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Pan-fried Shrimp with Green Curry Cashew Sauce

Serves 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes

You can purchase bottled Thai green curry sauce in most supermarkets, but this recipe proves how quick and easy it is to make your own. Refrigerate any leftover sauce, covered, for up to 3 days.

1 slice (1/4 inch thick) peeled fresh ginger
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons roasted unsalted cashews
1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1/4 cup packed cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon curry powder
Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
1 1/2 pounds peeled and deveined large shrimp
2 tablespoons olive oil

1 In a food processor, pulse the ginger until finely chopped. Add the 3/4 cup cashews; process until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
2 Add the yogurt, cilantro, sugar, and curry powder; season with salt. Process until incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed. Transfer to a serving bowl; sprinkle with the remaining cashews.
3 Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half the shrimp; cook until opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with the remaining tablespoon oil and remaining shrimp. Serve the shrimp with the sauce.

Book Description

No matter how busy you are, at the end of the day you want fresh, flavorful meals that are easy to prepare. And you want lots of choices and variations—recipes that call for your favorite foods and take advantage of excellent (and readily available) ingredients. In the first book from the award-winning magazine Everyday Food, you’ll find all of that: 250 simple recipes for delicious meals that are quick enough to make any day of the week.

Because a change in weather affects how we cook as much as what we cook, the recipes in Everyday Food are arranged by season. For spring, you’ll find speedy preparations for main-course salads, chicken, and poached salmon that minimize time spent at the stove; summer features quick techniques for grilling the very best burgers and kabobs as well as no-cook pasta sauces; for fall, there are braised meats and hearty main-course soups; and winter provides new takes on rich one-dish meals, roasts and stews, and hearty baked pastas. Finally, a chapter on basics explains how to make year-round staples such as foolproof roast chicken, risotto, couscous, and chocolate sauce.

Designed in a contemporary and easy-to-read format, Everyday Food boasts lush, full-color photography and plenty of suggestions for substitutions and variations. With Everyday Food, even the busiest on-the-go cook can look forward to meals that bring freshness, nutrition, and a range of flavors to dinner all week long.

Customer Reviews:

Great cook book!.......2007-06-27

Love that it has pictures for every recipe, separated by season, and gives you a large indication of prep times so you can make your cooking decisions easily.

I don't care for Martha Stewart, but I have to admit I like this book!.......2007-06-23

As the joke goes, Martha Stewart is the perfect example of how to live graciously...with a staff of 50 and a budget of $7 million a year. Seriously, the woman (or the media empire she owns and represents) has an uncanny knack for taking simple, straightforward aspects of living - especially entertaining - and making them needlessly difficult and off-putting in the name of some weird fantasy of "style" that no one actually likes or wants...except that it's "Martha Stewart", "so it must be good, right? Right???"

But "entertaining" isn't the same thing as "cooking and eating". Once I overcame my bias against MS and realized this was indeed a cookbook for stuff to make for yourself and your family - and that her food staff probably actually created these recipes, not the woman herself - I opened it for a quick scan at my local bookstore. And I was impressed by this book. I eventually overcame my reluctance to add to the MSL coffers and bought it because it was remarkably well done for a very reasonable price - it was just too good not to have in my collection.

One great strength of this book is the format: organizing by seasons is a great help for someone like me who still doesn't have a good sense of when various kinds of produce and farm goods are available. In my mind, this make it a stronger entry than its closest cookbook counterpart, the "Real Simple" collection "Meals Made Simple". I've rated them both "4 stars", but this collection is more useful (and has more recipes for the same price) and should actually be more of a "4.5 star" rating.

I didn't give it the full 5 stars because there is actually very little that is new or original here; you've seen variations of all these dishes here in Food Network volumes, "Fine Cooking" and "Cook's Illustrated", celebrity chef and restaurant books, etc. And the editorial style is relentlessly bland and anonymous - I like cookbooks that feel as if a person is addressing you, not an institution (unless it's Martha, of course!) Also,this isn't really "everyday food" unless you are an enthusiastic foodie or amateur chef. A lot of these recipes aren't "kid friendly" or kind to the limited budget.

