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        It's tough to run a household, do errands and look after children on a daily basis.  On top of it all, we have to cook!  Well, we'll try to make it a little easier with some quick and easy recipes and tips that will save you some kitchen time and frustration in the future. If we could only get our kids to wash the dishes every day and our friends and relatives to stop setting up blind dates, then we REALLY would have more time and less frustration!!

Featured Books, Products & Recipes
 

The Sneaky Chef's Recipes - Missy Chase Lapine is the author of The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids’ Favorite Meals (Running Press, March 2007). She is the former publisher of Eating Well magazine and the founder of a natural baby product line Baby Spaź. Missy is currently on the Culinary Arts faculty of The New School, in New York City, and operates The Sneaky Chef workshops, which is a program of cooking classes and demonstrations that teach families how to eat healthier. She is a contributor to Parenting Magazine, Ediets.com, and Education.com, and available to individuals, groups and businesses for private cooking instruction, workshops and personal coaching in The Sneaky Chef methods and recipes. Missy lives with her family in Westchester, New York. For more information visit www.TheSneakyChef.com.
Recipes:

Breakfast Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

White Bean Puree

Corn Muffins

Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet - Peter H. Gott, MD - Peter H. Gott, MD, is the author of the nationally syndicated newspaper column ''Ask Dr. Gott." His articles have appeared in USA Today, the New England Journal of Medicine, Saturday Review, and other publications. He has a general practice in rural Connecticut. Visit www.hbgusa.com  for more information.  Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar

Recipes:
Coconut Pecan Granola

Basic Crepes

Chipotle Tomato and Corn Bisque

Thai-Style Shrimp in Coconut Milk

Strawberry Crepes with Dark Chocolate Sauce

SingleMom.com Interview with Celebrity Chef Annabel Karmel - By Amanda Bach - Teaching kids to eat healthy is hard enough, especially with all of the enticing sweet treats around these days.  Annabel Karmel, baby and toddler nutrition expert and author of the newly released book The Complete Party Planner, discusses her latest book, favorite recipes, and tips for making healthy and delicious meals for kids.  Annabel Karmel is the international bestselling author of twelve books focusing on nutrition and cooking for children and families.  As a mother of three, she is an expert at devising tasty and nutritious meals for children without the need for parents to spend hours in the kitchen.  A celebrity chef for BBC, she lives in London, England. More recipes: Bagel Snake & Cucumber Crocodile
 

Calling All Moms - Bring Back Breakfast for Dinner! Eggland’s Best Eggs Helps Relieve Moms from Dinner Menu Boredom.

- Hash Brown Frittata

- French Toast Strata

- Sausage Cups

- Huevos Rancheros

Winter Recipes for the season from Eggland's Best:
- Eggnog

- Eggland’s Best Holiday Meringue Cookies

- Eggland's Best Kosher Cheese Puff

- Eggland's Best Kosher Applesauce Matzoh Kugel

- Eggland's Best Chocolate Almond Mousse

Complete Party Planner by Annabel Karmel - Over 120 delicious recipes and party ideas for every occasion - Author of Complete Party Planner & SuperFoods For Babies and Children - Review Source by Amanda Bach - Everyone loves a good party, but all of the planning and preparations can dampen the fun for even the most enthusiastic host. With her new book, the Complete Party Planner: Over 120 Delicious Recipes and Party Ideas for Every Occasion, Annabel Karmel comes to the rescue. A beloved bestselling author, British television personality, and party-planning guru, Karmel shares her time saving tips, kid-approved recipes, creative activity ideas, and unusual twists guaranteed to make every party an unforgettable celebration. From birthdays to holidays, this ultimate party reference will inspire families to make every festive occasion extra special. While Annabel Karmel's recipes are unbeatable, what makes this book so special is the multitude of tips and ideas for what to do once the guests have arrived. Complete with creative suggestions for venues, theme parties, crafty invitations, easy-to-assemble goodie bags, and loads of indoor and outdoor games which are fun, inexpensive and easy to plan, Annabel Karmel's COMPLETE PARTY PLANNER is a book that parents will turn time and time again. Complete with a party countdown timeline to help parents stay organized and beautifully illustrated with mouth-watering photographs and recipes. Annabel karmel's COMPLETE PARTY PLANNER is full of creative ideas and easy to follow step-by-step instructions to host the perfect party for any occasion.

