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Don’t Panic – Quick, Easy, and Delicious Meals for Your Family

 

Susie Martinez, Vanda Howell & Bonnie Garcia 

Great meals for your busy family!

We’re all busy, but that doesn’t mean we have to eat like we are. You don’t have to settle for feeding your family commercially packaged meals full of sodium and preservatives or fat-laced fast food. Quick and healthy meals from your very own kitchen are easy with delicious recipes like

Southwestern Baked Cheese Dip

Thai Chicken Wraps

Walnut Spinach Salad

Homestyle Mac & Cheese

Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Oven Roasted Orange Chicken

Grilled Flat Iron Steak Sandwiches

Spicy Shrimp and Asparagus Stir-Fry

Fruit Pizza

Mexican Chocolate Mousse

and many more

From quick meals made on the grill or in the sauté pan to crockpot dishes that require little prep and cook while you’re out for the day, the recipes in this cookbook are tasty and nutritious–and require less hands-on preparation than traditional meals. Easy appetizers and desserts; one-dish casseroles and pastas; simple soups, salads, and side dishes; and even fast breakfasts round out the selections. Meals that are freezer-friendly are marked for those who want to make ahead.

Give your family the best–the easy way!

ISLAND BREEZES

I really like this cookbook. What’s not to like about quick, easy and delicious?

I decided to just start cooking my way through the book. If I had all the ingredients for a recipe, I cooked it. So far, I haven’t found one I disliked.

I did have to make some minor changes to the first one I made. It was the Burger Bites in the appetizer section. It called for ground beef, bison, turkey or chicken. The only ground meat I had was veal. Well, ground beef and ground veal both come from a cow, so I used veal.

When it came to the part about making all those mini-patties, I looked at my husband and knew that wasn’t going to work. Those mini-patties grew up into full size burgers. They were delicious.

I’ll give you a chance to try my favorite – the Fresh Mozzarella & Tomato Salad. It’s very similar to a dish I used to eat when I worked at sea. My waiter was conditioned to serve me three of those. One for appetizer, one for my entrée and one for my dessert. I really looked forward to fresh mozzarella and tomato night.

FRESH MOZZARELLA AND TOMATO SALAD

Serves 6 

Dressing

1 T balsamic vinegar

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

1 T onion, minced

¼ t dried oregano

1 clove garlic, minced

4-6 tomatoes, sliced

2 oz fresh mozzarella cheese

In small bowl, mix together dressing ingredients. Place sliced tomatoes in serving dish, then cover with dressing. Cut fresh mozzarella into cubes and place on top of tomatoes. Cover and chill. May be served immediately or stored in refrigerator for up to 24 hours.

Another good thing about this book is the fact that nutritional information is included for each recipe.

*** A special thank you to Donna Hausler for providing a review copy.***

Bonnie Garcia is a busy mother of three sons. She works as a part-time pediatric nurse, where she enjoys working with newborns and their parents. In her free time, she enjoys downhill skiing and reading. An Iowa native, Bonnie has been married to her husband, Steve, for twenty-six years. She is active in her local church, where her husband is the senior pastor. After recent trips to Greece and Israel, Bonnie has discovered that she is hooked on international travel.

Vanda Howell is a busy mom who works part-time as a kitchen design consultant. Vanda is a Denver native and has been married to her husband, Mike, for twenty-seven years. She is absolutely in love with (a.k.a. addicted to) dark chocolate, espresso lattés, and going to movies. In her free time, she enjoys gourmet cooking, gardening, and wakeboarding with her husband and teenage son.

Susie Martinez is a professional counselor with a private counseling practice in Colorado. She has been married to her husband, Joe, for twenty-two years and has two teenage children. Susie adores her family, her Kitchen Aid mixer, and her purple PT Cruiser. In her free time, she enjoys shopping with her daughter, taking long walks, and home decorating. Susie also struggles with a particular weakness for palm trees and white sandy beaches.

Available April 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

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