Cooking Light The Complete Quick Cook is a book that offers a practical guide to help you cook fast home cooked meals. This book is written by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. They have authored more than 20 cookbooks between them and are regular contributors to many cooking magazines including Cooking Light. There are over 200 recipes in Cooking Light The Complete Quick Cook that can all be prepared in 30 minutes or less. This cookbook offers everything you need to prepare healthy and tasty meals that will save you time.
There are also shopping tips, menu planning tips, freezer and refrigerator stocking guides and so much more to help you in the kitchen. Some of the chapters you will find in this cookbook cover desserts, side items, weeknight dinners, stir frys and many others.
PRO
Encourages cooking healthy meals
Meals take minimal time to prepare
Over 200 recipes to choose from
Written by contributors to Cooking Light magazine
Includes helpful cooking secrets
CON
None to speak of
DIET and NUTRITION
Cooking Light The Complete Quick Cook takes healthy cooking and gives it a quick makeover so that you can create a healthy meal in under 30 minutes. There are over 200 recipes to choose from within this book that will allow you to prepare a meal, dessert or even a snack for your family that are all light on calories and fat. You will find recipes from various chapters and types of meals like fast and fresh salads, no-shopping suppers, convenience cooking, weeknight dinners, superfast sides, sweet endings and stir-fry tonight. All recipes include their nutritional information so you know exactly what type of nutrients you’re getting. Some of the tips that you find in the opening chapter include:
Make menu planners
Be open to change
Practice recipe grazing
Read the recipe before you go shopping
The recipes available in this book are designed to get you in and out of the kitchen quickly without a lot of effort or stress. Some of the tips for keeping your kitchen ready for cooking include declutter your counters, consider hanging your pots and pans, and declutter your drawers. These small tips are included throughout the book to aid in quick cooking. Just a few of the recipes you will find in Cooking Light The Complete Quick Cook are listed below.
Chicken Chilaquiles
North African Chicken and Couscous
Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins
Southeast Asian Cabbage and Shrimp Salad
Gazpacho Panzanella
Southwestern Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes
EXERCISE
Cooking Light The Complete Quick Cook is a cookbook so there is no exercise guidance offered.
CONCLUSION
Cooking is a great tool when focusing on your health and trying to trim fat and calories. One of the best ways to take charge of what goes into your body is to cook your own meals. Cooking Light The Complete Quick Cook offers you the best of every method because the recipes are low in fat, low in calories and only take 30 minutes or less to prepare. Getting food on the table quickly with the help of this book is a great way to provide healthy and delicious meals for your family.
I made a mistake when I filled out the questionnaire. Please correct it for me. I do not want a vegetarian diet and should not have exempted any of the meats. I like just about everything! Thank you. Tanya
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+I made a mistake when I filled out the questionnaire. Please correct it for me. I do not want a vegetarian diet and should not have exempted any of the meats. I like just about everything! Thank you. Tanya
posted May 27th, 2015 10:27 pm