Crepes, Waffles & Pancakes! Over 100 Recipes for Hearty Meals, Light Snacks, and Delicious Desserts By Kathryn Hawkins - Most readers won't need to be convinced that sweet crepes, waffles and pancakes are delicious for breakfast or dessert, but this collection of recipes also makes a compelling argument for savory versions of these batter-based delights. The book begins with a brief history of pancakes around the world, and continues with an overview of the basics (add extra eggs and melted butter to pancake batter to make crepes, and a rising agent to make waffles), including variations on the main ingredients—flour, a liquid (usually milk), eggs—and how readers can change the taste by varying the type of flour (e.g., buckwheat, chickpea, gluten–free, etc.). Divided into breakfast, main meals (which encompass lunches and dinners), desserts, snacks and accompaniments, the recipes range from hearty (Breakfast Waffle Sandwich) to sweet (Oatmeal Pancakes with Raspberries) and salty sweet (Deep-Pan Bacon and Apple Pancakes). Hawkins, a cookbook author from Scotland, also offers such unusual fare as Chicken and Mushroom Pancake "Pasta" (where the pancakes, which are made from buckwheat batter, are sliced into thin strips). Color photos.

- Lemon and sultana buttermilk pancakes - Zesty
- Spicy crab salad crepes - Light and airy
- Lemon meringue waffles - Tangy
- Sausage and bacon popovers - Savory

Hors d’Oeuvres for a Crowd - For 10 guests - By Arthur Agatson, M.D. - Author of The South Beach Diet Parties And Holidays Cookbook - Healthy Recipes for Entertaining Family And Friends. The oversized soft cover book features 150 healthy recipes. It begins with a chapter on preparing for your special time. This chapter explains simple techniques to make your occasion go smoothly. The book is divided into 2 sections. The first section covers festive parties. 10 parties ranging from a Super Bowl Bash to a Baby Shower to a Tuscan Feast. The second section includes Holidays throughout the year Mother's Day, Christmas Eve, and Valentine's Day for example. Each occasion includes a complete menu. The Family Buffet party menu includes such fare as dogs n' dips, asparagus and ham spears, baked chicken with artichokes, south beach waldorf salad, penne with homemade sauce and banana orange pops. Each menu includes when to start preparing. For the Family Buffet, it is suggested you make and freeze your pasta sauce up to a month ahead, make and freeze the pops up to 5 days in advance etc. The 242 page book also includes a conversion chart at the back and mouth watering photos of the different recipes. Each recipe gives prep time, ingredients, tips, and nutrition information calories, fat, saturated fat, protein, carbs and fiber. Make ahead info is also given which is a handy feature. The recipes in the book can also be used as regular meal fare and if you are on the program, phase 1, 2 or 3 is listed for each recipe. They are easy to prepare with easy of find ingredients. Lot's of great recipes here! Delicious and nutritious!

Menu
- Smoked Trout Salad in Cherry Tomato Cups
- Spicy Citrus Shrimp
- Deviled Eggs
- Salmon Mousse
- Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
- Sweet Potato-Feta Rounds
- Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
- Cannoli Tartlets
- Raspberry-Ginger Fizzes


