Simply Chilis, Chowders, and Stews: 100 Quick and Delicious One-Dish Dinners and Accompaniments (Wisdom of the Midwives) [Paperback]

Carol Heding Munson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wisdom of the Midwives | Publication Date: July 23, 1998

Few meals are more welcoming on a cold evening than a soul-warming soup or stwe made of fresh, wholesome vegetables, spices, beans, and meats. This cookbook makes the preparation as easy as peeling a potatoe, boiling water, and reading simple, streamlined instructions. Eight chapters review equipment, offer tips on cooking, storing, freezing, and reheating. Every recipe is low in fat and sodium, and nutritional analyses are supplied.

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From Publishers Weekly

Munson provides an eclectic compilation of easily prepared dinnertime dishes that are easy on the home meal maker. Many of these fast-to-fix main courses are traditional favorites or old standbys such as Beef Stew or Easy Manhattan Clam Chowder. Others may be less known, such as Pigeon Pea Chowder with Spanish Onions and a Lamb and Turnip Stew with Cilantro. Dividing her attention for main-ingredient dishes equally among vegetables, poultry, seafood, legumes and meat, Munson assembles ingredients in some unusual combinations, as in Ditalini Pasta with White Beans and Collards or Lentil Chili with Bacon and Beer, while Thai-spiced Carrots and Chicken is flavored with peanut sauce, fresh ginger and sesame oil. Turkey Sancoche is a Latin American medley of meats, fish, vegetables and seasonings, topped with toasted cashews. The traditional affinity of this kind of food for dumplings and similar accompaniments is recognized with such recipes as Caraway Wheat Dumplings, Spicy Cheddar Dumplings and Crusty Cornbread. An appendix describes such ingredients as adzuki beans and tomatillos. Exhaustive in neither range of recipes nor level of instruction, this is an everyday cookbook meant to help out the home cook in a hurry. Rodale Book Club and BOMC selections.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: Surrey Books; 1st edition (July 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572840153
• ISBN-13: 978-1572840157
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,447,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The recipes were impressive to serve, but very easy to make., December 29, 1998

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This review is from: Simply Chilis, Chowders, and Stews: 100 Quick and Delicious One-Dish Dinners and Accompaniments (Wisdom of the Midwives) (Paperback)

So far, I've made three recipes from this book, and they are all winners. The pork tenderloin chili was fabulous, my husband and friends raved over it. The best part is that it only took a few minutes to prepare.

The black & white chili was very tasty, extremely nutritious, and also very simple to prepare. Also, I made the wild mushroom chowder--it took a little bit more effort than the chilis, but it was worth it!

I've always thought recipes don't have to be complex to be good, and "Chilis" proved it. Oftentimes, the right combination of a few good ingredients is all it takes. These recipes are perfect for busy families and for entertaining. I highly recommend it.