But still,these are really good, really reliable recipes that will serve you well if you want something good and workable and you've got a hour or two to get dinner on the table. It would make a great gift for someone looking to punch up their standard array of American comfort food, too.

Martha, you still suck. But you've obviously got some talented and dedicated food writers and cooks working for you.

Not up to Par.......2007-06-11

I am a collector of cookbooks and have Martha's Baking one as well as some others. At a glance without having tried the receipes, I was slightly disappointed. I definitely will give it time to prove me wrong since I have not had time to actually prepare one of the many from which to choose. I like the Everyday Food PBS show that airs weekly and was hoping these receipes would be a reflection of that show.

From a very picky eater...........2007-05-22

I might be the world's pickiest eater. There is a group of core foods that I like, and the rest I pretty much actively dislike. However, because I am nursing my son and he has, apparently, a sensitive stomach, I've had to cut out dairy, soy, caffeine, etc. This has eliminated most of my staple foods, and forced me to start looking for a new cookbook for some new ideas.

When I first saw this cookbook (my sister gave it to my mom for Mother's Day), I thought the food looked ridiculously fancy for everyday eating. I may be a stay-at-home mom, but with an infant, I would never have time to get that detailed. Upon closer inspection, however, I have concluded that a lot of the fanciness is simply due to the presentation in the pictures (presentation I would probably not trouble with). [Side note; pictures are GORGEOUS.]

I started marking pages with recipes I thought I would copy before leaving my mom's house--rarely do I find more than 3 or 4 recipes in a cookbook that I think I would actually try. In this case, I had marked so many recipes after just flipping through the "Spring" section, I decided to just buy my own copy here on Amazon.

Finally, the organization is really interesting. Although I know I will not follow the seasonal guidelines, it is fun to think about foods that are appealing in summer v. winter, and my friends who are more into cooking assure me that is a valuable inspirational feature of the cookbook.

I cannot give it 5 stars because I reserve that rating for something that really blows me away. However, I really do highly recommend this book to anyone looking to try some new recipes--if _I_ found recipes that appeal, I cannot imagine anyone else could fail to do so!

Great Cookbook.......2007-05-20

I was so pleased when I got this cook book. I read it when I got it and it really inspired me. I wanted to start cooking. The recipes are quick, convenient and the full page pictures show you how to garnish it or present it. What I especially liked was the the recipes I have made have all turned out wonderful. We recently had guests who were here for about 2 weeks and I had to come up with meals for them. We were very busy each day so I needed recipes that you would present to guests, were quick to make and tasted great. This book really helped me out in my meal planning.

I also subscrile to Everyday Food and have all my back issues on the book shelf. The recipes in there are consistently wonderful and very easy to prepare.

Average customer rating: Excellent Recipes Answers Troublesome Beginner Questions and More This makes the 2nd Copy I've bought Overwhelming but worth it Dr. Pitcairn's book

Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats Richard H. Pitcairn , and Susan Hubble Pitcairn Manufacturer: Rodale Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Care & Health | Cats | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books General | Cats | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books Care & Health | Dogs | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books General | Dogs | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books General | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books General | Veterinary Medicine | Medicine | Subjects | Books General | Veterinary Medicine | Medical | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books Look Inside Home & Garden Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Look Inside Science Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Similar Items: The Nature of Animal Healing : The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat Veterinarians Guide to Natural Remedies for Dogs : Safe and Effective Alternative Treatments and Healing Techniques from the Nations Top Holistic Veterinarians Real Food for Dogs: 50 Vet-Approved Recipes to Please the Canine Gastronome Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats : Your A-Z Guide to Over 200 Conditions, Herbs, Vitamins, and Supplements Homeopathic Care for Cats and Dogs: Small Doses for Small Animals ASIN: 157954973X Release Date: 2005-08-11

