Cooking through Rose-Colored Glasses
Author: Junior League of Tyler Inc Staf
Rosie's recipes range from exotic party fare to penny-wise, efficiently-prepared family dishes. She has been a staple in Tyler's favorite kitchens for over 30 years. We hope you will find Rosie as helpful as she is enchanting, and that you will introduce her to many new friends.
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Family Dinner Fix: Cooking for the Rushed
Author: Sandi Richard
50 Fast, Delicious, and Complete Dinners
Everyone knows that time equals money, and no one knows it more than those responsible for feeding a busy family. Sandi Richard is North America's foremost meal planner, and it's no wonder: She is passionate about getting families back to the dinner table. She should know; she raised seven children of her own.
She and her husband, Ron, put everything on the line 10 years ago to share Sandi's passion. They took all of their own experience feeding a family and combined it with a 5-year study of meals from other busy families. Then they self-published Sandi's first meal-planning book, Life's on Fire -- Cooking for the Rushed. Released in 1999, it was followed by two more books in the Cooking for the Rushed series.
The reaction was immediate, strong, and grateful. Here was a savvy, funny, organized, experienced voice to provide a simplified weekly meal plan. She provided grocery lists, prep times, and cooking times as well. With Sandi Richard by your side, you'll never find yourself in that dreaded spot: It's 5 p.m., and you have no idea what to feed your family for dinner.
The Family Dinner Fix is Sandi's latest contribution to the happiness and health of families everywhere. The book boasts 10 weeks of balanced recipes and meal plans that include grocery and equipment lists. In addition, color-coded recipes help you match each meal to your life each night -- from hectic weeknights to days when there is extra time to devote to cooking and eating. Each meal has its own photograph (a helpful preparation tool) and nutritional information, from the amount of fiber to diabeticfood exchanges.
Bring Sandi Richard into your kitchen so you can spend less time in it, turning the stress of making dinner into a deeply delicious event each day for you and your family.
Publishers Weekly
Food Network Canada star Richard presents a wealth of quick, family-pleasing recipes for harried cooks in a compilation that redefines "user friendly." Emphasizing fresh over prepared ingredients without going overboard (she's not above the occasional can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom), Richard's time-conscious approach begs comparison to megastar (and fellow Food Network personality) Rachael Ray. Though Richard's far more personal style is an obvious difference, the key innovation Richard contributes is in her meticulous organization: aside from ingredients and steps, each recipe includes a list of necessary equipment, nutrition and exchange information for U.S. and Canadian readers, and "real photos" that do away with image-enhancing special effects: "if the dish is ugly, I think the reader needs to know that ahead of time!" But that's not all: there's also a primer on "Meal Planning for the 21st Century," shopping lists for each week's dishes, indexes organized by protein, fat content and total time commitment, and even ratings from her family (veggie-laden Mediterranean Pizza rates a solid 10, while a faithful take on Fettuccini Carbonara scores an 8.5). Skilled cooks will appreciate the emphasis on easy crowd pleasers like Thai Chicken Wraps, Red Snapper with Pineapple Salsa, and Baked Ham with Apricot Sauce, while novices will find a surefire confidence boost in Richard's encouraging, detailed recipes and delightfully off the cuff commentary. (Nov.)
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