Quick & Easy Books - Page 11

Slow Cooker Ready & Waiting: 160 Sumptuous Meals That Cook Themselves

Rick Rodgers

Amazon Price: $11.16 List Price: $13.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: William Morrow Cookbooks Amazon Marketplace: 48 new & used starting at $4.00

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Special Appliances
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 52 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Hearty stews. Rib-sticking chilis. Tender pot roasts. The real secret is a long, slow simmer at a constant temperature, and no appliance does this better than the slow cooker. If your old slow cooker recipes disappointed you, throw them away! The Slow Cooker Ready and Waiting Cookbook is for people who love good food!

Rick Rodgers has adapted an eclectic array of American and ethnic dishes for the slow cooker. They're all here: fancy fare (Farmer's Market Lobster and Corn Chowder, Sweet and Sour Brisket, Erna's Sauerbraten), everyday favorites (Ground Beef Chili with Cornmeal Dumplings and Herbed Tomato Sauce with Parmesan Meatballs), side dishes (Potatoes Euphoria, Smothered Green Beans, Sugarbush Beans) -- even desserts (Strawberry-Strawberry Cheesecake, Bourbon Bread Pudding, and Lemon-Raspberry Pudding Cake). Ideal for entertaining, the slow cooker keeps crowd-pleasing dips and holiday punches warm from the beginning of the party to when the last guest leaves.

A special section explains how to choose the right-size slow cooker for your needs, how to adapt a favorite recipe, and what can (and can't) be prepared in a slow cooker.

Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents: Wholesome Family Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less From Three Leading Child Nutrition Experts

Sandra K. Nissenberg, Margaret L. Bogle, Audrey C. Wright

Amazon Price: $10.85 List Price: $15.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Wiley Amazon Marketplace: 57 new & used starting at $3.50

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy
Subjects -> Health, Mind & Body -> Self-Help
Subjects -> Health, Mind & Body -> Diets & Weight Loss -> Special Conditions -> Low-Fat Diet

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 26 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

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.

Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue: 100 Easy Recipes for Backyard Barbecue and Grilling

Al Roker

Amazon Price: $10.85 List Price: $15.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Scribner Amazon Marketplace: 33 new & used starting at $8.00

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Cooking by Ingredient -> Meat, Poultry & Seafood -> Meats
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Outdoor Cooking -> Barbecuing & Grilling
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy

Editorial Review:

A backyard-loving guy, Al Roker's passionate about firing up all three of his grills at once and cooking everything from Steaks As Big As Your Head and Kansas City-Style Ribs to Grilled Sea Bass.

The hundred recipes in this book are casual and simple -- just the way Al likes to cook for his family and friends. Like most of us, Al first learned to grill at the knee of his dad, whose policy was "the more lighter fluid, the better." But a trip to the Memphis in May Barbecue Championship ignited a real passion, and since then Al's grills have rarely grown cold. And while Al does have some hard-and-fast rules, like "don't keep moving your meat around" and "never touch another man's grill," his food is simple yet inventive, impressive and delicious.

In addition to great stuff for over the fire -- Jerk Chicken, Marinated Pork Tenderloin, Kebabs Cooked Right, New Orleans-Style Barbecued Shrimp, Fish Fillets with Lemon-Parsley Sauce, Turkey on the Grill, and, from "The Wurst City in the World," Sheboygan Bratwurst -- Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue has something for everyone, including recipes for quick-and-easy starters, marinades, main-dish salads, sides, classic American desserts, cooling drinks, vegetarian dishes, and low-fat fare.

So lean back in that lawn chair and have a sip of Lemon-Lime Fizz. Munch on a Spicy Wing or some BBQ Popcorn. That brisket should take care of itself in another hour or so.

How to Cook Everything: The Basics

Mark Bittman

Amazon Price: $13.60 List Price: $20.00 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Wiley Amazon Marketplace: 32 new & used starting at $7.95

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Baking
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 17 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Amazingly Easy 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I was never good at cooking in any way, shape, or form. I set out to find a book to learn how to cook, and I found this one.

This book makes cooking amazingly easy. From the very beginning, it presents the most important aspects of cooking and delineates what cooking utensils are essential and what the different forms of cooking are (broiling, steaming, grilling, etc.). The recipes provided are simple and easy to understand and follow; they also produce food that is absolutely delicious. Recipes are accompanied by suggested modifications and tips for shopping and preparing.

This is the perfect book for learning how to cook. I highly recommend it to anyone, particularly those who are like I was, knowing nothing about cooking.

Editorial Review:

How to Cook Everything: The Basics gives you essential recipes and easy-to-follow guidance to help you cook with confidence. Mark Bittman, the bestselling, award-winning author of How to Cook Everything, shows you how to make a good burger or delicious pasta for everyday meals as well as chicken soup on a cold day, lasagne because you love it, and prime rib for company. Not only will you make some of the best food you’ve ever eaten, you’ll save money and eat more healthfully, too.

