Meals in Minutes: Fast & Fun Recipes in a Flash...Plus Lots of Time-Saving Tips (Everyday Cookbook Collection) [Plastic Comb]

Gooseberry Patch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 6, 2012 | Series: Everyday Cookbook Collection

• Newly designed 10th Anniversary Edition features 20 all-new recipes, plus more than 230 tried & true favorites!


• Chapters for every meal type... loads of veggie-friendly recipes in Market Fresh & Fast, lots of variations on pasta in Oodles of Noodles, satisfying meaty dishes in Hearty in a Hurry and quick & easy chicken and turkey recipes in Quick as a Wink


• Treats in a Twinkle, an all-desserts chapter, features delicious recipes for mouthwatering goodies, including everything from cupcakes and pies to smoothies and frozen treats.


• More than 160 of our best time-saving tips and handy tricks, plus bonus pages Perfectly Prepared Pantry and Kitchen Math, so helpful for meal planning!


• Exclusively designed by Gooseberry Patch


• Hardcover, 224 pages


• 9-1/4" x 6-1/2"

Since it was first published in 2002, Meals in Minutes has been helping cooks everywhere answer the question, "What's for dinner?" From hearty main courses to scrumptious desserts, this handy cookbook shares more than 250 dishes that go from the fridge to the table in under an hour. In the newly designed 10th anniversary edition, you'll get 20 new recipes to add to your collection...each one is fast, economical and delicious!

Your family will love to sit down to comforting meals with a new twist like Lucky-7 Mac & Cheese and Sloppy Jo Casserole. Side dishes including Granny's Corn Fritters and BLT Pasta Salad are hearty and tasty. And there's always time (and room!) for dessert with speedy recipes for Slice of Sunshine Cake and Fudgy No-Bake Cookies. With chapters broken down by main ingredient (veggies, pasta, beef & pork, chicken & turkey and dessert), meal planning is a breeze and moms can please even the pickiest eaters.

Both seasoned cooks and those new to the kitchen will appreciate the little extras that make Meals in Minutes 10th Anniversary a favorite cookbook. A handy pantry list makes sure the right ingredients are always on hand, a kitchen math chart makes sure you bring home the right amount for your recipes. Over 160 tips offer shortcuts and time-saving tricks to make mealtime relaxing and fun! Hardcover, 224 pages.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

South Carolina Gumbo
Enjoy this recipe from Meals in Minutes 10th Anniversary Cookbook (M700).

2 c. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
2 c. okra, chopped
2 14-1/2 oz. cans chicken broth
1 c. water
14-1/2 oz. can diced tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, sliced
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/4 t. garlic powder
1 t. Cajun seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
1 c. instant rice, uncooked

Combine all ingredients except rice in a stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until juices from the chicken breasts run clear when pierced with a fork. Add rice; simmer, covered,15 minutes more or until rice is tender. Serves 6.

From the Inside Flap

Gooseberry Patch cookbooks are the perfect example of what a great cookbook should be! I love the tips and stories that accompany the delicious recipes...it's just like having a friend pass along a much-loved family recipe! Today, I have a large collection of cookbooks, but my favorites are by far Gooseberry Patch.
 - Carol Hickman, Kingsport, TN
 
I fell in love with Gooseberry Patch cookbooks when I ordered your first book many years ago, Old-Fashioned Country Christmas. I always look forward to seeing the new cookbooks every year and they truly just keep getting better. My favorite books are the autumn and Christmas cookbooks. They're so pretty that I use them to help decorate my kitchen counter.
 - Linda Patten, Lake Zurich, IL
 
The absolute best cookbooks are community-style cookbooks, and Gooseberry Patch cookbooks are that on the grandest scale possible! I have always loved your illustrated, comb-bound books and have recently have fallen in love with your 101 series books and their full-color photos as well. I am a collector and have never counted just how many I actually have..."lots" is my answer, and I am sticking to it.
 - Gail Prather, Hastings, NE
 
