Mr. Food Meals in Minutes [Hardcover]

Art Ginsburg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1999

With our schedules getting busier every day, serving balanced, tasty meals has become more of a challenge than ever. Well, thanks to Mr. Food, all that is about to change!

How? Mr. Food®'s Meals in Minutes is a cookbook just for you and it's sure to help simplify your busy lifestyle.

Each dish is ready to go in thirty minutes or less, including preparation and cooking time! You won't believe how fast you'll have meals on the table.

There are meals for every part of the day--from breakfasts to go and lunch box favorites to solutions for snack attacks, family dinners, and, of course, desserts!

There is no recipe with more than eight ingredients. . .and that's counting salt, pepper, and water!

What are you waiting for? Start making your life easier as Mr. Food shows you how to make fast, satisfying dishes that are sure to have you saying,

"Ooh it's so Good!!® " With today's busy lifestyles, nobody seems to have the time to plan -- much less prepare and sit down to -- breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Now, thanks to Mr. Food, readers can enjoy tasty homemade favorites that take just minutes -- including preparation time!

Each recipe is ready to serve in under thirty minutes and uses no more than eight easy-to-find ingredients. There are more than 130 easy recipes for everything from breakfast-to-go items such as French Toast Sticks (with the syrup already cooked in!) and Raspberry Toaster Cakes to brunch ideas such as Mini Ham & Cheese Quiches and Baked Chocolate Chip Pancakes. There are even Crunchy Pizza Chips and piping Hot Cinnamon Pretzels to snack on. Recipes like Tomato Stack Salad and Philly Cheese Steak Pitas make lunch anything but boring, and quick family dinner solutions range from Orange Teriyaki Beef and Turkey Parmigiana Meat Loaf to Crispy Fish-n-Chips and Smothered Pork Chops. There are also no fuss desserts like Chocolate Caramel Swirl Pie and Lightning Quick Baklava. So get ready to enjoy tasty homemade meals and snacks that can be ready in no time, yet still come packed with "OOH IT'S SO GOOD!!"

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About the Author

Art Ginsburg has been appearing as Mr. Food for more than fifteen years, and his show is the largest food news insert in the nation, seen in more than four hundred cities. He has sold almost two million of his Mr. Food cookbooks. A native of Troy, New York, he now resides in South Florida, where he produces his syndicated television show.

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Chicken Quesadillas

4 Quesadillas

Add a little spice to lunchtime with a quesadilla. What a crispy, tasty way to brighten up your day!

1 can 10 (ounces) chunk chicken, drained and flaked
8 (ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend
Eight 10-inch flour tortillas
2 teaspoons vegetable oil

In a large bowl, combine the chicken and shredded cheese; mix well. Sprinkle evenly over 4 tortillas and top with the remaining 4 tortillas, making sandwiches. In a large skillet, heat ½ teaspoon oil over medium heat. Place one tortilla sandwich in the skillet and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, turning halfway through the cooking. Remove to a covered platter and repeat with the remaining sandwiches. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges and serve.

To Fancy it Up: After cutting each quesdilla, dollop the center with some sour cream, salsa, and a sprinkling of sliced scallions.

Beat-the-Clock Goulash

6 Servings

On your mark, get set, cook! You're gonna be at the finish line . . . and ready before the family gets to the table!

2 pounds lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cans (14 ½ ounces each) ready-to-use beef broth
1 package (8 ounces) elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup sour cream

In a soup pot, brown the ground beef with the onion over high heat, stirring to break up the beef

Add the broth, macaroni, paprika, garlic powder, am pepper and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium-high, cover, and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the macaroni is tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the sour cream and serve in bowls.

To Fancy it Up: Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley and an extra shake or two of paprika just before serving.

Timesaving Tip: Buy an extra set of metal measuring spoons, remove them from the ring, and, store them on a magnetic strip by your spice rack. Then you simply have to wash the one you use instead of the whole set

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Cookbooks; First Edition edition (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688150888
• ISBN-13: 978-0688150884
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,314,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent cookbook by Mr. Food, March 20, 1999

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This review is from: Mr. Food Meals in Minutes (Hardcover)

I am so pleased with Mr. Food's Meals in Minutes. Like his other cookbooks the dishes are common folk stuff with easly to find ingredients and instructions. Perfect for anyone who is short on time & yet still hungry for a home cooked meal and fantastic for even beginner cooks.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not my favorite, but still great, September 9, 2002

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This review is from: Mr. Food Meals in Minutes (Hardcover)

I love all the Mr. Food cookbooks. I would advise everyone to buy at least one, since they are slowly but surely going out of print. This one is also very, very good, though not my favorite.