Book Description

Pitcairn Over 400,000 copies of this treasured classic have been sold since its original publication more than 20 years ago The book that is the definitive guide to a natural lifestyle for dogs and cats is now completely updated and revisedfor the first time in 9 years. Writing with the warmth and compassion that have won them a national following, veterinarian Richard H. Pitcairn and his wife Susan Hubble Pitcairn, noted specialists in chemical-free nutrition and natural healing for pets, show dog and cat owners how to provide the very best in companionship and lifelong care. They now cover environmental matters, including pollutants both inside the home and out, as well as recent hot-button topics, such as Mad Cow disease, Lyme disease, and the West Nile virus. Theyve updated dozens of recipes for delicious and healthful pet food and treats. With a guide to handling emergencies and an in-depth Quick Reference section, they give specific instructions for preventing, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of animal diseases and disorderswith special attention to homeopathic, herbal, and nutritional remedies.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Recipes.......2007-06-27

A great resource for animal lovers looking to prepare healthy and complete food for their pets! Lots of useful information about the nutritional content of the recipe's ingredients - really instills confidence that the diets will provide all the goodness our pet need.

Answers Troublesome Beginner Questions and More.......2007-06-26

Before I switched to a raw diet, I had some troubling questions that I couldn't find answers to that I would trust.

1.) How do I know my dog is getting the correct nutrition? I can`t afford a nutritionist for myself, I certainly can't hire one for my canine best friend. I don't want to hurt her.

2.) How much will it cost?

3.) How hard will it be to do, and can I find the supplies?

4.) Why is my dog throwing up all the time, and the vet isn't sure why? I have her on meat based kibble, but will this help?

The answers to all of this are covered in Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. I learned it's very easy to provide balanced nutrition for your pet, with easy to follow recipes which take ingredients you can find most anywhere. It wasn't the advice of tossing a bowl of raw chicken necks and let them munch, which I read on another book's review had made someone's dog extremely sick. The base recipe calls for ground turkey, vegetables, cooking oil, and oatmeal. It couldn't be easier. I mix it with other bits and cuts of meat, offer fruit for the occasional treat, and the problems my dog previously had have vanished. She used to have gas all the time, and even though I used a meat based, high end kibble, she threw up on average of about once every two weeks.

She been on this diet for months and hasn't thrown up since. She also has more energy (being a Boston Terrier cross, that's a bit scary, really...)

Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats is scientific in layman's terms and supports the claims they make with experience and intelligence. It lacks the sensational claims I'd found on the internet, replacing it with common sense and thoughtful advice, taking you step by step through how your pet's digestive system works, why you might want to consider a raw diet, what nutrition means (I learned a few things about handling my own food), and beyond. There's information about choosing a dog breed for you, vaccinations, puppy/kitten/pregnancy care, how to prevent many illnesses or problems, and how to deal with them if they happen. I was impressed that there was even information about the grieving process when you lose them, and how to help a terminally ill pet cope.

I highly recommend this book because it took the swamp of information out there and brings it together to make sense. I checked it out from the library (as mentioned, I'm a skeptic) and it made a believer out of me before I was 25% done. I now own my own copy, and wouldn't be without it.

This makes the 2nd Copy I've bought.......2007-06-20

I'd purchased this book before, then loaned it to someone only to never see it again.

In the aftermath of the Pet Food Poisonings, this is one book that I feel every pet owner should have on their shelf. The recipies are easy and my animals love it!

Overwhelming but worth it.......2007-06-17

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about cooking for their pets. It has several basic recipes for both dogs & cats with lists of ingredients you can substitute to change it up.

At first I was completely overwhelmed by the information in this book. I bought it after the pet food recall so that I could begin cooking for my 2 cats. I read the first chapters about the pet food industry and general pet nutrition, and was excited to get to the recipes.

The recipes, I must've read through 4 times before deciding I just couldn't do it. I went to a holistic pet food store and they sold me a bunch of supplements and told me to just cook up a chicken & add a little of this & a little of that. The chicken recipe lasted 1 week, and as I added these supplements each day I began to realize that this was all completely unscientific, and I felt like I may be over supplementing my cats.

So I went back to the book. I wrote up a list of all the ingredients I would need to make the supplement recipe in the book and headed out to the health food store. I found everything there for about $80 (in Manhattan) -- but it will last months.

I whipped up 2 recipes last weekend and split it up into daily portions & froze. One cat was completely enthused while the other is taking time to adjust. But the book also tells you how to ween your cat off canned food & onto a homemade diet. It's working great.

