Don't Panic - Dinner's in the Freezer: Great-Tasting Meals You Can Make Ahead (Paperback)

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Hectic lifestyles and over-full schedules make traditional cooking methods nearly obsolete in many families. The results are poor nutrition and budgets strained by the high cost of fast food or commercially prepared meals. Don't Panic-Dinner's in the Freezer offers a simple and economical alternative, featuring dozens of recipes designed to be prepared and frozen for future use. With over 23,000 copies sold in its original self-published edition, this book gives practical tips for planning, organizing, and shopping for meals, as well as unique ways to freeze and reheat prepared foods. Every recipe includes measurements for cooking alone or as a joint venture with one or two friends. Families, singles, retirees-everyone who needs to eat-will find fast and easy answers to the question, "What's for dinner?"

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"I'm hungry. What's for dinner?" How do you respond to this question after a long, busy day? Head for the nearest fast-food restaurant? Pop a commercially prepared meal into the oven? Or you could have . . . Apricot-Glazed Chicken Tenders and Cashew Fudge Tarts Colorado White Chili and Chocolate-Orange Crumb Cake Turkey Picante Pie and Tomato and Leek Bisque Beef Chimichangas and Gooey Caramel Cinnamon Rolls You're probably thinking, Yeah, right! But delicious recipes like these are just minutes away! Don't Panic-Dinner's in the Freezer offers a simple and economical alternative to take-out and prepackaged foods, featuring dozens of quick and easy home-tested recipes designed to be prepared in quantity and frozen ahead. Whether you cook for one or for a large family, this unique method will simplify your life with healthy, money- and time-saving recipes. Once you try the Don't Panic method, you may never again go back to your old ways of cooking. "How great it is to know that at the end of a busy day, I do not need to think about dinner-it's in the freezer! You too will become a convert to the Don't Panic approach."-Marita Littauer, author and president, CLASServices, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Revell (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800730550
• ISBN-13: 978-0800730550
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,503 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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294 of 298 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JUST LIKE DREAM DINNERS!, January 25, 2006

By	kiwanissandy "Go Bucks!" (Heart of Ohio) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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What I like about this cookbook is the recipes have you freeze the dish before cooking it. For me, what I don't like about some of the other OAMC (once a month cooking) cookbooks is they have you cook it first, then freeze and when you unthaw it it's mush. This cookbook has you assemble all the ingredients first, freeze it and then day of serving you thaw and cook. Very much the same as dream dinners.com. (without the hefty price tag). Have loved the cranberry chicken, chicken cacciatore and the buttermilk herb chicken breasts. We eat mostly chicken but there are beef, pork and even desserts recipes. Serving suggestions are offered though not as many as I'd like. Very good cookbook, worthy investment and I don't give my praise lightly.

130 of 133 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely FANTASTIC!, March 23, 2006

By	Q - See all my reviews

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Exactly what I was looking for - freezer meals that don't require a 'monthly plan' to best utilize!

SO many recipes, all of which appeal to most of the family (preschooler included - that's a challenge!), and none of which require Julia Child level skills to prepare. I also like that it lays out ingredient lists based on different multiples of the recipe (1, 3, 6, etc). Makes it simple to make in bulk if I choose to (but doesn't require higher math to split a recipe if I don't want to make that much, like many OAMC recipes do).

I think it's even better than Dream Dinners (or those type of places - many of which I swear seem like they use *these* recipes!), as I'm not limited to their menu choices.

103 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best freezer cookbook I have seen, March 30, 2006

By	Kimberly Wilson (Loveland, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This cookbook is the best freezer cookbook out there. The receipes are easy and kid friendly (a plus in my house)plus they are easy to adapt to your own tastes. I easily made 15 meat based dinners in less than 3 hours. A plus to this book over others is that many of the recipes are simply assembled and then cooked on serving day which I prefer to cooking and then thawing/reheating which can degrade the texture of many foods. I would recommend this cookbook to anyone looking to start freezer cooking or those looking for new and good recipes