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The Cooking for One Cookbook: 100 Easy Recipes

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With these delightful recipes for one, waste and leftovers are done.

If you’re a solo cook, and tired of that all-too-familiar thud of a half-finished pot of mac and cheese hitting the bottom of your trash can, The Cooking for One Cookbook is ready to expand your solo recipe repertoire. The Cooking for One Cookbook presents 100 contemporary, tasty, and perfectly portioned recipes-for-one that will leave your appetite satisfied and your kitchen waste-free.

Less wasted food equals less wasted money, and The Cooking for One Cookbook’s appropriate portions and delicious, diverse meals will make you feel like a professional chef! Cook your way to a happier, healthier, tastier life.

The Cooking for One Cookbook includes:

  • One stop shopping—Delicious recipes including Apple Crumb French Toast and Cuban Pitas use readily available supermarket ingredients that reflect up-to-date dietary preferences fit for a range of palates.
  • The practical gourmet—Become a skillful chef with easy-to-follow pantry and grocery tips designed to make cooking for one and shopping for one a breeze.
  • Dietary goals—Stay on track with suggested menu planning that assists with time-saving and eliminates the “What do I cook now?!” stress.

The Cooking for One Cookbook is a practical, relatable, and modern resource for the at-home solo cook.

Find more recipes like this on my companion blog, “Good Food, Good Meat, Good God, Let’s Eat!”

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Cutie Pies: 40 Sweet, Savory, and Adorable Recipes

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“Move over, cupcakes, there’s another bite-size treat sweetening up a bakery near you . . . they’re bites of home-style dessert that fit in your palm.” —The Seattle Times

Praised by Bon Appétit, DailyCandy, and Sunset magazine, the secrets behind Dani Cone’s signature handmade, all-natural miniature pies are revealed for the first time inside Cutie Pies: 40 Sweet, Savory, and Adorable Recipes. Whether you’re grabbing the perfectly portable Flipside on the way to work, enjoying a Piejar as a tasty afternoon treat, or looking for a fun and impressive dinner party dessert, Cutie Pies provides the perfect morsels to satisfy sweet and savory cravings alike.

Inside Cutie Pies, Cone presents 40 exclusive recipes inspired by the unique line of compact pastries she serves at her Seattle-based Fuel Coffee and High 5 Pie locations, which have received a Best of Seattle Weekly award. Sweet, one-of-a-kind treats like a Mango-Raspberry-Lemon Piepop mingle with savory recipes like Cone’s Curry Veggie Piejar, all in a distinct and delightful design.

Cutie Pies is illustrated throughout with more than 20 mouthwatering, full-color photographs, and its contemporary fashion and straightforward recipes enable bakers everywhere to create these tiny treats with big flavor.

“Pies are quickly becoming the ‘new’ cupcakes. Get in on the ground floor with Cutie Pies. This is such a fun cookbook.” —A Well-Seasoned Life



“If you are looking for great recipes for pies to impress, this will fit that niche. It is also a good selection for those who are following a vegan or gluten-free diet.” —FoodReference.com

Find more recipes like this on my companion blog, “Good Food, Good Meat, Good God, Let’s Eat!”

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The Healthy Meal Prep Instant Pot® Cookbook: No-Fuss Recipes for Nutritious, Ready-to-Go Meals

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Prepare healthy, delicious, ready-to-go Instant-Pot® meals with ease.

Healthy eating is suddenly fast and simple with The Healthy Meal Prep Instant Pot Cookbook. Combining the speed and ease of Instant Pot® cooking with meal prep hacks, this Instant Pot cookbook will have you fixing great food that’s good for you in no time. You’ll also have plenty left for ready-to-go meals so you eat well all week long.

Never used an Instant Pot®? Don’t know much about meal prep? The Healthy Meal Prep Instant Pot Cookbook teaches you everything you need to know. From proper food storage to multitasking with your multicooker, discover how perfectly healthy meal prep and the Instant Pot® go together.

The Healthy Meal Prep Instant Pot Cookbook includes:

  • BECOME AN INSTANT POT® PRO—Become an electric pressure cooker expert with handy guides and tips—plus recipes developed specifically for the Instant Pot®.
  • MASTER MEAL PREP—Learn the secrets of advanced preparation, planning, and storage that make meal prepping a snap inside this Instant Pot cookbook.
  • 75 RECIPES—From Spicy Sausage and Potato Hash to Lemon-Garlic Shrimp Scampi, enjoy delicious food that tastes just as great when you bring it back out of your fridge or freezer for grab-and-go meals.

Make healthy meal prep easier than ever with the Healthy Meal Prep Instant Pot Cookbook.


