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Gourmet Cookbooks for Lazy Cooks

By Madelyn Miller

I used to think I loved to cook.

Then I became a restaurant reviewer and I realized I could eat wonderful food every night without cooking. Cooking wasn’t the part I really enjoyed—it was eating.

Sometimes I still cook. But I always look for the easy way out

Here are a few of my favorite cookbooks.

Weight Watchers 5 Ingredient 15 Minute Cookbook
Oxmoorhouse.com
Easy and low calorie. What more could you want?

The 250 Best 4-Ingredient Recipes
By Margaret Howard
Published by Robert Rose, Inc.

The honey-glazed chicken and Thai burgers from this cookbook that saves time without sacrificing great taste have become a staple in my diet

DESSERTS

I believe that last is the best. And recipes that start with a box of cake-mix are really halfway done.

Quick Fixes with Mixes
Cakes, Cookies, Bars and Goodies
By Lia Roessner Wilson
www.CookbookResources.com
Published by Cookbook Resources

Try these favorites—Cranberry Apple Crumb , Pecan Pie Bars, Chocolate Dipped Malted Milk Cookies

Chocolate from the Cake Doctor
By Anne Byrn (author of The Cake Mix Doctor)
Workman Publishing
www.workman.com

If there is anything better than easy, it is something that is easy AND Chocolate.

I can start drooling by just reading this book. Imagine Pumpkin Spice German Chocolate Cheesecake. All it takes is a few cans of stuff, butter and eggs and the cake mix—so you can always have the ingredients on hand. Faster than going to a bakery or waiting in line in a supermarket.

There is even a Good-For-You Chocolate Pound Cake (I like the way this author thinks) This unbelievably moist pound cake is perfect for the cholesterol-conscious who can’t eat eggs. It calls for egg substitute and for unsweetened applesauce, which keeps it so moist that you don’t need to add oil.

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