The Kitchen Novice

Find Your Easy Dinner Recipes Online

People don’t have the time to prepare the food Julia Child used to show on her creative cooking program. It’s a different world. Now instead of the fancy French cooking of Julia’s day, food TV features easy fast dinner recipes. Easy doesn’t have to be bland. In fact, some of the French recipes are so rich that people couldn’t even eat them every day.

Dinner ideas can be found in other places too. The Internet has a lot of meal ideas. Sure cooking shows have web sites but there’s more than those. There are sites dedicated to simple meals, sites specializing in cheap meals, sites about Quick Meals, and sites about healthy meals. Every type of meal and food are covered not only by one web site, but by thousands. Someone who decided to read every food related web site online would never finish in a lifetime.

Easy isn’t bland. Easy meals don’t have to be terrible. Sure hot dogs are easy to make. They’re good, but it’s a little common or generic. Eat a corn dog instead. Kids love them, and they’re not hard to prepare. Some corn meal, flour, milk, salt and sugar, coat the dog, fry it. Make it more authentic by inserting a stick.

Corn dogs aren’t exactly health food. Easy doesn’t mean not healthy. Broiled chicken is nice in a salad. That’s a simple meal. It’s also delicious and good for you. Try it with chicken soup. In fact a lot of soups are very healthy, and salads can be made from almost any ingredients. A salad can be dinner all on its own.

Here’s a little history lesson. Back in colonial times supper and dinner were two meals. Physical work required a late afternoon meal, called dinner. A larger meal at the end of the work day was supper. New lifestyles and types of work meant dinner and supper changed over the years until, for many, they merged. Physical laborers commonly maintained the tradition of separate supper and dinner into the 1970′s, and some people still do it today.

Separating supper from dinner isn’t necessary. However, it might be a good idea to try the traditional lighter dinner meal at supper time, or can we call it sipper? Easy dinner recipes mean don’t call me late to dinner.

A Taste of ELEGANCE Cookbook $29.95 Yearly more than 600,000 passengers board Holland America”s luxury ships and travel the seas to enjoy thrilling adventures and the fine cuisine for which the cruise line is renowned. Promising an unforgettable and world-class culinary experience, Holland America has put together a cookbook that guests can use to prepare its magical meals at home. Holland America”s Master Chef Rudi Sodamin has compiled approximately 100 favorite recipes that show time-pressed home cooks how to re-create dishes that achieve the same high level of elegance as those served onboard. Featuring recipes such as Salad Nicoise with Grilled Salmon, Peppercorn-Crusted Monkfish with Mustard Vinaigrette, Poached Lemon-Infused Chicken Breast with Orzo and Squash, Grilled Filet Mignon with Green Peppercorn Sauce, and Warm Grand Marnier Chocolate Volcano Cake, Easy & Elegant Cooking will keep you eating and dining in high style.

Canyon Creek Ranch Duck-Wrapped Meat Blast Treats for Dogs $17.99 Duck-Wrapped Meat Blast These treats are made from 100% duck breast fillets wrapped around a premium pork skin chew with a chicken liver “reward” in the center. The soft duck breast satisfies your dog’s desire for immediate gratification, the smoked pork hide delivers long-term chewing satisfaction and the chewy liver center keeps dogs interested in the treat until the final bite. Ingredients: Outer: Pork hide, duck breast, vegetable glycerin Center: Chicken liver, rice flour, natural vegetable coloring Made in China.

There’s a Chef in Your Freezer: Fast, Fabulous, Delicious, Mediterranean-Inspired Recipes Your Family, Friends, and You Will Love $13.24 This book will change the way you cook and eat! In a perfect world everyone would have as much time as they wanted to prepare delicious meals for themselves and their loved ones. Unfortunately, at the end of a day?s work most people don?t have time to create a fine meal from scratch. This book will teach you how to make edible building blocks that will enable you to prepare sophisticated meals at a moment?s notice. What are the building blocks? Succulent roasted tomatoes and peppers; luscious mushroom duxelles; sweet and meltingly soft onions, shallots, and leeks; creamy roasted garlic; rich chicken and vegetable stocks; and fragrant herbal marinades. The building blocks can be used right away, or kept frozen, ready at a moment?s notice, your own mise en place. Think of them as sunshine in your freezer. The building blocks will allow you to turn a steaming bowl of soup, some pasta, and a chicken breast into a feast in short order. Written for people who enjoy good, simple food with a Mediterranean accent, this book consists of two parts. The first part of the book focuses on how to prepare the edible building blocks. The second part of the book is filled with recipes designed to allow you to create fine meals from the building blocks. Quick, easy, and delicious, you will love the results.