Better Than Take-Out (& Faster, Too): Quick and easy cooking for busy families
CONTENTS
It IS Better Than Take-Out~1
Quick Tips~2
Using this Book~5
Okay, Let's Eat Now
Cook as You Are~7
Extra Easy Appetizers~29
Simple Soups~47
Made-in-Minutes Main Dishes~63
Scrumptious Salads & Sides~105
Desserts in a Dash~127
Index~147
Cook as You Are:
Red Beans and Rice~8
Hoppin' John~9
Beef and Beans~9
Country-Style Three Bean Blend~10
Black Beans and Couscous~10
In-a-Jiffy Chili~11
Corn Chowder~12
Sort-of Fried Rice~13
Main Dish Mess~14
Quick Veggie Pasta~15
Dressed Pasta~16
Mac and Cheese~16
Mac and Cheese with Tuna~17
Spread It on Bread Quick Suppers~17-18
Irish Potatoes~19
Kielbasa and Potatoes, Mashed Salad~20
Lemony Paprika Sauce~21
Fruity Ginger Sauce~21
Zip-Zing Sauce~21
Zesty BBQ Sauce~22
Balsamic Butter Sauce~22
Lemon-Rosemary Marinade~22
Orange Herb Marinade~23
Tropical Marinade~23
Garlic Rub~23
Stir Fry Dinner~24
Sauté and Salad Dressing~25
Fajita Fever~25
Dressed Cream Cheese~26
Finger Salad~27
Mediterranean Starter~27
Extra Easy Appetizers
Brie with Pecans~30
Chutney Dip~31
Baguette and Bruschetta~32
Guacamole Pronto~33
Chili and Chips~33
Hot Tangy Bean Dip~34
Cheesy Shrimp Dip~34
Tortilla Roll-Ups~35
Tex-Mex Squares~36
Spinach Bake~37
Stuffed Mushrooms~38
Tangy Chicken Wings~39
Miko's Broccoli~40
Sausage Bites~41
Italian Pull-Apart Bread~42
Onion Foccacia~43
Crusty Bread with Basil Butter~44
Green Chili Quesadillas~44
Almonds Paprika~45
Simple Soups
Spanish-Style Seafood Soup~48
Tortilla Soup~49
Spicy Bean Soup~50
Southwestern Tomato Soup~51
Cheesy Potato Soup~52
Cabbage and Kielbasa Stew~53
Crazy No-Beet Borscht~54
Chinese Egg and Rice Soup~55
Japanese Noodle Soup~56
Smoked Turkey Soup~57
Jumpin' John Soup~58
Onion Soup~59
Tomato Florentine Soup~60
Yam Soup~61
Made-in-Minutes Main Dishes
Turkey Cutlets-Picata Style~65
Turkey Parmigiana~66
Turkey Cutlets with Lemon and Parsley ~67
Chicken with Orange Sauce~68
Chicken with Honey Mustard Sauce~69
Creamy Chicken~70
Italian Chicken~71
Chicken Ponzu~72
Pork Medallions with Chutney Sauce~73
Pork Chops with Apricot Mustard Sauce~74
Pork Medallions with Cherries and Onions~75
Shepherd's Pie~76
Beef Stroganoff~77
Sloppy BBQ Burgers~78
Sweet Pepper Salmon Steaks~79
Sea Bass with Onions and Oranges~80
White Fish on a Bed~81
Salmon with Paprika Sauce~82
Halibut Steaks with Tangy Soy and Onions~83
Tuna and Stuff~84
Tossed Tuna Salad~85
Teriyaki Whatever~86
Ratatouille with Eggs~87
Potato Sauté with Tofu and Cheese~88
Polenta with Three Mushroom Sauce~89
More·
Pasta with Artichoke Sauce~90
Linguine with Gorgonzola and Broccoli Sauce~91
Carbonara~92
Capellini alla Checca~93
Spaghetti with Hearty Meat Sauce~94
Veggie Lasagna with White Sauce~95
Shrimp Pasta with Tomatoes and Herbed Feta~96
Black Bean and Corn Tacorito~97
Mexican Lasagna~98
Tex-Mex Dinner in a Pan~99
Taco Salad~100
New Mexican Posole~101
Swiss Enchiladas~102
Layered Cheese Enchiladas~103
Scrumptious Salads & Sides
Sweet and Tangy Dressing~106
Avocado Dressing~107
Balsamic Vinaigrette~107
999 Island Dressing~108
Parmesan Dressing~109
Mustard Vinaigrette~110
Romaine with Oranges and Avocados~111
Roasted Red Pepper and Gorgonzola Salad~112
Avocado and Onions~113
Black Bean Salad~114
Two-Bean Salad~115
Pasta Salad with Feta Cheese~116
Green Pea Salad~117
Warm Rice Salad with Shrimp~118
Broccoli Salad~119
Corn Salad~120
Orange-Glazed Carrots~121
Broccoli and Mushroom Casserole~122
Couscous and Carrots~123
Caribbean Black Beans~124
Almond Asparagus~125
Desserts in a Dash
Peaches Caramel~128
Fresh Berries and Sweetened Sour Cream~129
Fruity Vanilla Parfait~130
Strawberry Almond Swirl~131
Yogurt Pie~132
Pineapple Dump Cake~133
Peanut Butter Cookies~134
Papaya and Sorbet~135
Ambrosia~136
Coconut Orange Cream~137
Kinda Kheer~138
Orange Ice Cream~139
Lime Pie~140
Ice Cream de Menthe~141
Raspberry Trifle~142
Strawberry Fluff~143
Chocolate Banana Cream Pie~144
Cream Cheese Pie~145
Banana Blueberry Cream Pie~146
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