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Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes & Tips To Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night Of The Week

Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes & Tips To Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night Of The Week

by Melissa D'arabian, Raquel Pelzel

Crown Publishing Group | August 14, 2012 | Trade Paperback

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Melissa d'Arabian, host of Food Network's Ten Dollar Dinners and season 5 winner of The Next Food Network Star, makes good on the $10 promise of dinner for four in her eagerly awaited debut cookbook. For home cooks who care about what they feed their families and want to stretch their dollars, Melissa is the best guide for putting delicious meals on the table.
With four young girls ages six and under, and a hit show on Food Network, Melissa d'Arabian focuses on savvy budgeting, efficient shopping, and full-flavored cooking. Ten Dollar Dinners has 140 recipes and more than 100 creative, practical tips on great money-savers ("Clear-Your-Pantry Week"); inventive takes on old standby dinners (try her Moroccan Meatloaf); and how to get ingredients to last longer (keep your green onions in a glass of water and they will regrow several times over!). And with a coding system to help you create your own $10 menu, Ten Dollar Dinners celebrates spending with purpose, cooking with love, minimizing time spent in front of the stove, and savoring your homemade meal.
Melissa is a pro at creating satisfying meals that adults and kids alike will enjoy, using everyday ingredients and transforming them into delicious dinners. Her Potato-Bacon Torte (which, at 50 cents a serving, was one of her winning recipes on The Next Food Network Star) shows how basic and inexpensive supermarket ingredients can be turned into an amazingly satisfying dish. Her Roasted Vegetable Tian is a great way to take advantage of deals in the produce aisle. The Four-Step Chicken Piccata offers a plan for getting food on the table in just minutes, using almost anything in the pantry.
Anyone can use this book-especially those who want to save money-and feel great about cooking sensibly for elevated, simple meals that are healthy family-pleasers.
 
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  • 10 months ago
    great variety easy to use
    The Good Stuff Good variety of recipes for every taste Simple easy to follow instructions Ingredients are easily available in any grocery store Once you have ingredients in house, recipes are inexpensive to make Great tips and tricks for stretching your food budget Excellent pantry list - items that you should always have in your pantry in order to easily put together affordable, delicious meals Lots of pictures (Not one on everypage though, which would have made my wife even happier - the women cannot make a recipe unless she sees a picture of it) Recipe Cost index is interesting (see note in not so good stuff below) My kids will probably eat some of the recipes, the picky little heathens Well organized and easy to look through -- all the pictures make the recipe look extremely appetizing Wife thinks the index is good (she is making me put this in the review -- don't tell her but yes a good index is important in a cookbook The Not So Good Stuff Recipe Cost Index took a few seconds to figure out - would have been nice to have it listed more obvious meat terminology is American -- than again not really a bad thing, just a pain in the ass when Ayou go to the store looking for the item and its called something else Not sure you can really say they are 10 dollar dinners as food here in Alberta is really expensive Favorite Recipes Moroccan Meatloaf (DELISH & easy to make) Zucchini Carpaccio Sole Napoleon with Tomatio-Caper Crudo Four-step Chicken Piccata Bruleed Mandarin Oranges and Sabayon Black Bean Brownies (For the love of god don't tell the kids there were beans in this recipe - they loved them) Who Should/Shouldn't Use This cookbook is perfectly suited for the beginner to intermediate cook -- nothing fancy for the more experienced cook A great cookbook for those on a budget (and that we are since we are now a one income family) Highly recommended for inclusion into the inventory of a public library (yes that one is from the wife) 4.5 Dewey's I received this from Random House in Exchange for an Honest Review
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Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes & Tips To Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night Of The Week

Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes & Tips To Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night Of The Week

by Melissa D'arabian, Raquel Pelzel

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Melissa d'Arabian, host of Food Network's Ten Dollar Dinners and season 5 winner of The Next Food Network Star, makes good on the $10 promise of dinner for four in her eagerly awaited debut cookbook. For home cooks who care about what they feed their families and want to stretch their dollars, Melissa is the best guide for putting delicious meals on the table.
With four young girls ages six and under, and a hit show on Food Network, Melissa d'Arabian focuses on savvy budgeting, efficient shopping, and full-flavored cooking. Ten Dollar Dinners has 140 recipes and more than 100 creative, practical tips on great money-savers ("Clear-Your-Pantry Week"); inventive takes on old standby dinners (try her Moroccan Meatloaf); and how to get ingredients to last longer (keep your green onions in a glass of water and they will regrow several times over!). And with a coding system to help you create your own $10 menu, Ten Dollar Dinners celebrates spending with purpose, cooking with love, minimizing time spent in front of the stove, and savoring your homemade meal.
Melissa is a pro at creating satisfying meals that adults and kids alike will enjoy, using everyday ingredients and transforming them into delicious dinners. Her Potato-Bacon Torte (which, at 50 cents a serving, was one of her winning recipes on The Next Food Network Star) shows how basic and inexpensive supermarket ingredients can be turned into an amazingly satisfying dish. Her Roasted Vegetable Tian is a great way to take advantage of deals in the produce aisle. The Four-Step Chicken Piccata offers a plan for getting food on the table in just minutes, using almost anything in the pantry.
Anyone can use this book-especially those who want to save money-and feel great about cooking sensibly for elevated, simple meals that are healthy family-pleasers.
 

About the Book

For home cooks who care about what they feed their families and want to stretch their dollars, this guide includes 140 recipes and more than 100 creative, practical tips on great money-savers, inventive takes on old standby dinners, and how to get ingredients to last longer.

Format: Trade Paperback

Dimensions: 368 Pages, 7.09 × 9.06 × 0.79 in

Published: August 14, 2012

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group

Language: English

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:

ISBN - 10: 0307985148

ISBN - 13: 9780307985149

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Salmon Cakes   Serves 4   Preparation time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutes   1 large russet potato 2 bacon strips 1/2 small yellow onion, finely chopped 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon sugar Zest of 1/2 lemon 14-ounce can wild salmon 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 cup vegetable oil   1. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the potato and cook until a paring knife easily slips into the center of the potato, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and, once the potato is cool enough to handle, peel it and place it in a bowl. Use a fork to break up and fluff the potato. Set aside.   2. Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and cook the bacon on both sides until browned and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel–lined plate (save the fat in a small bowl), cool, and then crumble. Place the bacon in a medium bowl and set aside.   3. Heat 1 tablespoon of the reserved bacon fat in a small skillet over low heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent and soft, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the onion cool, then add to the bacon along with the egg, mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, and lemon zest, stirring to combine. Add the salmon and then the potato, mixing gently after each addition. Then form into 12 small patties.   4. In a small, shallow baking dish, mix the bread crumbs, Parmesan, and pepper. Pres
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From the Critics

“Melissa’s real life experience as a wife and mom make her the perfect person to help all of us get dinner to the table.” —BOBBY FLAY   “Melissa really gets it. She is a mom who knows firsthand that cooking on a budget can be delicious, inspiring, and healthy. She brings it all here with flair and the comforting presence of a good friend.” —ELLIE KRIEGER   “Who knew that something as tasty and fun as steak with caramelized onions could be so cheap and easy to make? Melissa’s Ten Dollar Dinners broadens the horizon of dinnertime possibilities and deliciousness. This is a great resource for new, affordable cooking ideas.” —ALEX GUARNASCHELLI   “I am a father and husband before I am a chef, so when it comes to mealtime I want to use simple recipes that utilize the freshest foods possible. That’s what Ten Dollar Dinners is all about. I also like to cook with my family, which means that Melissa’s recipes are perfect for us to create together.” —ANDREW ZIMMERN   “Here’s a mom, raising and feeding four cute daughters, while giving a nod to her French husband’s palate, as well as conquering the corporate world. Plus her pie crust rivals a pastry chef’s! I knew Melissa was a winner from the start. Her recipes save you money and her tips make sense—saving you time so you can go out and enjoy life as she has.” —SUNNY ANDERSON  
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About the Author

MELISSA D'ARABIAN is the host of Food Network's Ten Dollar Dinners and Cooking Channel's Drop 5 Lbs with Good Housekeeping. Melissa is the season 5 winner of The Next Food Network Star and has also appeared on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate and Food Network Challenge. Melissa has a BA from the University of Vermont and an MBA from Georgetown University. She lives with her husband and their four young daughters in San Diego.
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