Quick Cooking 101: Presto entrees and desserts

Well, yesterday I had no luck with finding anything remotely edible and quick to fix in the Presto cookbook. But I never did make it to the entree section (the Pizza Pizza guy buzzed up just as I was ready to turn the page. Honestly).
So, what shall I cook tonight? Meat? Well, there’s plenty of [...]

Quick Cooking 101: Presto breakfast and soup

Well, now that I’ve stopped beating myself up for being less than the perfect Suzie Homemaker, it’s back to the Presto Cookbook (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, click here).
Gotta love these old cookbooks. The photography is so appetizing. Let’s see – I haven’t had breakfast yet (unless you count the nougat bar [...]

Top 12 Recipes – 25 words or less! (and baklava to boot!)

Has time gotten away with you today? No idea what to make for dinner?
Here are 10 recipes, brought to you in 25 words (or less). They take hardly any longer to prepare than to read (or to text to yourself as a reminder of what to pick up on the way home).
Vegetarian? Carnivore? Lazy@$$? [...]

Foolproof Recipe No. 1: Tortellini Soup

Can’t cook anything without burning it?
Think again. Here’s a recipe so simple that anyone can manage it. And… it’s tasty. And… it disguises leftover meat! In fifteen minutes or less, to boot. And it’s even got a fancy eyetalian name, too!

Zuppa di Tortellini
1. Get some stock or broth.
This is actually homemade chicken stock. Don’t [...]

Quick Cooking 101: an introduction to Presto

Lest you think that cooking in 30 minutes or less was an invention of the Food Network, I’m here to tell you otherwise. There is every indication that quick cookery started as early as …

…hmm. I’m not sure – no date on the cookbook I found, sadly neglected, in the book swap at work. I’d [...]

Fret no more!

Been banging your head against the nearest wall because you can’t live up to the high standards of all those TV chefs?
Despairing of ever finding the can opener, let alone whipping up gourmet meals for 12 at a moment’s notice?
Well, I have one words for you: Relax.
That’s right… relax.
And forget about competing with the Food [...]