Bare minimum dinners : recipes and strategies for doing less in the kitchen / Jenna Helwig.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780358434719
- ISBN: 0358434718
- ISBN: 9780358434719 : PAP
- ISBN: 0358434718 : PAP
- ISBN: 9780358434719
- ISBN: 0358434718
- Physical Description: vii, 231 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Your setup -- Bare minimum time. Recipes ready in 30 minutes or less -- Bare minimum ingredients. Recipes with seven ingredients (or less) -- Bare minimum cleanup. Dinners that come together in a single pot or pan -- Bare minimum hands-on time. Recipes for the instant pot or slow cooker -- Bare minimum sides. Easy add-ons to round out dinner. |
Summary, etc.: | "Easy recipes and shortcuts to spend less time in the kitchen--with fewer ingredients, less cleanup, Instant Pot and slow cooker options, meals made in 30 minutes or less, and other smart strategies"-- Provided by publisher |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Quick and easy cooking. Electric cooking, Slow. Dinners and dining. Cookbooks. |
Genre: | Cookbooks. Recipes. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sherman Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Sherman Library | 641.555 HEL (Text) | 34060152661363 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Library Journal Review
Bare Minimum Dinners : Recipes and Strategies for Doing Less in the Kitchen
Library Journal
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This collection by Helwig, food director at Real Simple, has an inspired premise and delightful recipes. The cookbook's four well-explored themes--30-minute meals; one-pan meals; seven-ingredient or fewer meals; and slow cooker meals (here mixed with a multicooker)--together create one masterful guide to getting dinner on the table, no matter the obstacles of the evening. The recipes are simple (sometimes only two steps), and readers who are comfortable in the kitchen will enjoy Helwig's encouragement to substitute ingredients to suit their pantry. While the recipes are written for the confident home chef, the introductory information, as well as a few personal anecdotes, seem to be geared toward novice cooks doing things like buying fresh greens for the first time. Helwig's friendly and accessible tone includes such words of wisdom as her "Nine Commandments for Bare Minimum Dinners" and "Perfectly Acceptable Store-Bought Sides," which may seem preachy, but the blog-style writing will appeal to many readers. The book doesn't offer many vegetarian or gluten-free options. VERDICT A worthwhile consideration for all libraries, but note that the book is published in paperback and might not withstand high circulation.--Catherine Field, Appomattox Regional Lib. Sys., Richmond, VA
Publishers Weekly Review
Bare Minimum Dinners : Recipes and Strategies for Doing Less in the Kitchen
Publishers Weekly
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A hassle-free guide to healthy cooking arrives from Real Simple food director Helwig (The Multi-Cooker Baby Food Cookbook), who encourages readers to do "the bare minimum, and it tastes delicious." She addresses the issues home cooks face on weeknights and provides practical solutions--for example, instead of pre-prepping homemade sauces, she recommends good quality supermarket products, such as the Maya Kaimal brand tikka masala simmer sauce featured in her cauliflower and chickpea tikka masala. She devotes a chapter to recipes that are prepared in a single pot or baking sheet for minimal cleanup--including a skillet pizza and one-pot bacon and zucchini pasta--while showcasing dishes that require seven or fewer ingredients (including salt and pepper), such as balsamic-soy strip steaks, "a flavor bomb of beef." Naturally, as a weeknight cookbook, there are several dishes that can be made in under 30 minutes--some notable examples include Korean sloppy joes and turkey enchilada bowls--as well as recipes for slow cookers, such as a crowd-pleasing shrimp boil. Throughout, Helwig shares suggestions for turning meat dishes into vegetarian-friendly fare, such as by swapping out chicken for cremini mushroom caps in chicken fajitas. This is a motivating volume for those who dread cooking weeknight dinners. Agent: Sharon Bowers, Folio Literary Management. (Sept.)