If you think cooking for your pet will be easy, it's not. But with patience & practice you can get a routine down and feel confident that you are making the best possible choice for your cats & dogs.

Dr. Pitcairn's book.......2007-06-08

I bought this book on the recommendation of many people on various cat-related lists. Because of the recent pet food problems, I decided that we really needed to be more "pro-active" in our pets' care. This is a good place to start. Easy to read, but not simplistic, starts with the basics. I recommend this book to responsible pet owners.

Average customer rating: Outstanding book! 2004 Writers Notes Book Award Winner Superb!! A solid, no-nonsense, all-encompassing curriculum A must-have

The Restaurant Managers Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation Douglas Robert Brown Manufacturer: Atlantic Publishing Company (FL) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books Hospitality, Travel & Tourism | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books Management | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books Production & Operations | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books Look Inside Business Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Qualifying Textbooks - Spring 2007 | Stores | Books Similar Items: Restaurant Financial Basics The Encyclopedia of Restaurant Forms: A Complete Kit of Ready-to-use Checklists, Worksheets, And Training AIDS for a Successful Food Service Operation Restaurants That Work: Case Studies of the Best in the Industry Running a Restaurant for Dummies Opening a Restaurant or Other Food Business Starter Kit: How to Prepare a Restaurant Business Plan and Feasibility Study ASIN: 0910627096

Book Description

This comprehensive and massive 600 page new book will show you step-by-step how to set up, operate, and manage a financially successful foodservice operation. The author has left no stone unturned in explaining the risky business of running a restaurant. Operators in the non-commercial segment as well as caterers, and really anyone in the food service industry will find this book very useful.

The books nineteen chapters cover the entire process of a restaurant start-up and ongoing management in an easy to understand way, pointing out methods to increase your chances of success, and showing how to avoid the many common mistakes that can doom a start-up. The new companion CD rom contains all the forms demonstrated in the book for easy use in a PDF format.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through finding a location that will bring success, learn how to draw up a winning business plan, how to buy and (sell ) a restaurant, franchising, basic cost control systems, profitable menu planning, sample restaurant floor plans & diagrams, successful kitchen management, equipment layout and planning, food safety & HACCP, successful beverage management, learn how to set up computer systems to save time and money, learn how to hire & keep a qualified professional staff, brand new IRS tip reporting requirements, managing and training employees, generate high profile public relations and publicity, learn low cost internal marketing ideas, low and no cost ways to satisfy customers and build sales, learn how to keep bringing customers back, accounting & bookkeeping procedures, auditing, successful budgeting and profit planning development, as well as thousands of great tips and useful guidelines.

The extensive resource Guide details over 7,000 suppliers to the industry, this directory could be a separate book on its own. This Restaurant Managers Handbook covers everything that many companies pay consultants thousands of dollars for.

This book is also ideal for professionals in the hospitality field as well as newcomers who may be looking for answers to cost containment and training issues. There are literally hundreds of innovative ways demonstrated to streamline your restaurant business. Learn new ways to make the kitchen, bars, dining room, and front office run smoother and increase performance. Shut down waste, reduce costs, and increase profits. In addition operators will appreciate this valuable resource and reference in their daily activities and as a source of ready-to-use forms, web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can be easily applied to their operations. Highly recommended!

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding book!.......2007-03-15

This book is very detailed and to the point. It covers all areas of the restaurant business. Then menu planning section is great. It gives so much foresight.

2004 Writers Notes Book Award Winner.......2005-05-18

The Restaurant Manager's Handbook is a no-nonsense, coverall manual for the food establishment industry. It's the essence of a successful handbook-no jokes, parables, and preachy lectures, just the facts. If you delve into the heal-thy index for fault, you'll abruptly bump into a page number for an answer, and if you're currently running a restaurant and afraid to appear inadequate, you can load the handy CD-ROM and pretend you're checking your e-mail while figur-ing out the monthly audit procedures or why the beer is flat. I'm not kidding. The next time your favorite kitchen runs short of the daily special or closes down for a lack of permit, serve them a copy of this great reference book.

