Several good books are available on the subject. With more and more emphasis on eating healthier, there are numerous lower-fat cookbooks, as well as a good selection focusing on vegetarianism. Old-fashioned cooking seems to be back in vogue, with diner foods, soups and stews again popular. There also are cookbooks on decadent desserts, so rich and elaborate as to take at least a day to prepare. If you do choose a cookbook for a gift, include a few pieces of inexpensive kitchen accessories when tying the bow on top.
Flavors are full, with fat and lengthy cooking time reduced to a minimum.
The book begins with chicken and other poultry, offering recipes that can be prepared in 60 minutes or less. Wyler didn't forget the vegetarian, including several tasty meatless selections. There's a hot renewed interest in the slow cooker. Experts are guessing that it has to do with so many cooks working away from home, wanting meals ready when they arrive home. Slow cookers do precisely that job, simple to use with little watching or tending necessary.