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The family cooks : 100+ recipes to get your family craving food that's simple, tasty, and incredibly good for you / Laurie David ; foreword by Katie Couric ; photographs by Quentin Bacon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Emmaus, Pennsylvania : Rodale Books, 2014Description: ix, 277 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1623362504 (hardback)
  • 9781623362508 (hardback)
Other title:
  • Family cooks, one hundred plus recipes to get your family craving food that's simple, tasty, and incredibly good for you
  • 100+ recipes to get your family craving food that's simple, tasty, and incredibly good for you
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Contents:
Ready! Introduction ; Something is fishy about these crackers ; "Picky eaters" -- Set! Step one to health: the shopping list ; Labels and words: what they mean and why they matter -- Go! Laurie's do's and don'ts for happy family meals ; Kirstin's kitchen rules and tools ; Cooking with all five senses ; A few of our favorite kitchen tools ; Herbs, spices, and strange ingredients -- Recipes. Start your day right ; Lunches to stay and go ; Soupersalads! ; Snacks and drinks ; Diiiiiiiinner!" ; Sides ; DIY condiments ; Sweeties! ; Let's talk trash ; Table talk.
Summary: "A call to action for parents, kids, and anyone who eats to start cooking their own meals again. For families, eating right has become a monumental challenge. Cultural messages convince us that we no longer have time to cook, and food marketers spend billions persuading us that packaged, processed food is convenient, satisfying . . . and the key to happiness. Half of all our meals are now eaten outside the home. The result? Skyrocketing rates of heart disease and diabetes and unprecedented levels of childhood obesity. This crisis is movingly portrayed in author and activist Laurie David's new documentary (coexecutive produced with Katie Couric), Fed Up! Luckily, we have a solution: Studies have clearly shown that eating home-cooked meals reduces obesity and develops lifelong healthy eating habits. There is an exciting movement afoot that involves a skillet, a few good knives, and some fresh ingredients: Home cooking is making a comeback. In The Family Cooks, David inspires parents and kids to take control of what they eat by making it themselves. With her longtime collaborator, Kirstin Uhrenholdt, David offers more than 100 recipes that are simple, fast, "low in the bad stuff and high in the good stuff," and designed to bring kids into the cooking process. The authors also demystify cooking terms and break down basic prep techniques, creating stress-free meals that foster health, togetherness, and happy palates. The Family Cooks is the ideal companion for unseasoned chefs of all stripes, whether they're parenting or being parented"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 641.302 D249 Available Bottom corner of cover was damaged and has been taped. 10/31/22 33111007578228
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

For families, eating right has become a monumental challenge. Cultural messages convince us that we no longer have time to cook, and food marketers spend billions persuading us that packaged, processed food is convenient, satisfying . . . and the key to happiness. Half of all our meals are now eaten outside the home. The result? Skyrocketing rates of heart disease and diabetes and unprecedented levels of childhood obesity. This crisis is movingly portrayed in author and activist Laurie David's new documentary (coexecutive produced with Katie Couric), Fed Up! Luckily, we have a solution- Studies have clearly shown that eating home-cooked meals reduces obesity and develops lifelong healthy eating habits. There is an exciting movement afoot that involves a skillet, a few good knives, and some fresh ingredients- Home cooking is making a comeback. In The Family Cooks, David inspires parents and kids to take control of what they eat by making it themselves. With her longtime collaborator, Kirstin Uhrenholdt, David offers more than 100 recipes that are simple, fast, "low in the bad stuff and high in the good stuff," and designed to bring kids into the cooking process. The authors also demystify cooking terms and break down basic prep techniques, creating stress-free meals that foster health, togetherness, and happy palates. The Family Cooks is the ideal companion for unseasoned chefs of all stripes, whether they're parenting or being parented.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ready! Introduction ; Something is fishy about these crackers ; "Picky eaters" -- Set! Step one to health: the shopping list ; Labels and words: what they mean and why they matter -- Go! Laurie's do's and don'ts for happy family meals ; Kirstin's kitchen rules and tools ; Cooking with all five senses ; A few of our favorite kitchen tools ; Herbs, spices, and strange ingredients -- Recipes. Start your day right ; Lunches to stay and go ; Soupersalads! ; Snacks and drinks ; Diiiiiiiinner!" ; Sides ; DIY condiments ; Sweeties! ; Let's talk trash ; Table talk.

"A call to action for parents, kids, and anyone who eats to start cooking their own meals again. For families, eating right has become a monumental challenge. Cultural messages convince us that we no longer have time to cook, and food marketers spend billions persuading us that packaged, processed food is convenient, satisfying . . . and the key to happiness. Half of all our meals are now eaten outside the home. The result? Skyrocketing rates of heart disease and diabetes and unprecedented levels of childhood obesity. This crisis is movingly portrayed in author and activist Laurie David's new documentary (coexecutive produced with Katie Couric), Fed Up! Luckily, we have a solution: Studies have clearly shown that eating home-cooked meals reduces obesity and develops lifelong healthy eating habits. There is an exciting movement afoot that involves a skillet, a few good knives, and some fresh ingredients: Home cooking is making a comeback. In The Family Cooks, David inspires parents and kids to take control of what they eat by making it themselves. With her longtime collaborator, Kirstin Uhrenholdt, David offers more than 100 recipes that are simple, fast, "low in the bad stuff and high in the good stuff," and designed to bring kids into the cooking process. The authors also demystify cooking terms and break down basic prep techniques, creating stress-free meals that foster health, togetherness, and happy palates. The Family Cooks is the ideal companion for unseasoned chefs of all stripes, whether they're parenting or being parented"-- Provided by publisher.

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