Vegetarian Cookbook or Robin to the Rescue

Vegetarian Cookbook

Author: Nicola Graimes

This comprehensive and inspirational guide to vegetarianism shows how you can use vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, lentils, pulses, eggs, and dairy products to cook mouth-watering and easy meals.  It will guide you through the best way to choose, prepare and cook ingredients to provide a healthy and balanced diet, and includes a variety of delicious recipes which will show how varied, colorful, and full of flavor vegetarian food can be.  From Falafel with Tahini sauce to Roasted Vegetable Risotto to a Leek and Spinach Pie, here is a wealth of unique ideas which will inspire both the novice and experienced vegetarian cook alike.

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Robin to the Rescue: 200 Quick & Simple Recipes for Delicious Home Cooking

Author: Miller

200 time-saving recipes from bestselling cookbook author and Food Network celebrity chef Robin Miller that allow you to "Quick Fix It" your way to get home-cooked meals on the table every night, no matter what your schedule.Robin to the Rescue contains recipes organized by course/main ingredient so you can find recipes for what you're in the mood for fast. For ease of planning, each recipe says how long it will take to prep, active cooking time, and walk-away time (the time a dish can be left to cook without your supervision). A new feature for this book will be that each recipe will allow you to Quick Fix it your way, namely it will tell you how a particular recipe can be turned into a Meal Kit; prepared in a slow cooker; doubled up so you can bank a batch in your freezer for nights when you have no time for meal preparation at all, aside from pushing buttons on the microwave; and/or morphed into another meal you can enjoy later in the week. Robin to the Rescue is a uniquely versatile book, allowing the reader to tailor recipe prep to her own particular needs.

Publishers Weekly

The host of the Food Network's Quick Fix Mealshas gathered 200 recipes and a host of tips for time-pressed home cooks who want healthy, tasty weekday meals with minimal prep time. Her solution: a strategic approach by way of shopping in bulk, cooking large batches and storing them until it's time for a quick thaw, and being flexible about what's for dinner. Key concepts include Make It a Meal Kit (chop vegetables, marinate meat and freeze until it's time to cook and serve) and Bank a Batch (double recipes, use the extra later). Miller also recommends slow-cooking and getting creative with substitutions. The nutritionist and author of six cookbooks provides recipes for soups, starters, salad, poultry, meats, fish and dessert. There's a healthy emphasis on flavor and variety-and plenty of vegetables and fruit. In each section, Miller assesses various foods' Quick-Fix-ability and shares favorite entrée-and-side-dish combinations. The index allows for searching by main ingredient, marinade, technique and more. It's a well-rounded resource for super-busy sorts who are organized enough to plan, shop and prepare meals in advance. (Mar.)

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Miller's Quick Fix Meals airs every weekday and Saturday morning on the Food Network, and she is the author of several other cookbooks, including an earlier spin-off from the show. Her latest book offers easy, appealing recipes for busy home cooks, with her signature "quick fixes"-e.g., "Bank a Batch" (cook a double recipe and freeze half for later), "Morph It" (make extra to turn into another dish later), and so forth. Most recipes include serving suggestions, and all of them indicate prep times. Sure to be in demand, this is recommended for most collections.