Superb!!.......2003-10-01

The books nineteen chapters cover the entire process of a restaurant start-up and ongoing management.The companion CD rom which contains all the forms is worth the modest price of the book alone. I would highly recomend this book to anyone in the industry now or who wants to get started with sound financial planning. Also the extensive resource guide in the back of the book is superb - we will use this book often.

A solid, no-nonsense, all-encompassing curriculum.......2003-05-16

Now in a completely revised and thoroughly updated third edition, The Restaurant Manager's Handbook: How To Set Up, Operate And Manage A Financially Successful Food Service Operation by Douglas Robert Brown is a solid, no-nonsense, all-encompassing curriculum to teaching oneself the basics of the restaurant business. An exhaustive compendium of step-by-step instructions, advice, checklists, legal issues, as well as encompassing an extensive listing of state restaurant associations (and so much more!) fill the pages of this "must-have" reference for anyone with a serious and dedicated interest in the dynamics of food service oriented small business ownership. A companion CD-ROM with printable versions of all the handy and useful sample forms is included.

A must-have.......2003-03-08

Doug Brown's Handbook is a must-have for all restaurant managers and prospective owners. I wish I'd had this when I first started out, but you can be sure it will be required reading for all my managers!

Ordering directly from his Atlantic Publishing Group is the way to go - it arrived quickly and in perfect condition.

Thanks, Doug.

Average customer rating: Are we all rating the same book? I didn't see onions Vet approved??? Buyer beware and ABBEY is wrong Dangerous Recipes

Real Food for Cats: 50 Vet-Approved Recipes to Please the Feline Gastronome Patti Delmonte Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Care & Health | Cats | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books General | Cats | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books General | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books Look Inside Home & Garden Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Similar Items: Real Food for Dogs: 50 Vet-Approved Recipes to Please the Canine Gastronome The Kitty Treats Cookbook The Ultimate Cat Treat Cookbook: Homemade Goodies for Finicky Felines The Kitty-Cat Cookbook: Special-Occasion Recipes to Brighten Your Cat's Life Barker's Grub : Easy, Wholesome Home-Cooking for Dogs ASIN: 1580174094

Book Description

Lots of people enjoy making or buying treats for their pets, but wouldn't it be wonderful to cook a real meal for the four-legged member of the household? Quirky yet practical, these cookbooks provide recipes that are nutritionally balanced and veterinarian-approved. They even include sections on "tandem" recipes - recipes for humans that, with slight modifications, can also be served to pets.

REAL FOOD FOR CATS is The Cat Lover's Cookbook, completely revised with new recipes, new information, and all-new illustrations.

Customer Reviews:

Are we all rating the same book?.......2007-05-12

I bought a copy of this book and haven't seen any recipes that call for onions. Granted, I've only made about half the recipes so far, but I've seen nothing that will harm our cats. Two of the recipes I've made did call for garlic but the amount was so small that it wouldn't have any adverse effect.

I've made the Tuna Cakes and the recipe did not call for onions. The fish chowder recipe makes 5 servings - no mention of onion, and only one clove of garlic was needed.

I'm also pleased about the various safety tips throughout the book. I recommend this book to all.

Real Food for Dogs: 50 Vet-Approved Recipes to Please the Canine Gastronome

The Kitten Owner's Manual: Solutions to all your Kitten Quandaries in an easy-to-follow question and answer format

Cat Toys: How to Make Your Home a Feline Paradise (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-251)

I didn't see onions.......2007-05-12

I got a copy of this book, looked at the Tuna Cakes recipe and it did not list onions. Also in the back of the book with the human recipes it informs to leave onions out of the cat's meal. Not sure why there is a difference but just wanted to inform that I didn't find onions in the recipes. ????

Vet approved???.......2007-04-23

Onions can cause Heinz's Anemia in cats. I would not take my cat to any vet that approved feeding onions to a cat. This book has dangerous recipes. Spend your money on better book.

Buyer beware and ABBEY is wrong.......2007-04-17

UPDATE 5/14/07: Because there is a mystifying dispute between those readers who see onions (harmful to cats) in these recipes and those who don't, here's an easy way to see for yourself and make an informed decision. Use the excellent Amazon feature "Search Inside This Book." Either key in the word "onion" and click "Go" to see how many pages list onions in the recipes (I find 22) or choose the "Surprise me" option and click it repeatedly -- it took only 4-5 clicks for me to find "Kitty Tacos" with 1/2 cup onion listed as the second ingredient.

