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Fresh & Fast: Inspired Cooking for Every Season and Every Day by [Marie Simmons, Alan Richardson]

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The James Beard and IACP Award-winning author of Sur La Table shares more than 200 recipes that make fresh food deliciously convenient.

Regularly featured in Bon Appétit, Woman's Day and Ladies' Home Journal, Marie Simmons is dedicated to dispelling the myth that eating fresh food is difficult and time consuming. In Fresh & Fast, she provides more than 200 recipes that show how fresh ingredients can be more convenient than packaged foods.

Whether it's Warm Egg Salad on Whole Wheat Toast or Lemon Basil Chicken, each recipe is surprisingly simple, yet freshly conceived and imaginative. Simmons shows how to vary your menu according to the season with dishes like Crisp-Fried Soft-Shell Crabs in spring, Roasted Tomato and Fresh Corn Soup in summer and Orange Baked Squash in fall.

Each recipe tells exactly how long it will take to prepare and alerts you in advance about any steps that require a little extra time. Most can be made in less than 45 minutes, including: Lemon Basil Chicken, Warm New Potato Salad with Scallions, Penne with Roasted Vegetables, Pork Tenderloin Marinated in Soy and Orange, Sesame Brown Rice Pilaf, Spicy Marinated Shrimp, Easy Oven-Roasted Red Bell Peppers, Black Bean and Vegetable Burrito, Stir-Fry of Cabbages with Asian Flavors, Grandpa's Peaches in Red Wine, and Apple and Ginger Crisp.

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Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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May 1, 2004
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Amazon.com Review

Break out of the fast-food burgers and shrink-wrapped sandwiches rut. "Fresh food is more convenient than packaged," Marie Simmons says, and luckily for us she provides more than 200 recipes to prove her point. Add variety to the your dull culinary palette and reawaken your palate with such recipes as Crisp-Fried Soft Shell Crab, Black Bean and Vegetable Burrito, and Roasted Tomato and Fresh Corn Soup. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

From Publishers Weekly

Life is too short to waste on a bad meal, suggests Simmons, coauthor (with Richard Sax) of Lighter, Quicker, Better. Drawing from her syndicated weekly newspaper column, she sets about to liberate home cooks from the processed tastes of convenience foods. Some 250 recipes showcase fresh ingredients in such uncomplicated dishes as Quick-Chilled Cumin-Scented Fresh Tomato and Corn Soup, Oven-Roasted Halibut with Herb Citrus Vinaigrette and Crystallized Ginger Ice Cream wtih Red Plum Sauce. Cooking times can run to close to an hour (as in Honey-Glazed Orange and Rosemary Chicken or Sesame Brown Rice Pilaf with Garlic and Vegetables), but preparation times are generally 10 to 15 minutes. The pasta recipes feature streamlined, tried and true combinations (e.g., Penne Rigate with Asparagus, Prosciutto and Mushrooms). The chapter devoted to sandwiches proves that a little attention and ingenuity can lift this common luncheon fare to full dinner status: Pan-Grilled Smoked Turkey, Fontina, Bacon and Avocado; Sliced Pork Loin Sandwich with Fennel, Garlic and Roasted Pepper. Side boxes review basic techniques and suggest recipe variations. Straightforward directions, generally short, affordable ingredient lists and suggestions for staples make this a valuable collection for novice and veteran cooks who want to prepare tasty, preservative-free meals. The Good Cook/BOMC and Better Homes & Gardens Cook Book Club main selection.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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"I cannot think of a more encouraging and rewarding first cookbook for those just starting out in the kitchen." -- Review

Fresh and Fast is the best of what quick cooking can be. -- Good Housekeeping

Fresh & Fast is the best of what quick cooking can be. -- Susan Westmoreland, Good Housekeeping

A valuable collection for cooks who want to prepare tasty, preservative-free meals. -- Publishers Weekly

Fresh food is cheaper, easier and quicker to prepare, and more nutritious than processed, packaged and bottled food. Marie Simmons' Fresh & Fast: Inspired Cooking For Every Season And Every Day provides more than 200 recipes which have become favorites with millions of cooks across the country. Whether it's Warm Egg Salad on Whole Wheat Toast or Lemon Basil Chicken -- each is deftly simple, yet freshly conceived and imaginative. Most can be made in less than 45 minutes. Each recipe tells exactly how long it will take to prepare and alerts you in advance about any steps that require a little extra time. By following the seasons, Simmons shows how to vary your menu with ease and excitement all year 'round. -- Midwest Book Review

Marie Simmons knows how to prepare fabulous-tasting food without a lot of extra work. Her great advice and tips will make you a more confident cook every day. -- Jan Turner Hazard, Ladies' Home Journal --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

MARIE SIMMONS, a popular cooking teacher and author who has won both a James Beard Award and a Julia Child Award, is the culinary director of Copia, a food and wine cultural center in Napa, California. She is a frequent contributor to Cooking Light, Prevention, Cottage Living, and Eating Well. Her books include Fresh & Fast, The Light Touch Cookbook, Rice: The Amazing Grain, Lighter Quicker Better, and 365 Ways to Cook Pasta. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

