4 Ingredients or Less Cookbook: Fast, Practical & Healthy Meal Options

by Maria Holmes

Most home cooks want quick and easy meal options that can help them get in and out of the kitchen quickly - and this collection of 65 recipes makes cooking even faster and easier. My tested recipes have short ingredient lists and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.

Each recipe require four ingredients or less (EXCLUDING WATER, OIL, COOKING SPRAY, SALT, PEPPER, AND OTHER OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS).
These recipes were also designed with your health in mind, and each recipe includes a nutritional analysis.

In the introduction to the book, you will discover 5 simple tips that can significantly reduce the time you spend in the kitchen preparing meals.

But the "meat and potatoes" of this book are the amazingly simple to prepare recipes, including:

Grilled Shrimp Brushetta
Wild Mushroom Pizza
Thai Shrimp Curry
Sweet Potato and Pomegranate Spinach Salad
Creole Chicken Soup
Portobello Paninis
Toasted Israeli Couscous with Cherries
Chocolate-Raspberry-Coconut Cake
You will also get 5 superfast menus that will make weeknight cooking quick and easy, with streamlined "game plans" and quick recipes that will help you put a main dish and a delicious side on the table in a snap.

These are quick and easy recipes that will bring exciting new possibilities to your dining table, and most importantly, they will help you find more time to enjoy life

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 9, 2013

About the author

Driven by an overwhelming desire and passion for cooking delicious and healthy meals for her family and friends, Maria Holmes has become an accomplished home cook.

While working as a waitress in a small town café, Maria developed an overwhelming interest in cooking. Ever since that fateful day, Maria is always trying to perfect her cooking skills and find the best foods that will strengthen, grow, and energize her family.

You may notice that Maria tries to keep her cooking style clean and simple, recognizing that time is valuable and better spent with her family rather than in the kitchen. It is also her simple cooking style that allows her to consistently prepare beautiful and tasty meals.

For more details about her journey into the culinary world, please visit her website where you will find amazing recipes, as well as helpful tips, techniques and resources to help you in your own personal journey into the fabulous world of home cooking.

Reviews

[Amber Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recipe

I love the game plan and tip section of the cookbook. The recipes aren't really four ingredients but they are fairly basic and sound delicious. A lot of using prepackaged food which is great.

[Nefol_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Several ideas we've come up with already, but a few surprises as well.

[Beryl Fishbone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not so common Recipes

If you look carefully and have patience you will find some recipes that are simple and delicious and best of all have not been printed and used so much we are all sick of them. There are some unusual combinations in soups and salads that have me longing for chilly weather so I can enjoy them again and bring them to the next pot luck as a new treat. The recipes are easy but some ingredients are not available in the average local grocery. Try creating your own substitution. You will not be disappointed.

[Maria Miaoulis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Each recipe gets broken down into sections that take the guesswork out of the process. There's a "game plan" which outlines how to execute the meal; preparation and cooking times; serving sizes; a list of ingredients; detailed, step-by-step directions; and finally, nutritional value. Overall, Holmes shares some delicious recipes that are easy to pull off. This book will help you look forward to cooking after a long, busy day!

[Lesley Looper · Rating 3 out of 5]

I skimmed through this on my Kindle app, and bookmarked several recipes that looked easy and yummy. I look forward to trying them.