Original April 2007 review:
WARNING: Onions are toxic to cats, and these recipes are full of onions.

While a few recipes in this book may be safe, it's hard to trust that because many recipes specifically for cats contain onion -- and ABBEY, whose review 32 people found helpful, is dead wrong that this is only the "people recipes at the end of the book." (Sorry, ABBEY, but I did read and comprehend the information.)

Don't be swayed by my saying so -- please judge for yourself. With the pet food recall, we all need to watch out for each other and, more importantly, for our precious cats. Below, I have copied page 23 verbatim, and it is NOT one of the "people recipes" at the end of the book:

"Tuna Cakes
Cats will race even faster to the sound of a whirring can opener if they think you're about to prepare this tasty and nutritious dish.
2 eggs
1 6-ounce can tuna, drained, and flaked
1 small ONION, finely chopped
4 slices bread, cubed into kitty size bits
1/2 teaspoon iodized salt
1 teaspoon brewer's yeast
1 teaspoon bonemeal
2 tablespoons margarine

1. Beat the eggs lightly in a bowl. Add the tuna, ONION, bread cubes, salt, brewer's yeast, and bonemeal. Mix thoroughly until moistened.
2. Form into small patties. Melt the margarine in a skillet and fry the patties until golden brown. When cool, crumble each patty and serve.
Makes 3 to 5 servings."

On page 25, the Fish Chowder specifically for cats calls for 1 glove garlic, minced and 2 tablespoons finely chopped ONION. On page 27, the Boogaloo Shrimp, again, in a recipe supposedly specifically for cats, the first ingredient is 1/2 chopped ONION. Page 32, the recipe for Chicken with Greens, there is a warning about introducing cats gradually to greens because they can be sensitive to it, but no warning about the 1 clove garlic in the recipe or on page 33, the Chicken Salad that calls for 1 tablespoon finely chopped ONION. The "people" recipes ABBEY refers to, called "Tandem Cooking" by the author, do not begin until page 81.

I am extremely disappointed I bought this potentially dangerous book and applaud the reviewer Cordelia Wright who is researching the vet who wrote the preface.

This is not a time to stand on ceremony when pet health is at stake from commercial food -- we need reliable sources of information about safe food, and this book is not it for the reasons previous reviewers have stated. Buyer, please beware.

I have complained to Amazon about continuing to promote and sell this book in the face of the pet food scare (a sick irony that people avoiding tainted commercial food turn to a so-called "vet-approved" recipe book containing recipes that will harm their cats!), and I have written a complaint to the book's publisher. I'm also pursuing getting a journalist involved to warn the public and find out how this book's author can claim these recipes are "vet-approved" when no vet would say giving onions to cats is safe.

Dangerous Recipes.......2007-04-10

I am so disappointed. Continuing to sell/publish this book is irresponsible. As two recent reviews have noted, the recipes are full of ONIONS and, occasionally, GARLIC, both toxic to cats (onions can cause Heinz's Anemia). One other review wrote that the onions were confined to the "people food" section of the book, but this is not true. There are onions everywhere. I agree that this book cannot possibly be vet approved, and I intend to do some research into the guy, a vet, who wrote the preface. His Latin is fake, and so, to my great disappointment, is the potential security and well being proffered by these recipes. I am going to return the book. Even if one leaves the garlic out, can one really trust that the author's nutrional advice is sound ? With great disappointment, I recommend that you stay far away from this book, even though the illustrations are charming.

Average customer rating: more that what I expected The wife loves it! Gift Order Great practical book COOKBOOK

Quick Fix Meals: 200 Simple, Delicious Recipes to Make Mealtime Easy Robin Miller Manufacturer: Taunton ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books General | Quick & Easy | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Reference | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books Look Inside Cookbooks | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Similar Items: Small Changes, Big Results: A 12-Week Action Plan to a Better Life Semi-Homemade 20-Minute Meals (Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade) Everyday Food: Great Food Fast Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes (Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade) Everyday Pasta ASIN: 1561589470 Release Date: 2007-03-13

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