Review: Cook at home? Give it a try with these recipes
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 28, 2012
I read someplace that only about 20% of families actually use their kitchens to prepare meals.  I know there are lots of reasons for this decline in family cooking, but I'll bet that one of them is the current push to have everything fresh and made from scratch. When you come home from work, the last thing you have mental energy for is trying to meet these expectations.  With these recipes you can go to your cupboard (assuming you have shopped) and grab a can of this and that, add it to hamburger, and put the whole concoction in the oven while you do the next thing on your list--laundry, homework with the kids, you know the list well.The recipes are easy with few ingredients.  And while I think some of the ingredients could be updated (for instance using oil instead of shortening), and clarified (not always sure whether the rice is already cooked, or "raw"), they are a great way to get dinner on the table.  If sodium is an issue for you, you probably won't be using these recipes as is.  Personally, I never add salt to anything which really lessens the sodium load.  I also take care to buy reduced sodium products--even soy sauce has a lower-sodium rendition. But even with this objection, I'm using these recipes to take to potlucks and when I have the family over.  They are a nice change of pace from what I usually prepare.