Our Favorite Light & Easy Recipes Cookbook

We had always shared a love of home cooking and making memories with family & friends and so, after many a conversation over the backyard fence, Gooseberry Patch was born. We put together our first catalog at our kitchen tables, enlisting the help of our loved ones wherever we could. From that very first mailing, we found an immediate connection with many of our customers and it wasnt long before we began receiving letters, photos and recipes from these new friends. In 1992, we put together our very first cookbook, compiled from hundreds of these recipes and, the rest, as they say, is history. Hard to believe its been over 25 years since those kitchen-table days! From that original little Gooseberry Patch family, weve grown to include an amazing group of creative folks who love cooking, decorating and creating as much as we do. Today, were best known for our homestyle, family-friendly cookbooks, now recognized as national bestsellers.

One things for sure, we couldnt have done it without our friends all across the country. Each year, were honored to turn thousands of your recipes into our collectible cookbooks. Our hope is that each book captures the stories and heart of all of you who have shared with us. Whether youve been with us since the beginning or are just discovering us, welcome to the Gooseberry Patch family!

Light Cooking Tips & Tricks

Make a few easy changes for healthy, tasty family meals Eat more fruits and veggies! Fresh produce displays are bursting with delicious varieties to tryfrozen and canned veggies are always handy in your cupboard and freezer. Reduced-fat dairy products like milk, sour cream, cream cheese and shredded cheese taste greatand are so easy to substitute in recipes. Whole-grain pastas and flour add fiber to your dietoats, brown rice and barley are excellent choices too. Whole-grain pastas and flour add fiber to your dietoats, brown rice and barley are excellent choices too.

Sprinkle wheat germ or flax seed into baked goods for extra fiber and a nutty taste. Substitute margarine for butter, if you like. While light butters and margarines arent meant for baking, its easy to reduce fat in baked treatsjust replace the oil in a recipe with an equal amount of applesauce. Try new sugar-substitute blends made especially for baking up sweet, golden, moist goodies with half the sugar. Be sure to check the package for how to measure correctly.

Welcome

Dear Friend, It seems like lately were wishing for meals just like Grandma used to makeonly updated and lighter for today.

In Our Favorite Light & Easy Recipes youll find tasty dishes for the way we eat todayless fat and sugar, more of the good stuff like olive oil, whole grains, veggies and lean meats. Your family will love dishes like Chicken Italiano, Sunflower Slaw and Whole-Wheat Quick Bread and Very Cherry Trifle. So give em a trywe think youll be pleasantly surprised. Lighten Up!
Jo Ann & Vickie

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. lemon juice 2 T. dry white wine or fat-free chicken broth 1 T. olive oil salt and lemon pepper to taste 2 T. fresh lemon thyme or rosemary, chopped 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Whisk together all ingredients except chicken. fresh lemon thyme or rosemary, chopped 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Whisk together all ingredients except chicken.