Cooking Fun: 121 Simple Recipes to Make with Kids Review

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(More customer reviews)First off, this book looks great-- visually, all that stuff. Retro, but in the nicest possible way. The recipes start simple, but they offer additions that grow in complexity. There are also unusual ideas we'd never thought of (like avocados on whole wheat bread-- yum) and the things with potatoes are really cool. Well designed, useful, and what kid isn't curious about food?

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Classic American recipes from grandma's kitchen are the inspiration for this children's cookbook offering 121 recipes for simple and wholesome food.Inspired byvintage cookbooks from the 20s and 30s it is designed to appeal to the eye as well as the stomach. Included are beverages, sandwiches, soups, simple suppers, quick breads, cakes and cookies, and even some child-friendly veggies. The recipes are clearly presented with easy-to-follow steps teaching children how to make these nutritious recipes from scratch.

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The Best Simple Recipes Review

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(More customer reviews)As a "seasoned" cook, I've been down most of the cooking routes: from the French classics, to one-hour gourmet, to complex vegetarian, to severe, healthy cooking by the docs. Now, I lean to this cookbook's style: simple, tasty, fresh and light -- somewhere between poached quenelles and fried tofu. This is a good grouping of contemporary recipes with zip, often with international flair (oriental, Mexican, etc.). Some recipes are updated twists on old faves like Tuna Melt but with artichokes; BLT salad using mayo-smeared croutons; vegetarian chili with corn; Southwestern salmon cakes. Others take classics but ditch the complex and daunting preparation-- like switching paper-thin potato slices for a potato chip mix or skipping the fish-steaming by laying salmon atop the asparagus, or using rotisserie chicken for a flavorful- but quick-chicken soup. Some clever ideas that work! The book has some surprising ingredient combos like kielbasa with potato leek soup. I appreciate the explanatory notes on the thoughtful but concise hows and whys of the recipes, and am impressed with the recommendations of brand name grocery items that they have tested. It's instructive without being pedantic or fussy. For those of us who like to see the cook in action, there are selected photos of some of the techniques and I picked up a few new ones. This is the kind of cookbook you can actually USE everyday, without resorting to the dumbed-down or goofy ones, or those with exotic hard-to-find ingredients or lengthy preparation. It reflects how we cook these days, and I plan to use it often.

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Most quick-recipe collections promise a lot but deliver very little. Bland, uninspired dishes may be fast, but will you make them again? And clever gimmicks sound great, but in reality, they rarely make sense. The team at America's Test Kitchen has created more than 200 easy-to-make 30-minute recipes that guarantee impressive results with a minimum of effort. With our test kitchen know-how (and relentless testing) we found ways to make naturally fast dishes faster, and traditionally slow-cooked dinners a weeknight option. But one thing we never did was settle on shortcuts that shortchanged flavor. Some compromises simply aren't worth making. No matter the path taken, every recipe in this book is foolproof, full-flavores and fast. And they come with our promise to you: Recipes that work. Every time.

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A Potful of Recipes Review

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(More customer reviews)After my husband had a heart attack four months ago, it became my job to redirect our family eating habits. Because I knew I had to have good tasting food for this to succeed, I began the hunt for new recipes. During the "education" phase of my husband's cardiac rehab program, we were introduced to the cookbooks of Joanna Lund. I noticed the ingredients were ones I already had in my kitchen. The finished products were facsimilies of things we already liked. I bought the book - tried a few things and when I saw my husband look for seconds - I KNEW this was one of the best buys I had made in four months! Each menu is broken down by calories, fat grams, proteins etc as well as diabetic substitutes. Strongly recommend.

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Campbell's Recipe Collection (5 Ring Binder Cookbook) Review

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(More customer reviews)I was disappointed in this book, it was not what I was expecting. I was expecting a collection of recipes from all the smaller Campbell's Books and this just was not it

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Since 1940, Campbell s Kitchen has been proud to help feed America s families not just by creating delicious soups, broths, and other foods, but also by offering ways to use those foods in family-pleasing recipes that have become part of our culture and our cuisine. The Campbell s Recipe Collection, presented in a 5-ring binder and numbering more than 500 pages, brings together the ultimate assortment of Campbell s recipes for all occasions. This cookbook offers more than 400 recipes that are sorted into 22 chapters, including sections on appetizer and snack recipes, breakfast and brunch recipes, sandwiches, casseroles and one-dish meals, grilling recipes, pasta recipes, and dessert recipes. Additionally, Campbell s presents how-to-cook advice, kitchen tips, and menu suggestions. Each chapter is marked with a tab, which helps you find the recipe you are looking for. The cookbook lies flat for convenient use, and pages can easily be removed and returned.You ll want to try these Campbell s Kitchen favorite recipes: Apple Strudel Beef Stroganoff Classic Campbelled Eggs Easy Chicken Pot Pie Green Bean Casserole

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Toddler Café: Fast, Healthy, and Fun Ways to Feed Even the Pickiest Eater Review