Fix-It and Enjoy-It Cookbook - by Phyllis Pellman Good - Meet the Fix-It and Enjoy-It Cookbook, an irresistible collection of All-Purpose, Welcome-Home Recipes. Fix-It and Enjoy-It Cookbook offers choice recipes for stove-top and oven cooking. Fix-It and Enjoy-It Cookbook is a "cousin" of the extraordinarily popular Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook. Fix-It and Enjoy-It Cookbook is by New York Times bestselling author Phyllis Pellman Good, lead author of the Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook series (more than 6.5 million copies already sold!) This book brings you delicious food for everyday that is easy to prepare; recipes which use ingredients that are already in most cooks’ cupboards; recipes which are not intimidating; the skills they require are simple and basic; nutritional food which your family and friends of all ages will heartily enjoy! This wonderful collection is packed with more than 800 recipes. Each includes the amount of Prep Time and Cooking Time needed. Each includes clear, step-by-step procedures for making the dish. Fix-It and Enjoy-It Cookbook delivers recipes that are easy and pleasing -- for the cook -- and all who gather around the table. This is good everyday food! Persons who have loved the Fix-It and Forget-It slow cooker series will also love the all-purpose Fix-It and Enjoy-It Cookbook!

The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation - by David Kamp - One day we woke up and realized that our “macaroni” had become “pasta,” that our Wonder Bread had been replaced by organic whole wheat, that sushi was fast food, and that our tomatoes were heirlooms. How did all this happen, and who made it happen? The United States of Arugula is the rollicking, revealing chronicle of how gourmet eating in America went from obscure to pervasive, thanks to the contributions of some outsized, opinionated iconoclasts who couldn’t abide the status quo. Vanity Fair writer David Kamp chronicles this amazing transformation, from the overcooked vegetables and scary gelatin salads of yore to our current heyday of free-range chickens, extra-virgin olive oil, Iron Chef, Whole Foods, Starbucks, and that breed of human known as the “foodie.” A rich, frequently uproarious stew of culinary innovation, flavor revelations, balsamic pretensions, taste-making luminaries, food politics, and kitchen confidences, The United States of Arugula is the remarkable history of the cultural success story of our era.

The following is an excerpt from the book Eat Right for Your Metabolism - by Felicia Drury Kliment - Lose weight and prevent disease - without dieting! You’ve tried low-fat, low-carb, and high protein diets, but you can’t seem to keep the weight off. Why? As nutritionist Felicia Drury Kliment explains, all digestive metabolisms are not the same, and your friend’s diet miracle could be your diet disaster. The fact is, when you eat right for your metabolism, your body automatically regulates your food intake. We're introducing the new book Eat Right for Your Metabolism by Felicia Drury Kliment, acclaimed author and nutritional consultant. Kliment believes that all digestive metabolisms are not the same and metabolic type must be taken into account when creating a diet plan. Her book teaches readers about the three basic metabolic types -- meat-eater, grain-eater, and omnivore and how to customize an eating plan for each type.

- Salmon Filet with Mango Cilantro Salsa
- Chicken Corn Chowder
- Roasted Vegetables
- White Bean and Kale Salad

The following is an excerpt from the book Grill! - by Pippa Cuthbert & Lindsay Cameron Wilson

The new recipe book Grill! by experienced food writers Pippa Cuthbert and Lindsay Cameron Wilson. This book contains over 80 recipes and teaches readers how to achieve perfectly cooked food on the grill and in the grill pan. We are featuring these six wonderful recipes from the book for you this month.
 

 - Caramelized lamb chops - Spectacular
 - Blackened halibut - Crispy heat
 - Sirloin with chimichurri marinade - Pungent
 - Shrimp and chorizo skewers - Spanish
 - Grilled sweet potato and mango salad - Pure
 - A sweet, succulent and refreshing salad - decadent

Top Tips for Coping with Fussy Eaters - By Annabel Karmel - Author of SuperFoods For Babies and Children - The first thing to do when trying to help your child overcome fussy eating habits is to only buy the foods that you want your child to eat. You should also set an example by eating the right foods yourself. If your child doesn't like eating vegetables, try to disguise them by blending them into a tomato sauce for pasta or adding vegetables to a pizza topping. Also, many children who don't like eating cooked vegetables do like eating them raw, so give carrot sticks, cucumber, bell pepper, etc., with a tasty dip.

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