Kitchen Coach: Weeknight Cooking
Author: Jennifer Bushman
Kitchen Coach Jennifer Bushman can help you get good food on the table Monday to Friday and enjoy making it! She'll help you set up an efficient kitchen and identify the weeknight cooking challenges you may face—working late, keeping to a budget, pleasing picky eaters, juggling family schedules—then guide you to great recipes to suit your need or mood of the day. You and your family will be glad you cooked!
• "What to Cook" chart to solve your "What's for dinner?" questions
• Meal-planning cues—from Easy Preparation to Something Special
• 150 simple, healthy recipes for all kinds of weeknight situations
• Sensational salads, hearty pastas, fresh fish entrees, and tempting chicken recipes
• Themed dishes for "comfort food" or sophisticated "spa cooking" nights, and more
• Fun foods for kids—including wraps, tacos, pizza, and foods-on-a-stick
"Jennifer is a working woman's dream. . . . There is something for everyone's palate in this book. If you love to cook, or just love to eat, this is all you need!"
—Elizabeth Vargas, anchor, ABC News
"Jennifer Bushman's creative dishes can stir even the most jaded, overworked cook. This is an invaluable book to help survive our rushed, stressed modern lives."
—Shirley O. Corriher, author of CookWise
"Finally a book that matches . . . [Jennifer's] vibrant, lively, and creative personality. . . . Every kitchen needs Jennifer as their 'kitchen coach'!"
—Joanne Weir, host of the PBS series Weir Cooking in the City and author of Weir Cooking in the City
"Jennifer Bushman's . .. enthusiasm reaches right out from the page and there is no reason not to cook once you have Jennifer's book in hand."
—John Ash chef, teacher, and author of John Ash Cooking One on One
"Jennifer Bushman, champion cooking teacher, personifies a true Kitchen Coach: always guiding, encouraging, and inspiring."
—Flo Braker, author of The Simple Art of Perfect Baking and Sweet Miniatures
Publishers Weekly
Practical tips trump celebrity gloss in this handy first offering from Bushman, owner of a Nevada cooking school and a syndicated TV cook. Bushman swears "cooking even a couple of times a week will make you happier." Her formula for achieving domestic bliss-choosing simple, fresh ingredients that stimulate the senses while offering a healthful alternative to prepared food and takeout-isn't news, but the 150 recipes offer some pleasingly creative ways of transforming basic ingredients, seen in such recipes as Penne with Puttanesca Sauce, as well as "spa" recipes like Linguine with Tomato-Fennel Sauce, which offers a fancier alternative for only marginally more prep time. While the book's 23 chapters present an array of cuisines, with chapters on how to prepare simple Asian, Mexican and Mediterranean meals, Bushman also pays tribute to unfussy comfort foods like Quick Macaroni and Cheese. Bushman's casual, fun approach to dining (relax, let your senses guide you, eat breakfast at dinner time if it makes you happy) should appeal to busy cooks. Photo insert not seen by PW. Agent, Stacey Glick. (July) Forecast: Bushman offers a great value, covering ethnic cuisine, vegetarian entrees, kids' snacks, sandwiches, etc. However, she's competing with many other books by TV cooks with higher profiles, so sales could prove challenging. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Library Journal
Bushman and her husband run a cooking school called the Nothing to It! Culinary Center in Reno, NV, and she is the host of "Nothing to It" television cooking spots. Her first book presents 150 recipes for busy cooks, with dozens of tips and hints to make their lives easier, from how to organize the pantry to what to look for when buying poultry. Organized into 20 some small chapters, from "Wrap It Up!" to "The Asian Express," the recipes are an eclectic selection; many seem rather familiar. For area libraries and large general collections. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Book about: Low Fat No Fat Italian or The Best of Finnish Cooking
Safe Food for You and Your Family
Author: American Dietetic Association
The definitive pocket guide on food safetyfrom the source America turns to for food and nutrition advice. Each year, about one in every 10 Americans develops a food-related illness. You can protect yourself with Safe Food for You and Your Family, an indispensable guide to preventing foodborne illness. This book explains how to detect hidden dangers at home or away, which foods are potentially unsafe, and how they become contaminated. Valuable tips include preventing the spread of bacteria in your kitchen, how to tell if food has gone "bad," storing and serving safe foods, and how to pack bag lunches safely and order at restaurants, markets, and delis.
Table of Contents:
The Basics.At Home.
Away From Home.
Our Food Supply is (Still) Changing.
Help! A Resource Guide.
Appendices.
Index.
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