Anyone can cook

• Simple, satisfying recipes with easy-to-follow directions
• Tips to help you shop for, prepare, and cook the recipes
• Recipe variations and lists of ideas to adapt dishes to your taste
• Step-by-step illustrations for tricky techniques like mincing garlic

Simple. Straightforward.
Just what you need to cook well.

Puerto Rican Cookery

Carmen Aboy Valldejuli

Amazon Price: $16.47 List Price: $24.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Pelican Publishing Company Amazon Marketplace: 63 new & used starting at $7.74

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Baking
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy -> Cooking for One
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Regional & International -> Caribbean & West Indian

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 30 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Now You Can Cook Exceptional Typical Puerto Rican Food! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

One of the best authentic Puerto Rican cookbooks out there! It has all the "delicioso" typical island food and explains everything in easy detail. There are translations all throughout the book making it very user friendly. With this book, anyone can definitely cook to impress!

Great wedding gift!! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I knew that I was finally in my future mother-in-law's good graces when she gave me a copy of this book as a present shortly before my wedding to her son. I had been struggling along with her spanish version of the book, and she knew I was trying to cook in a way that she approved of, so when I got this book I knew that I had finally won the heart of a puerto rican matriarch, and we know how hard that can sometimes be! I have since gone on to master many of the recipes, and my husband says that my cooking rivals that of his mother and grandmother!

A little piece of my abuela... 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

When my abuela passed in December 2006 we were immediately overwhelmed with distributing her things. I came across an old copy of Cocina Criolla, but gave it to her sister-in-law because, unfortunately my mother nor I were taught Spanish. Coming across the English version has been wonderful. Abuela and I were planning to cook together this year, which I plan to do solo. It brings back fond memories of her and her food. I am happy to carry on that tradition.

Semi-Homemade Cooking 2

Sandra Lee

Amazon Price: $13.57 List Price: $19.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Meredith Books Amazon Marketplace: 76 new & used starting at $4.35

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Culinary Arts & Techniques
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Reference

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 27 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Sandra Lee books 5 out of 5 stars.
18 of 19 people found this review helpful.

I am a man with a family. I own Semi-Homemade 1 and 2 as well as grilling and slow cooking. Until then I've had some luck with cooking as long as I follow instructions to the letter. Most cookbooks seem geared to spending a half day in the kitchen which after 15 minutes is gone. Sandra's books have given me the confidence to cook. They don't take much time, they are always good, and with her books I cook meals as fine as the finest restaurant in our town. My family is impressed. Her books with their pictures are almost like a menu in which I can see what I want and then set out to make it and most importantly, know that it will be good when I'm finished. There are some minor flaws and if I can work around them, anyone can. Some of her ingredients are hard to find (pre made crepes for example. Some are just not available in our area but what difference can there be between a can of soup with roasted garlic and a can of mushroom soup with a couple of cloves of garlic added? Her books are fast becoming my bible. Thank you Sandra for giving me the feeling that I am a gourmet cook and the confidence to be one. People, especially women, seem to think that a man in his 60's couldn't possibly cook but the women who eat at my house are treating me with new respect. One more thing, we're eating at home more because I can now make everything that a restaurant does but mine is better.

Editorial Review:

Fabulous family-friendly recipes for every palate and mood, created from an inspired pairing of fresh and convenience products. Recipes feature the best of Italian, Asian, and Latin American cuisine, barbecue favorites, comfort food classics, slow cooker creations, everyday dinners, and special occasion inspirations.

Sandra lends her Semi-Homemade, worry-free, time-saving approach to a host of delectable appetizers, snacks, main dishes, side dishes, salads, and desserts.

The on-call pantry—a foolproof list of at-the-ready convenience foods for recipe success at a moment’s notice.

Tasteful tablescapes make every dining experience special.

Beautiful color photo of every recipe.

Betty Crocker Bisquick Impossibly Easy Pies: Pies that Magically Bake Their Own Crust

Betty Crocker Editors

Amazon Price: $10.17 List Price: $14.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Betty Crocker Amazon Marketplace: 32 new & used starting at $6.75

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Baking -> Desserts
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Baking -> Pies
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

not that great 2 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I bought Bisquick II first and loved it. Gave this a look and didn't like it. Some of the recipes are in II book, making this one a waste of money. Most of the recipes have hardly nothing in them but onion, bisquick, and 1 other item sometimes.

I recommend Bisquick II instead of this one.

Editorial Review:

Make tasty dinners and desserts easy as pie!

Do you have a box of Bisquick on your shelf? Why not whip up tempting home-baked pies that are impossibly easy and impossibly delicious? These pies magically make their own crust, and they're a hit with kids and adults alike. Whether filled with ground beef, chicken, cheese, vegetables, or fruit, they're perfect any night of the week-great after work or for casual get-togethers and potluck suppers.

