Fresh & Fast
A book by Marie Simmons

Marie Simmons moves fast, talks fast, and makes good food fast. Here, she offers ways to cook from scratch when there's little time or inclination. Dishes are as simple and unexpected as spaghetti tossed with butter, grated Parmesan cheese and toasted walnuts, or chicken breasts baked with basil, garlic and lemon. The light, lean, flavorful food often reflects Simmons' Italian-American heritage.
        – Found at Amazon.com

Fresh food is cheaper, easier and quicker to prepare, and more nutritious than processed, packaged and bottled food. Marie Simmons' Fresh & Fast: Inspired Cooking For Every Season And Every Day provides more than 200 recipes which have become favorites with millions of cooks across the country. Whether it's Warm Egg Salad on Whole Wheat Toast or Lemon Basil Chicken – each is deftly simple, yet freshly conceived and imaginative. Most can be made in less than 45 minutes. Each recipe tells exactly how long it will take to prepare and alerts you in advance about any steps that require a little extra time. By following the seasons, Simmons shows how to vary your menu with ease and excitement all year 'round.
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• Introduction
• Appetizers
• Soups
• Sandwiches
• Pasta
• Poultry and Other Meats
• Seafood
• Grains and Beans
• Salads
• Vegetables
• Desserts
• Index

• Parmesan Rice – Make this recipe when you want the taste of risotto but don't have an extra hand for stirring. Use regular long-grain white rice or a domestically grown medium-grain or imported rice. such as Arborio. My friend Gloria Spitz gave me this recipe. A family favorite, it is affectionately called "Cheesy Rice."