Editorial Reviews
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“This cookbook harnesses the magic of the Instant Pot in 75 recipes that are healthy and perfect for reheating throughout the week.”—Abigail Abesamis, Forbes contributor

”Cooking and eating whole food meals from scratch is an important part of the healing process for many with chronic health conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Yet, meal prep can be tedious and time-consuming. Not anymore! This beautiful cookbook demystifies getting a healthy, delicious meal on the table, quickly and easily, using the Instant Pot.”—Amy Medling, author of Healing PCOS and founder of PCOSDiva.com

"Carrie’s beautiful Instant Pot cookbook teaches you how to prep and repurpose recipes to save money, calories, and let’s face it…your sanity after a busy day. Her recipes are simple to make and completely scrumptious, proving that clean eating can be delicious!"—Audrey Johns, Cookbook Author

"Bringing the Instant Pot into meal prep makes cooking for the week easier and faster than ever. Carrie’s recipes cover everything from classic, beloved dishes to new and creative recipes that I just can’t get enough of!"—Cheryl Malik, 40 Aprons --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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These 75 Fourth Of July Desserts Will Get More Attention Than The Fireworks

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The desserts are coming! The desserts are coming! Okay, so Paul Revere definitely didn’t say that, but we still think you should start a revolution of your own this 4th of July—against boring desserts! These patriotic, star-spangled sweets will add some festive red, white, and blue to your spread… at least until they’re devoured. From fruity cookies to spectacular cakes, all-American pies to summery popsicles, we’ve got something here for everyone, for every occasion Independence Day could throw at you.

Okay, admittedly, some of these desserts aren’t red, white, AND blue all at once, but we believe in your ability to either make it happen by getting creative with additional ingredients, being content with a more subtle patriotic vibe, or, our favorite, serving multiple of them at once for that full flag effect (like we did with our flag cake).

What do we mean by additional ingredients? Fruit, of course! Cherries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries are the easiest, tastiest way to add color to your desserts. Start with a white or red base—like our red velvet cake or ice cream, our no-bake whipped ricotta cheesecake, or our white cake—add a variety of fruit, top the whole thing with some whipped cream, and there you have it: the perfect creative interpretation of America’s flag. Check out our red velvet whoopie pies with blueberries, our flag cake, or our berries & cream charcuterie board for inspiration, then get creative with it.

Speaking of fruit, no one would be mad if you served up a variety of classic summer desserts instead of adhering to a colorful theme. Our fruit popsicles, our blueberry surprise, our raspberry tiramisu, or our strawberry crisp are always crowd-pleasers. Looking for something a little more casual? Our strawberry shortcake Rice Krispie treats, our M&M cookie bars, or our cheesecake cupcakes are perfect for sharing at a 4th of July potluck or picnic.

Want to meet somewhere in the middle? A little food coloring, red and blue sanding sugars, and even edible glitter can go a long way in turning something subtle into a show-stopper—check out our lemon-blueberry firecracker Bundt cake to see what we mean. We also aren’t above topping our treats with actual sparklers, so be safe and have fun with it!

delish!

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3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Recipes: 200 Recipes for Memorable Meals

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People love the convenience of their slow cookers. What could be better than walking in the door after a hard day’s work to the smell of beef stew, ready and waiting? A beef stew that only requires three ingredients, that’s what!The problem with most slow cooker recipes is that they require lots of ingredients and steps before you actually “fix it and forget it.” Not this book-these are truly simple recipes, and best of all, they are memorable, not mushy!You’ll find recipes like:*Rosemary Lamb Stew*Chicken Curry*Three-Alarm Chili*Spicy Pot Roast with Onions*Coq au Vin*Pork Roast with 40 Cloves of GarlicPlus, you’ll find recipes for desserts like cheesecake and custard and appetizers like chicken wings and artichoke dip!

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5.0 out of 5 stars 
The Best Cookbook for the Busy Person
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2008
Verified Purchase
I just began a new schedule and I was having a very hard time adjusting to having dinner on the table and not getting home until 6:30 at night. My daughter was starving by then so I couldn't just start cooking - I needed something ready when I got home. Hence the slow cooker meals. I tried using the slow cooker recipes that I found in other cookbooks but the food prep before hand meant that I would have to wake up 2 hours earlier just to chop, dice and assemble.
This cookbook is so easy and the recipes are quite good! I love it. Put the main ingredient in and add some prepared soup, gravy, spices, fruit, etc and voila...when you come home it is done. Now, I said prepared ingredients. My biggest objection to the book is that the recipes call for a lot of prepared/processed ingredients that I would not normally cook with. But, I figure that it is a whole lot better for you than a meal from a fast food restaurant or eating out. I usually serve the meal with rice/potatoes/noodles that I prepare the night before and heat up in the microwave plus a fresh or frozen veggy.
If you are a busy person who needs help with feeding your family - this book will not disappoint you.

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