Don't Panic - Dinner's in the Freezer: Great-Tasting Meals You Can Make Ahead
by Bonnie Garcia, Susie Martinez, Vanda Howell
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Author: Bonnie Garcia, Susie Martinez, Vanda HowellEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-01
ISBN: 0800730550
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Revell
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Book Review: Definitely Worth the Money
Summary: 5 Stars
If you click on the left on Index it will show you all the recipes in the book (not table of contents - that only shows the general categories).
One of the things I have been frustrated with in some of my past OAMC books is that the recipes are just not the "right kind" that I am looking for. They have things like spaghetti sauce and tacos that are so fast and easy to make that it is almost not worth predoing them. The menus were really limited and 90% of them include cream of mushroom soup (not that I have anything against cream of mushroom soup - it's one of my favorites - but I want more variety, you know?). The other frustration I had was that many of them precooked all the meals and just reheated them later. While that has its place, in my personal opinion, that tends to make your meals feel more like TV dinners and sometimes the quality just isn't there the second time around.
Something I like about this book is that it has the recipes like they have in the freezer preparation places - things like chicken breasts in the marinades stored in the ziplock bags.
Recipes are shown with 1 batch, usually of 6-8 servings (plus x2, x4, x6 for appetizers and x3, x6, x9 for the entrees). Instructions include clearly laid out cooking day and serving day notes.
Overall they have ingredients I am likely to already have in my pantry or that are easy to find. These are not generally "exotic" recipes, so I don't see much call for ingredients of a more unusual nature (i.e. it leans more towards the standards of onions, celery, etc.). I think the majority of recipes are kid friendly (because basically this is NOT a gourmet cookbook).
I don't like that there isn't a regular index where you could look up peppers for instance and find all the recipes that have peppers in them. I consider that an annoying inconvenience, though not a huge big deal. Many, if not most, of the side dishes are dishes that are best made on the day of serving, which lead me to the question of "so why did you include them in a freezer cooking book?"
For the vegetarians - there is no separate section for vegetarian recipes. Apart from the ones you might expect to be vegetarian (like some side dishes for example), I don't think there are a whole lot of vegetarian recipes in this book and wouldn't recommend it if that is what you were looking for.
But for new recipes to try for chicken, beef, pork, etc. this is definitely worth getting.
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Summary of Don't Panic - Dinner's in the Freezer: Great-Tasting Meals You Can Make Ahead
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?"Culinary Arts & Techniques Books
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