When There's More on Your Plate Than Dinner

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ISBN: 9781585971626 | 1585971626
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/1/2002

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Getting Started
Goals--develop a plan for more dinners at home	p. 1
Are you ready for change?	p. 1
Kitchen management is part of life management	p. 2
Benefits of eating more often at home	p. 6
How you currently manage dinners at home	p. 9
Overcoming the obstacles to eating at home	p. 10
Your Kitchen: reorganize and make it work for you	p. 12
Utensils and tools--recommendations and storage	p. 13
Is your kitchen inviting?	p. 15
Choosing good pans, knives, and energy savers	p. 16
Moving On
Stocking your pantry	p. 19
Fresh fruits, vegetables, and their shelf life	p. 22
Storing frozen foods to maintain their good taste	p. 24
Meat, fowl, eggs, fish, and seafood safety	p. 26
Choosing a comprehensive standard cookbook	p. 30
How to find cookbooks and recipes that work for you	p. 31
Storing and retrieving individual recipes	p. 33
The Heart of the Matter
Entree evolution: ethnic and "New Age" entrees at home	p. 37
Eating healthier and controlling weight are easier at home	p. 38
Are Americans interested in healthy eating?	p. 38
Why talk about healthy eating?	p. 39
Food Pyramids, portion sizes, and body metabolism	p. 43
Less painful ways to cut back on the bad fats and sugar	p. 48
What's in a meal--breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks?	p. 51
Breakfast on the run and working in a fruit break	p. 52
Develop your list of entrees and plan menus for a week	p. 54
Conquer the grocery store: an ongoing grocery list	p. 56
Meals for one or two	p. 58
Putting Your Plan in Place
Preparing and coordinating a meal: an action plan	p. 61
Tips for saving time	p. 65
Quick meals as a back up plan for the unexpected	p. 65
Setting the table and serving the meal	p. 68
Ambiance during dinner and family bonding	p. 69
Preparing meals together can be quality family time	p. 71
Find time to take care of you--meet your own needs	p. 73
Teaching children to cook and acquire a lifetime skill	p. 75
Informal entertaining, potlucks and menus	p. 79
Believe it can happen--time to prepare dinner at home	p. 87
Appendix
Inventory lists for equipment, utensils, and stock foods	p. 91
Recipe index labels	p. 94
USDA "Basics For Handling Food Safely"	p. 95
Grocery list designed around the store layout	p. 101
Quick and easy recipes	p. 102
Recipes for entrees with leftovers and freezer portions	p. 105
Recipes for menus for informal entertaining	p. 107
Entree list by food category	p. 117
Sample list of a four-week entree plan	p. 118
Bibliography	p. 119
Index	p. 121
Notes	p. 124
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