius of the book is in the recipes: Cajun Catfish Gumbo, Cabernet Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage, Greek Stifado with Artichokes, Citrus Shrimp Kebabs, Grilled Pork Chops with Southern Peach Salsa. Plus plenty of homemade desserts that won't break the host, including Rocky Road Brownie Sundaes, Berkshires Blueberry Crisp, and Sunset Key Lime Pies. Who's coming over next week? Author Biography: Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross, food writers and editors who met while their younger children were in preschool, cooked up the first desperation dinner out of . . . desperation. FROM THE CRITICS Chicago Tribune Party in a jiffy. Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross... aim to please time pressed hosts and hostesses. Library Journal From the authors of Desperation Dinners! come 200 new recipes for "Desperate Cooks" e.g., busy moms like Mills and Ross. The recipes are organized into such chapters as "Welcoming Light Bites," "The Good Ol' Crock-Pot," and "The Casual Cookout" and then into two categories within them: "Fast and Fabulous," dishes that take only minutes from start to finish; and "Phased and Flexible," which take a bit more time but can be prepared in stages, often almost entirely in advance. Recipes that are especially "kid friendly" are indicated with a special symbol, and there are numerous boxes and sidebars on how to make cooking for guests stress-free. Sure to be popular, this is recommended for most collections.
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15.75 USD
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