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(More customer reviews)I turned to this book because my toddler and I were in an eating rut. He has no problem eating healthy, but I needed a few more recipes/combos in my arsenal. This book is loaded with recipes, however, they were a far cry from what I was looking for.
While not along the lines of Deceptively Delicious/Sneaky Chef (there's no denying that the pea pancakes are peas) I felt that too many of the recipes sugared up the veggies and had too many sweet angles in general for my liking. In addition, a good number of these recipes were just not efficient on time and with a toddler and 6.5month old, efficiency is key. And speaking of efficiency, I about lost my bottom jaw when I viewed the ridiculous number of pantry and refrigerator supplies I was required to have "on hand". And then there were a few recipes that were just a little too over the top. While I'm sure the pb&j french toast is quite tasty, I don't need help getting my kid to scarf pb&j down anyway (using natural peanut butter, low sugar jelly on whole wheat bread), why would I french toast it?!
The book looks good and the photos are beautiful, the info is just not good for day to day.

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Every toddler goes through the stage where they want nothing but "O"-shaped cereal. The challenge for parents is getting kids to ask for fruit salad instead of cupcakes. Faced with this seemingly impossible task with her own child, Jennifer Carden has created The Toddler Café, a guide to making mealtime with children fun and interactive. It offers simple, creative ways for kids to identify with their food, like saying tuna salad is what mermaids eat, or making Minty Pea Pops in ice cube trays. Carden has created over 50 unique recipes that encourage families (including toddlers) to work together to prepare, eat, clean up, and best of all, look forward to a healthy, delicious meal.

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Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook: Winning Recipes from Hometown America (Quail Ridge Press Cookbook Series.) Review

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(More customer reviews)I had purchased this a few weeks ago.
I work a lot of hours and I have a 2hour daily commute.
I decided I was tired of blah foods and wanted to do something about it.
So, I purchased some new cookbooks.
This one is one that I have been using the most.
I made a Chili Soup, Easy Brown Rice, Beef Stew, a Baked Rice dish.
At tops my prep time was around 10 minutes.
There is a lot to recommend in this book.
The recipes are easy and the ingredients are things that you would likely have in your cabinets or refrigerator.
They list where each recipe is from.
(As far as the state they got the recipe from)
The editor sometimes list additional things for the recipe.
Like in one recipe where it said Tomato Juice.
They added at the bottom that V8 was just as good.
Easy to read.
Sometimes you had 2-3 recipes on one page.
In the back of this book they list every cookbook they researched and got recipes from.
I have in addition to this their Best of Best Florida Cookbook.
They also have in the very back of the book before the index a couple of selections.
One is Equivalent.
Like 1 pound of flour would be 4 1/2 cups.
Then they have another area for measurements.
They also have Substitutions.
Lke 1 sliced cook bacon=1 tablespoon of bacon bits.
They give you Oven-to-Crockpot Cooking Time Conversions.
Pan sizes for baking.
Very good information and has made cooking much more enjoyable for me.
So far my partner has said only one thing about something I cooked and it was because *I* made cooked something too long and it was dryer than it should had been.

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Real Simple Best Recipes: Easy, Delicious Meals Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an amazing book for several reasons. Yes the recipes are simple but elegant, but even better are the recipe keys. If you have a younger budding, adventurous chef in your family, someone you would like to encourage with more than the usual focus of cookies and cakes for the younger cook, this is perfect. There are many recipes keyed in as kid friendly. The other keys that recipes are labeled with are: 30 minutes or less, heart-healthy, one pot, vegetarian, no-cook, and freezable. Also in the back of the book before the index is nutritional information including calories which I have wondered why that information is missing from so many new cookbooks
Most recipes are one to a page with pictures which again helps that younger or not so young cook. There are at a glance guides for chicken, beef, pork lamb, pasta; which again is ideal to help any cook. Menu suggestions are included as well as baking pan substitutions, something I often need.
The included recipes are appetizers, soups, dinner salads, poultry, beef, pork, lamb, pasta, seafood, vegetarian mains, side dishes, and desserts.
This is just perfect for someone starting out or a more advanced cook who wants a simplified but not too demanding cookbook.

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You want to feed your family (and yourself!) well, but with your busy life, getting a healthy, satisfying meal on the table sometimes seems like Mission: Impossible. For 10 years, Real Simple has been finding ways to help you fulfill that mission while saving you time, stress, and money. Here, we've gathered up some of our best recipes to serve anytime, anywhere-from a weeknight supper to a dinner party. These include:ONE-POT MEALS that require just a single pan (and hardly any cleanup)30-MINUTE MEALS to throw together at the end of a busy workdayNO-COOK MEALS for when you just don't want to turn on the ovenFREEZABLE MEALS to make ahead, for days when there's no time to cookKID-FRIENDLY MEALS that please both them and youFULL NUTRITIONAL INFO for every recipe, to make watching your numbers easierMENU SUGGESTIONS combining recipes for special occasionsTRICKS OF THE TRADE to help you choose the freshest produce, pair pasta shapes with the best sauces, decipher the labels on chicken packages, and devein a shrimp

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