Carole Jones - The 30-Minute Cooking from Frozen Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes That Will Save You Time and Money—No Pre-Thawing Required!

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Jones, Carole (Food blogger), author.

Title: The 30-minute cooking from frozen cookbook / Carole Jones of MyKitchenEscapades.com.

Description: Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2020. | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020017469 | ISBN 9781507214183 (pb) | ISBN 9781507214190 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Cooking (Frozen foods) | Frozen foods. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX828 .J66 2020 | DDC 641.6/153--dc23

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ISBN 978-1-5072-1419-0 (ebook)

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Always follow safety and commonsense cooking protocols while using kitchen utensils, operating ovens and stoves, and handling uncooked food. If children are assisting in the preparation of any recipe, they should always be supervised by an adult.

Want to get a healthy and delicious meal on the table quickly? Check your freezer!

Today, the frozen food section at your local grocery store features so much more than premade meals in plastic containers. You can find grilled zucchini strips, sticky white rice, crushed fresh garlic, cooked meats, cauliflower pizza crust, and spiraled vegetables, just to name a few. This plethora of frozen ingredients is an amazing resource for getting dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less.

There are so many benefits of using frozen ingredients in cooking. Frozen foods enjoy a long shelf lifeno more moldy produce or slimy proteins. Plus, frozen foods provide affordable, year-round access to ingredients and produce that might otherwise be seasonal. Some produce is also less expensive when purchased frozen (since it is frozen close to the source at the peak of freshness, there is no waste or spoilage and companies can pass on that savings to you!).

Another great benefit of the recipes in this cookbook is that you can use the frozen ingredients as isno need to allow for time to thaw them in the refrigerator! Just pull your culinary inspiration straight out of the freezer, use as instructed in the recipe, and voil! Youve got a mouthwatering dish finished in half an hour.

Throughout this book, I will also teach you tips and tricks that will make working with frozen foods simple and easy. (In other words, youll be able to avoid watery vegetables, mushy fruit, and rubbery shrimp!) Youll also learn how to stock your pantry so youre ready to make a variety of meals at a moments notice. You will get the same impressive results using frozen ingredients as you would using fresh.

Whether youre looking to start your day off right (try Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes with Mixed Berry Compote), make a family-favorite weeknight meal (such as Cheesy Ground Beef Nacho Casserole), add a quick side dish (maybe the tasty Parmesan GarlicRoasted Brussels Sprouts), or finish off with a sweet treat (dont miss the Peach Pie Roll-Ups), this book has recipes sure to please any palate. Create dozens of delicious meals in 30 minutes or lessthanks to your freezer!

MANY PEOPLE ONLY THINK OF THE FROZEN FOOD AISLES WHEN THEY WANT TO GRAB A QUICK PREMADE MEAL OR SOME ICE CREAMBUT THERE ARE COUNTLESS TREASURES AVAILABLE THERE NOWADAYS. DELICIOUS OUT-OF-SEASON BERRIES, PRECHOPPED VEGGIES, COOKED MEATSYOU CAN FIND DOZENS OF OPTIONS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR MEAL PREP EASIER AND FASTER. WORKING WITH FROZEN INGREDIENTS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM COOKING WITH FRESH, BUT THIS CHAPTER WILL OUTLINE ALL THE KEY INFORMATION YOU NEED TO GET STARTED. ONCE YOU KNOW HOW TO USE FROZEN FOODS PROPERLY, YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FROZEN AND FRESH. READ ON TO LEARN SOME TIPS AND TRICKS THAT WILL MAKE COOKING FROM FROZEN A SNAP.

The next time you have a few extra moments to spare at your local grocery store, spend some time seeing whats available in the frozen food aisles. You can skip the sections with prepared dinners and pizzas and focus on all the individual ingredients at your fingertips. It will be eye opening! Once you have a better understanding of what is there, you can make the one hundred recipes in this book and figure out how to use those ingredients on your own. You will begin to see how you can make your grandmas famous Praline Sweet Potatoes recipe in half the time, and without losing any flavoror how you can find the fruit you like for smoothies when its out of season.

When selecting which frozen produce to purchase, always pick a bag over a box if you have a choice. The bag allows you to easily scoop out the needed amount right from the freezer. Those frozen bricks of produce may be a bit cheaper, but they arent worth the money savings if you end up wasting a bunch of it because you only need a small amount at a time. Plus, there are a few recipes where you will need to cook the produce in the microwave, and freezer bags are all microwave safe and vent out the steam perfectly.