30-Minute Meals For Dummies
by Bev Bennett
30-Minute Meals For Dummies
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2003101938
ISBN: 978-0-7645-2589-6
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About the Author
Bev Bennett, the former food editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, writes a weekly food column on cooking for two for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate International. She also writes a weekly weight-loss column for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate International and a monthly cooking column for the Chicago Parent publication.
With degrees in home economics and journalism and having taken cooking classes in France, England, and the United States, Bev uses practical, everyday cooking skills to prepare innovative dishes.
She is a frequent contributor to The Boston Globe food section; Tribune Media Services; Content That Works, a Chicago-based newspaper and Internet syndicate; and Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
Her book, Twos Company, won first place in the KitchenAid Book Awards competition for Single Subject cookbook. This is Bevs eighth food book.
Dedication
To my loving husband, Linn, daughter, Rebecca, and son, Benjamin, who are always ready for dinner and the sooner the better. Thanks for your ready appetites, good humor, and honed palates.
Authors Acknowledgments
Thank you to my agent, Grace Freedson, for her years of friendship, wisdom, and encouragement. To Mike Baker, my project editor: Im in awe of your professionalism, vision, and great advice.
For Dummies books have a team of experts who make writers like me shine. Id like to express my gratitude to Norm Crampton, acquisitions editor; Esmeralda St. Clair, copy editor; Emily Nolan, recipe tester; Patty Santelli, technical reviewer and nutrition analyst; and Melissa Bennett, editorial assistant and champion formatter.
Id like to thank the folks at Kansas State University Department of Human Nutrition for all the information that theyve provided, including substitution and storage charts. And I also want to thank the National Cattlemens Beef Association and Cattlemens Beef Board for their descriptive info.
To friends Kim Upton and Lisbeth Levine, who were sounding boards for so many ideas, thanks for listening.
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Technical Editor and Nutrition Analyst: Patty Santelli
Recipe Tester: Emily Nolan
Editorial Manager: Jennifer Ehrlich
Editorial Assistants: Melissa Bennett, Elizabeth Rea
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Introduction