Try These All-Time "Impossibly Easy" Favorites:

• Coconut Pie
• Chicken and Broccoli Pie
• Cheesy Tuna Pie
• Zucchini Pie
• French Apple Pie
• Cheeseburger Pie

Food Made Fast: Slow Cooker (Williams-Sonoma)

Norman Kolpas

Amazon Price: $12.21 List Price: $17.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Oxmoor House Amazon Marketplace: 45 new & used starting at $8.88

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Special Appliances
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

High Quality Recipes 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

So much better than other slow cooker recipes that I have. Not "add 2 cans of mushroom soup" cookbook. The browning and deglazing makes this slow cooker food that you would actually want to eat. This does take some time, but it is worth it. The pulled pork sandwiches were a big hit and the adobo chicken and cuban chicken were also tasty. It is the first cookbook for slow cookers that I haven't been disappointed in. Quite pleased with it and the dinners that it produces.

Editorial Review:

Designed for the busy home cook, Food Made Fast is the latest collectible series from Williams-Sonoma. Using a straightforward approach to everyday cooking, Food Made Fast is about delicious food, simply prepared, with easy-to-follow recipes and tips. Each book emphasizes keeping a well-stocked pantry, planning ahead, and using fresh ingredients as the keys to cooking delicious meals with a minimum of time and effort. Dedicated to a single subjectfrom Soup to Pasta to Weeknighteach volume makes it simple to plan, cook, and enjoy great-tasting food throughout the week. The recipes are both simple and inspired, making quick cooking a truly satisfying experience.

Ciao Italia Slow and Easy: Casseroles, Braises, Lasagne, and Stews from an Italian Kitchen

Mary Ann Esposito

Amazon Price: $18.45 List Price: $27.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: St. Martin's Press Amazon Marketplace: 43 new & used starting at $14.43

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Regional & International -> European -> Italian

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

What could be welcoming in your kitchen than a big warm pan full of lasagna, a pot of braised short ribs or a casserole dish holding fragrant mussels, tomatoes and herbs? When you think of comfort food, the first cuisines that comes to mind is Italian.and nobody knows that better than Mary Ann Esposito, host of the longest-running television cooking show in the U.S., Ciao Italia. In Ciao Italia Slow and Easy, Mary Ann tells us how to slow down, take it easy and fill the kitchen with Italian slow-cooked goodness. By braising, baking, roasting and simmering, she gives readers a treasure trove of wonderful dishes like

-stove top lasagna with artichokes

-prosciutto-wrapped chicken baked in parchment

-tomato braised short ribs with rigatoni

-pasta shells stuffed with a ragu of pork and cream

-one-skillet chicken supper with tomatoes and green beans

-layered polenta pie with mushrooms and sausage

-mussel, potato and tomato casserole

Ciao Italia Slow and Easy is filled with Mary Ann's sensible advice, knowledgeable asides about the history of Italian cuisine and, most of all, a sure sense of what tastes good.

Vegetarian Times Low-Fat & Fast: 150 Easy Meatless Recipes (Vegetarian Times , No 1)

Vegetarian Times Magazine, Maimonides

Amazon Price: $10.88 List Price: $16.00 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Wiley Amazon Marketplace: 45 new & used starting at $4.39

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Baking
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Quick & Easy
Subjects -> Cooking, Food & Wine -> Vegetables & Vegetarian

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Vegetarian Times Low-Fat and Fast

If you've been searching for a cookbook to help you put delicious meatless meals on the table in a hurry, then look no further. The editors of Vegetarian Times magazine, the leading authorities on the vegetarian lifestyle, have compiled this delicious collection of 150 recipes, all of which can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. In fact, many of the recipes are easy enough to complete in just 15 or 20 minutes.

Not just easy, all of the recipes in Vegetarian Times Low-Fat and Fast are low in fat, too. Of course, eating meatless meals is always healthful, but, as the Vegetarian Times editors explain, you still need to watch what you eat to stay fit and healthy. Light vegetarian cooking can be made simple by cutting back on eggs, using low-fat cheeses, sautéing with olive oil instead of butter, and trying healthy cooking techniques like grilling, broiling, roasting, and steaming, all of which bring out the best flavors in your food.

Whether you're a longtime vegetarian or vegan looking for some exciting new and easy recipes to try, or a "part-time" vegetarian just trying to eat meatless meals a few times a week for better health, this is the book for you. Vegetarian Times Low-Fat and Fast is a timesaving cookbook that will make anyone, even beginner cooks, feel at home in the kitchen.

Sample Recipes

• Caribbean Bean Burgers
• Sesame Broccoli
• Mexican Lasagna
• Vegan Caesar Salad
• Black Bean Flautas
• Pesto Mashed Potatoes
• Tandoori-Style Chickpeas
• Indonesian Fried Rice
• Six Vegetable Couscous
• Gingered Carrot Soup