The Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day Gourmet: A Month of Meals Made Easy - Softcover

Tara Wohlenhaus; Nanci Slagle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966446704 ISBN 13: 9780966446708

Publisher: Thirty Day Gourmet Pr, 1998

Synopsis

The Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day Gourmet is a comprehensive cooking system that teaches busy cooks the art of spending one day assembling and freezing a month's worth of delicious and nutritious entrees, side dishes and desserts. This "hands-on" manual includes time-saving worksheets, step-by-step instructions, healthy tips, money-saving ideas and practical advice. The manual also features: - 23 black and white demonstration photos - 7 easy-to-follow steps - fold-out tally sheet - benefits of cooking with a friend - choosing recipes for freezer cooking - shopping smart - assembling in quantity - freezing for great results - thorough appendix with: - equivalency charts - metric conversion charts - freezing time chart - blanching chart - list of basic cooking terms - freezer selection and maintenance - power failure procedures

The Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day Gourmet differs from other quantity cookbooks seen on the market. - Our system allows for choosing a different combination of recipes each cooking day. - Our system allows for incorporating personal recipe favorites. - Our recipes are multiplied out for time-saving multiple entre cooking. - Our recipes are "kid-friendly" and family approved. - Our recipes are not repeated elsewhere in the manual.

Thousands of 30 Day Gourmets LOVE this manual and attest to its sanity saving value.

About this title

From the Publisher

Are you a van driving/sandwich generation/soccer Mom who feels guilty about serving corn flakes for supper but dreads the pricey (and fatty) trip to the drive-thru? Or are you a 9-to-5er/gym going/meeting attender who is tired of meals grabbed between appointments? Imagine sitting down to a home-cooked meal every night.

Impossible, you say? Not if you follow the advice of Tara Wohlenhaus and Nanci Slagle. Over the past five years they have created and perfected a near fool-proof way to enjoy healthy, tasty, low-cost, home-cooked, convenient meals every day. Now anyone can do it themselves with the help of the Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day Gourmet: A Month of Meals Made Easy.

How does it work? Well, in a nut shell, you plan/shop/assemble/freeze/cook/serve/enjoy. Happily, Tara and Nanci walk you through the process one step at a time. Whether you are someone who loves to cook but just doesn't want tohave to do it every day (like Tara) or someone who hates to cook but wants to serve her family great tasting home cooked meals on a regular basis (like Nanci), you can become a 30 Day Gourmet in no time. The front of the manual is filled with basic information, worksheets, and checklists to help with planning, shopping, and preparation. Then there are 100+ pages of recipes that include everything from Lazy Day Lasagna to Parsley Parmesan Chicken, Citrus Marniade for Fish, Pasta with Herb Sauce, Champagne Salad, and Apple Squares. Plus there is advice on how to adapt your own favorite recipes or allow for special dietary needs.

Whether you do as the authors suggest and team up with a cooking buddy to share labor and costs - or go it alone, the recipes hold up well both in the freezer and under picky-eater scrutiny. With a stuffed potato running $1.50 for a half slice at the neighborhood grocery-deli, the Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes from The Freezer Cooking Manual is a a real value at just pennies a portion (adults and kids love 'em). A Sunday brunch quiche without the Sunday morning mess is a guaranteed palate-pleaser, too, and contains fresher ingredients at a fraction of what those "homemade" pour-a-quiche mixes cost.

All the recipes in The Freezer Cooking Manual are multiplied for easy quantity cooking so dishes can be made haead for singles, parents, families or to plan do-it-ahead parties and potlucks. All use common household ingredients. All are guaranteed to save time and money. The book also contains great tips on everything from compatibility with a "cooking friend" to food storage and shopping strategies.

So, if you want the home-cooked flavor without the daily hassles, consider trying this marathon method with the help of Tara and Nanci, who have perfected the way to make all of this not only possible but easy, too. Presented clearly - and with humor - so anyone can do it.

From the Back Cover

Nanci Slagle Hi, I'm Nanci. I HATE to cook! Before 30 Day Gourmet, I did what I call "crisis cooking" - make whatever I can with whatever I have at 5:30 p.m. and hope for the best! Sound familiar? Since Tara and I began cooking the 30 Day Gourmet way, my life has changed. Gone is the daily pressure of what to have for dinner - I know there's something in the freezer that will be quick and delicious. I have more time and money for other things - things I really LOVE to do. If I can do this, anyone can. Try 30 Day Gourmet cooking. You'll love it!

Tara Wohlenhaus Hello, I'm Tara. I LOVE to cook! I always have! But with so many interests and responsibilities, finding time to put the "ideal" meal on the table every evening was getting more and more difficult. With the 30 Day Gourmet plan, I can still feed my family nutritious and delicious food without spending all day doing it! Very little compares with the relief of knowing that even on the busiest day of the week, your family will sit down to a hot, nutritious meal. Try the 30 Day Gourmet plan. It really works!

- REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR COOKING LIFE - LOWER YOUR DINNER TIME STRESS - SAVE TIME AND MONEY - EAT HEALTHIER FOODS

This manual is the greatest thing - just fabulous! It really does simplify life's after-work worries. Deborah - Rancho Cordova, California Thanks for making a HUGE part of my life easier. You gals have saved my life. Carrie - Savage, Minnesota This system is fantastic! Your worksheets and organization are the best ever! Our whole family (even the picky eater) loves the recipes! Cyndy - West Palm Beach, Florida

Edition details

• Publisher: Thirty Day Gourmet Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0966446704
• ISBN 13: 9780966446708
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 128