What I really like about Gooseberry Patch is the feeling of family. That is how my mom raised me and that is how we raised our sons. And I can't think of a happier time than the commotion of five sons, their wives, grandbabies, two dogs and my parents all gathered together. Thank goodness I have my Gooseberry Patch cookbooks!
 - Kathy Grashoff, Fort Wayne, IN 

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Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 224 pages
• Publisher: Gooseberry Patch; 10th Edition edition (March 6, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1612810500
• ISBN-13: 978-1612810508
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.9 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gooseberry Patch was founded in 1984 by Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, two moms looking for a way to do what they loved and stay home with kids too. 25 years later, they're best known for their collection of family-friendly, community-style cookbooks. Each book is created with today's time-strapped, budget-conscious families in mind and filled with recipes shared by cooks all across the country. Along with treasured family recipes, each book includes the stories the go along with these tried & true dishes.

With more than 200 titles and nearly 9 million copies in print, plus an ever-growing collection of eBooks, Gooseberry Patch has grown from a kitchen-table operation to a nationally recognized best-selling publisher. Check out their books below and visit their website (www.gooseberrypatch.com) to get thousands of free recipes and lots more free goodies.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Food that Respects the Economy of Purse and Time April 20, 2012

By Grady Harp HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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It is difficult to believe that Vickie and JoAnn (last names user friendly unnecessary!) have been successful in publishing their no nonsense, wholly reliable cookbooks under the Gooseberry Patch umbrella since 1984! Now they have hit another anniversary - their 10th - the MEALS IN MINUTES: Fun & Fast Recipes in a Flash. And for those already in possession of their original volume of collected recipes from all across the country, this new addition offers 20 completely new recipes in addition to over 200 reliable ones from past versions.

There are many reasons to own this invaluable cookbook, not the least being that it is indeed a guide to very fast ways of preparing not only delicious meals (yes, all courses!), but also food that keeps the healthy concept as king (or queen, in this case...). Literally 'meals in minutes', the head cooks here provide terrific recipes of a wide range of ethnic and vegan and down home cooking and at the same time explain how to build other dishes around it. The ingredients are simple (there is an excellent 'shopper resource guide in the back that takes care of all those pesky questions of market math (for example, Cottage Cheese - 2 cups - 16 ounces) and a very useful 'Perfectly Prepared Pantry that lists ready made essential for speedy suppers.

But the guts of the book (pardon the pun) is the selection of recipes inside - 'Market Fresh and Fast', 'Oodles of Noodles', 'Hearty in a Hurry', 'Quick as a wink', and 'Treats in a Twinkle.' The variety is endless adnwho would have ever thought that such well-planned and healthy meals could be so easy and fast? Try it - it's great! Grady Harp, April 12

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars How to be efficient and healthy April 18, 2012

By Charles Ashbacher HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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As someone that fights a continuous battle with blood sugar and cholesterol levels, I have spent a great deal of time examining the foods that give me my best shot at keeping them within the desired norms. In looking over the recipes in this book, it is not only possible to prepare them in a short time, but they are also generally in keeping with a healthy diet. Pages 214-215 are a section called "Perfectly Prepared Pantry", a list of groceries that will keep you ready to prepare any of the dishes listed in this book.
A helpful tip appears as a header of each recipe as well as at the bottom of most pages. Some of them are in the form of a food-based quote. Time in a day is one commodity that cannot be grown, the only thing that we can do is reduce the unnecessary expenditures, this book will help you do that and stay healthy.

4.0 out of 5 stars Meals in Minutes will be correct April 24, 2013

By Audrey Morrison

Format:Plastic Comb|Amazon Verified Purchase

There are so many options here, I will be trying new ideas for a long long time. Its a great purchase.

4.0 out of 5 stars shortcuts April 20, 2013

By S. Lowrie

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As with all Gooseberry Patch books, I enjoyed this and have tried several receipes. I preferr receipes that are quick but prefer not to use canned soups in receipes.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cooking February 18, 2013

By delca

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I found this book very helpfull with easy to do recipies, a lot of interesting tips and
i would definatley recomend it to everyone who loves to cook because there are loads of fantastic recipies.