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Robin Takes 5: 500 Recipes, 5 Ingredients or Less, 500 Calories or Less, for 5 Nights/Week at 5:00 PM [Paperback]

Robin Miller
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Book Description

November 1, 2011
The only cookbook anyone will ever need to get a healthy dinner on the table fast.

"This isn't the flashiest book on the shelf, but if you're a busy parent, it will likely be the one you use the most. Miller, a best-selling author, host of Food Network's Quick Fix Meals, and mother of two sons, knows what it's like to have to get a healthful, quick meal on the table in a matter of minutes and can help you accomplish the same." --San Antonio Express-News

"This fun assortment of Robin's best ideas makes it a cinch to serve healthy, memorable meals without spending all your time in the kitchen." --The Boomer Brief

It's 5:00 PM. Everyone's hungry. It's takeout or fakeout, meaning nuking a processed meal from the freezer. But there's a third option that doesn't include processed food or an unhealthy heap of calories and fat--Robin Takes 5.

Imagine quickly preparing delicious meals for yourself, your friends, and your family with just 5 fabulous ingredients. Does it get any better? Absolutely, with Robin Takes 5. The book features 500 recipes and each dish is a mouthwatering 500 calories or less. Two-color recipe text complements full-color photography inserts. In addition, helpful icons note ideal recipes for holidays and entertaining as well as recipes with less than 500 mg of sodium. That's not all--nutritional information is given for each recipe.

In Robin Takes 5 500 recipes highlight at least 10 different ethnic cuisines, and dishes range from soups, pizzas, and pastas, to chicken, beef, pork, seafood, side dishes, and desserts. Consider 70 recipes just for chicken, such as Cashew Crusted Chicken with Roasted Jalapeno-Mango Chutney, and 50 dessert recipes, such as Orange Marmalade Tart with Chocolate Covered Almonds. Consider yourself armed for mealtime. The next time the clock strikes 5:00 PM and you want both noshing and nourishment, check out Robin Takes 5.


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About the Author

Robin has been a food writer and a nutritionist since 1990. She is the author of the best-selling cookbook Quick Fix Meals. Her popular show Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller currently airs on the Food Network. Her primetime show Robin to the Rescue premiered on the Food Network in March 2007. Robin's recipes and nutrition features can be seen regularly in a variety of media outlets, including the Today show on NBC, The Early Show on CBS, Good Morning America on ABC, Live! with Regis & Kelly, Fox News Channel, Food Network, HGTV, Guideposts, Cooking Light, Health, Fitness, Fit Pregnancy, Woman's World, and Parade. Robin has a master's degree in food and nutrition from New York University.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (November 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1449408451
  • ISBN-13: 978-1449408459
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #455,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Robin has been a food writer and nutritionist since 1990 and she is the author of Robin Takes 5 and the bestselling cookbook Quick Fix Meals. Her popular show, Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller currently airs on Food Network and she has a weekly blog, Robin's Healthy Take on www.foodnetwork.com/healthyeats.

Robin's recipes and nutrition features can be seen regularly in Clean Eating, Health, Cooking Light, Parade, Guideposts, Experience Life, Fit Pregnancy and Fitness magazines.

Robin has been a guest on hundreds of local and national television and radio programs. She has hosted home videos (for Jane Fonda), cable television vignettes (for Food Network and a variety of food companies) and spoken at media events in various markets nationwide. Currently, she appears regularly on local, network and cable television. Programs of particular interested include: The Early Show (CBS), Regis & Kelly, The View, The Today Show (NBC), Good Morning America (ABC), CNN, Fox News Channel, Food Network, Discovery Channel, and HGTV.

She has written nine books: Robin Takes 5 (Andrews McMeel, 2011), Robin Rescues Dinner (Potter, 2009), Robin to the Rescue (Taunton, 2008), Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller (Taunton, 2007), Picnics (Potter, 2005), Verdure (Potter, 2001), The Newlywed Cookbook (Sourcebooks, 1999 and 1991), The Daily Soup (Hyperion, 1999) and Jane Fonda, Cooking for Healthy Living (Turner, 1996).

Robin has a master's degree in Food and Nutrition from New York University, 1998.

