Prevention's low-fat, low-cost freezer cookbook: Quick dishes for and from the freezer (Quick and Healthy Low-Fat Cooking) [Hardcover]

Sharon Sanders (Author)

Book Description

Series: Quick and Healthy Low-Fat Cooking | Publication Date: 1998

Busy schedules encourage the use of convenience foods, and this innovative cookbook shows how to save money, time, and effort with delicious and healthy recipes made from staples that most people have available in the freezer. 75 illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 311 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Press (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875964672
• ISBN-13: 978-0875964676
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,003,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sharon Sanders is an independent food and travel writer, editor, recipe developer, and cooking teacher specializing in simple, seasonal home cooking. She is a Certified Culinary Professional in the International Association of Culinary Professionals. A long-time Chicago Sun-Times food reporter and cookbook editor at Rodale, she has edited/ghost written more than two dozen cookbooks, penned thousands of articles, and never misses a meal. Her book Cooking Up an Italian Life is based on living, loving, and traveling in Italy, and she frequently contributes to Dream of Italy, an award-winning paid-subscription newsletter. She connects with other "Inner Italians" on her blog www.simpleitaly.com.

Customer Reviews

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Real" food recipes--great tips!, November 12, 2003

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Heather Degeorge "book-ie monster" (North Plainfield, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prevention's low-fat, low-cost freezer cookbook: Quick dishes for and from the freezer (Quick and Healthy Low-Fat Cooking) (Hardcover)

This is a really great book for people looking for freezer recipes--both the kind that you cook and freeze as well as those you want to prepare, package, freeze and then pull out for quick cooking. ALL recipes have nutritional breakdowns for those who have dietary restrictions to follow.

The recipes are for REAL food--not the typically frozen stuff. I was thrilled to find a variation of my favorite Chicken Paprika that was freezer-friendly. And Snapper with Orange Sauce...? Butternut Squash Risotto...? There are chapters for soups/stews/chowders, fish & shellfish, breads/muffins/quick breads, desserts/cakes/cookies--even sauces and condiments!

The beginning of the book has an excellent primer on the benefits and basics of freezing; how to do it withOUT a standalone/comm'l freezer; cutting grocery costs; thawing--including thawing quickly and safely; and planning.

Overall, a really good--and versatile--book for making your life easier when it comes to cooking!!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulously Frozen, April 17, 2004

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Robyn (Doylestown, Pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prevention's low-fat, low-cost freezer cookbook: Quick dishes for and from the freezer (Quick and Healthy Low-Fat Cooking) (Hardcover)

I purchased this book several years ago and I find that it is the cookbook that I take down from the shelf most often. I am busy and don't have a great deal of time to cook but I insist that when I do cook the food must be delicious and convenient. The food satisfies my palate and the fact that I can freeze the meal into ready made future meals satisfies my lifestyle.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, excellent resource!, January 8, 2009

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A. Haigler (Charlotte) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prevention's low-fat, low-cost freezer cookbook: Quick dishes for and from the freezer (Quick and Healthy Low-Fat Cooking) (Hardcover)

I absolutely love this book. I checked it out from the library about a year ago and checked it out again two months ago. I have to return it now and have decided to buy it for my own. This book has wonderful ideas for cooking both for and from the freezer. It offers great tips like keeping frozen onions on hand for use in meals and making beans ahead of time to freeze for future use and to save money. One of my favorite recipes in the book is for Turkey Sausage Stew (p. 85) because it uses ingredients I almost always have on hand in the freezer and they go straight from the freezer to my stockpot. It's a great recipe for company and of course you can freeze the leftovers. Though the book is from 1998, the recipes and ideas are timeless.