From Library Journal

Simmons, a cookbook author and food writer whose syndicated newspaper column is called "Fresh and Fast," asserts that "life is too short to waste on a bad meal," and the 250 easy recipes presented here should allow any busy cook to avoid such a fate?without spending much time in the kitchen. Many recipes took fewer than 30 minutes from start to finish; a few that call for marinating or slower cooking, for example, are for "When You Have More Time," but even many of these require little hands-on preparation time. The recipes are simple but full of flavor: Brushcetta with Braised Escarole and Garlic, Pork Loin with Fennel and Garlic, Melon and Berries with Lime Syrup. Simmons also offers many suggestions for variations and alternatives and other tips to make life easier. In short, this is real food for real people. Highly recommended.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005IQRR5C
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (May 1, 2004)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2004
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3257 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 530 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #861,960 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- #803 in Natural Foods
- #1,110 in Burger & Sandwich Recipes

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Award winning cookbook author, Marie Simmons, is a cooking school teacher, passionate cook and the author of over 20 cookbooks including Fresh & Fast Vegetarian: Recipes That Make a Meal, Fig Heaven, The Amazing World of Rice, Things Cooks Love (Sur La Table) and The James Beard Award winner, The Good Egg. Her latest cookbook, Taste of Honey, will be published June 2013.

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Phyllis Ruscillo

freshes and fast

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2013

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Wow what a treasure. Did not know when I got it at a garage sale, but have used it extensively since. Most recipes are pretty easy and come out great! Especially love and use the lemon garlic chicken breasts. Desserts chapter is a little short, but full of good healthy ways to prepare, easily, fruit.
Highly recommend! Italian for everyday living.

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Nevada City CA

A very good cookbook.

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2014

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This is a very useful cookbook. It was recommended by a friend and everything I have made from it turned out delicious! I wish it included more recipes.

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Dorothy Joanne Pace

Taste Bud Explosion

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2007

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I have been married 40 years and my husband has always been complimentary of my Better Homes and Garden Betty Crocker, meat and potato style of cooking. He went on a mission construction trip to Uganda and came home raving about the "freshness" of the food. I did a query on fresh foods and ordered this book. IT IS WONDERFUL. The seasonings are not ones we have used, but are easily obtainable. After each dish my husband has pronounced the meal Excellent. Now he is helping me with the preparation so he can understand the ingredients and preparation!!!

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Get it!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021

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A great book of simple healthy recipes that taught me so much

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2014

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One of my very favorite cookbooks. Everything is so simple and sooooo good!!!

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Lynn Harnett

Practical and inspired

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2004

Simmons contends that fresh foods are more convenient than packaged and sets out to prove it with this seasonal approach to quick meals. Most meals can be on the table in an hour or less, each is accompanied with preparation and cooking times, and a "plan ahead" box alerts cooks to any extra steps such as marinating, cooling or the use of cooked ingredients.

Simmons, known for her monthly Bon Appetit column and numerous books, such as 'Lighter Quicker Better', has organized the book by course. Recipes are listed at the beginning of each section and further broken down for convenience. Salads, for instance, are listed as main dish (Black Bean and Yellow Rice with Fresh Corn and Tomatoes; Spinach, Shrimp and Warm New Potato), side dish (Couscous with Confetti Vegetables; Tomato, Sweet Onion and Fresh Mint), and "when you have more time."
Sandwiches range from the exotic (Crisp-Fried Soft-Shell Crab with Spicy Tahini) to the sublime (Tomato, Basil and Mayonnaise on Toasted English Muffin), and main dish chapters include pasta (with Arugula, Olives and Fresh Tomatoes), Poultry and other Meats (Stir-Fried Chicken, Green Beans and Walnuts) Seafood (Baked Scallops with Bacon, Sauteed Apples and Cider Sauce), Grains and Beans (Curried Lentils and Vegetables).
Her vegetable chapter (Warm Beet Salad with Wilted Greens; Roasted Zucchini Vinaigrette with Basil and Mint, Roasted Summer Vegetables) is extensive and includes menu ideas for making a meal of vegetables.
A highly useful and practical book for any season, accompanied by two sections of artfully composed photos, with tips and ideas throughout.

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Kindle Customer

The perfect Cooking instructor

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019

I bought this book 20 years ago and it taught me more than I could ever ask for about cooking and using fresh whole foods. She is ahead of her times. It is my go to cook book for special occasions and simple dinners with family. The only problem is I would love more of her recipes.

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S. M. Schreiber

The most dog-eared cookbook in the kitchen...

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2005

That's because I am constantly reaching for it! I love this book. And you should know that I hate to cook. Really. But I do love to eat, and this book marries those two opposing characteristics beautifully.

One of my favorite things about this book is that the recipes are simple enough for a true novice such as myself to tweak without fear of crashing the dish. I have scribbled my own notes all throughout the pages on things I have tried and added and truly enjoyed. One of my favorite recipes is for rice with broccoli and parmesano-reggiano cheese. It is so fabulous that even though it is a side dish, I usually will make it as a main course for my family.

This is the best cookbook I ever expect to own.

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