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Customer Reviews

The recipes all look easy and delicious. typojax  |  14 reviewers made a similar statement
Robin Takes 5 includes 500 recipes that have five ingredients or less and are 500 calories or less! Ellen P. Lafleche-christian  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing cookbook! November 2, 2011
By Kristin
Format:Paperback
500 recipes with 5 ingredients or less and 500 calories or less.... where do I sign up?!? You might think "how can you get a delicious meal when it has so few ingredients?" Well let me tell you... out of the recipes that I have made, I LOVED them! I have made the Pepper Jack Chicken w/ Chipotle Potato Chips (357 calories), Seared Steaks w/ Chipotle Butter (373 calories), Balsamic Glazed Burgers w/ Sauteed Onions & Peppers (428 calories) and my personal favorite Red Potato Salad w/Honey-Basil Vinaigrette (237 calories).

Robin Miller has done a fantastic job with this book. Very rarely do I love every recipe that I try from one cookbook. The directions are easy to follow and the ingredients are so simple that they are available at all grocery stores. It is perfect for weeknight meals in that the recipes are all around 30 minutes to an hour to make from start to finish. Honestly, what more would you want in a cookbook?
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical With a Gourmet Flavor November 1, 2011
Format:Paperback
This is a practical cookbook by Food Network star Robin Miller that boasts 500 recipes with dishes that range from soups, pizzas, and pastas, to chicken, beef, pork, seafood, side dishes, and desserts, and that represent several ethnic cuisines. The appeal of the recipes is that each one uses five or less ingredients and is 500 calories or less. They are quick to prepare and many can be made ahead of time to make mealtime easier.

I found several recipes I want to try such as Buffalo Chicken Soup with Blue Cheese Crumbles, Gingerbread Tiramisu, Roasted Vegetable Salad, Pretzel-Crusted Honey Mustard Chicken, Spinach and Smoked Mozzarella Strudel, Beef and Corn Casserole with Pepper Jack Cheese, Baked Chicken with Black Olive Hummus, and Grilled Chicken with Tomato-Olive Salsa. Despite the gourmet-sounding names, the recipes are actually simple and unintimidating. I made the Buffalo Chicken Fingers with Blue Cheese-Chive Dip. It was a big hit with my family and very easy to make. I also enjoyed the Turkey Meat Loaf with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Parmesan as an alternative to the traditional meatloaf I usually make.

In reading through this cookbook, I didn't find any ingredients I couldn't find at my local grocery store which makes it all the more easy to use. There aren't as many photos as I'd like but enough to inspire me to try more of the recipes. This is a cookbook I know I'll use because the recipes are quick and easy, and one I think cooks from beginners to the more experienced will enjoy.

I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher but the opinion of it is my own and was not solicited, nor was a positive review required.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Robin takes 5 December 11, 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Book was great use it almost daily.

Truly simple by limiting number of ingredients. How many times have you seen a recipe with 12 or more ingredients 3 which you both don't have and never heard of?

This is simple, fast, and great tasting.

DL
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Like Pictures?
This book doesn't have many pictures of the recipes, but the recipes seem worth trying. Worth the price, if your watching calories.
Published 3 days ago by Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars Most practical cookbook I own
I've used this book every night since I received it and every recipe has been a crowd pleaser (I have a 3 yr old and a 7 yr old and they're tough customers)! Read more
Published 6 days ago by laura
3.0 out of 5 stars Fine - Gave Me Some Ideas
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Published 1 month ago by JAScribbles
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed
I doubt that I will get much use out of this cookbook. The recipe names sound unappetizing to me and the directions for a lot of the recipes require kitchen items and gadgets that... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Carolyn D. Schultz
2.0 out of 5 stars Book doesn't live up to its title...
but she couldn't have called it Robin Takes 6: Ingredients or less, 600 cals or less, etc. for obvious reasons. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Shelby Ross
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
The recipes are not that nice, and the concept of the book not that well executed. I think it is a great concept, just is not really ready for prime time.
Published 3 months ago by Soraya Gollop
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting concept
I liked the idea of this cookbook and she managed to be really inventive considering how restricted she was with only 5 ingredients. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. N.
4.0 out of 5 stars good simple recipes
I've looked thru the book and tried one. there are several recipes I'll be trying soon. A worthy buy for someone who wants simple and calorie conscious.
Published 4 months ago by V. L. Stubblefield
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource!!
Highly recommend this great book! Tons of recipes that are low in calories and low in number of items used to make the dishes. Most of them taste good to boot!
Published 4 months ago by Juiced on juicing
2.0 out of 5 stars over simplified
I bought this book and really wanted to like it, but after trying recipe after recipe, i have to say it was disappointing. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Kirachan
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