Kitchen Coach Family Meals : Stress-Free Recipes to Cook for and with Your Family

by Jennifer Bushman; Sallie Y. Williams

• ISBN13: 9780764543128
• ISBN10: 0764543121
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Praise for the Kitchen Coach "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 "Practical tips trump celebrity gloss. . . . Bushman's casual, fun approach to dining . . . should appeal to busy cooks." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "This book is full of yummy-sounding recipes, helpful advice on how to set up your kitchen, and Jennifer's own contagious enthusiasm for the pleasures of spending time in the kitchen--a potent combination!" --Martha Holmberg Publisher, Fine Cooking magazine Kitchen Coach Jennifer Bushman can help you make great meals for and with your family. She shows you how to fit cooking into your busy schedule and prepare delicious food everyone will love. In her warm, enthusiastic style, she not only provides recipes, techniques, tips, and inspiration, but also gives you the confidence to cook any night of the week! The Kitchen Coach gives you: * Great ideas to get the whole family involved in meal preparation * Meal-planning cues--from Easy Preparation to Freezer-Ready * 160 family-tested recipes for all kinds of situations * Recipes for tempting appetizers, savory soups, sensational salads, fresh fish entrees, and hearty main courses * Lots of options for more convenient cooking--One-Dish meals, Make-Ahead dishes, Slow-Cooker specialties, first-night and Encore main courses, and more * Fun food for kids--including Mini Meat Loaves and Chocolate Chip Cookie Pizza

Author Biography

Jennifer Bushman is the producer and star of the Nothing To It! gourmet TV news segments, the second-highest watched news insert in the nation, currently reaching more than 3 million people. She and her husband own and run the Nothing To It! Culinary Center in Reno, Nevada, which includes a cooking school (with 600 students/month) and two retail outlets. Bushman creates every class curriculum and teaches many of them. She features celebrity instructors at her school such as Nick Malgieri, James Peterson, and Shirley Corriher. She is also a culinary ambassador for Fine Cooking magazine. Bushman has been nominated for 4 prestigious food industry (James Beard and IACP) awards since 1999, in the categories of cooking teacher, cooking school, and broadcast media. Since the publication of her first book, she has appeared on national television: twice on "Weekend Today" and on "Life and Style." She has been featured in Redbook, Real Simple, and Parenting Magazine.

Sallie Williams, co-author of all three Kitchen Coach books, is a food writer, food consultant, and cooking instructor. She is the author of six cookbooks including Vegetables on the Side and The Complete Book of Sauces.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Why Cook for Your Family?

Is Your Kitchen Ready?

Appetizers.

Soups.

Substantial Salads.

Eggs.

Fish and Shellfish.

Poultry.

Poultry Encores.

Beef, Pork, Veal, and Lamb.

Beef, Pork, Veal, and Lamb Encores.

Vegetables.

Ready and Waiting: Slow Food.

Make Aheads for the Freezer.

One-Dish Meals.

Breads.

Desserts.

Drink to the Good Life.

Snacks.

Cooking with Kids.