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From Storebought to Homemade: Secrets for Cooking Easy, Fabulous Food in Minutes

✍️ Jenkins, Emyl
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🏛 Taylor Trade Publishing 📅 2005 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781589792180
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📝 Description: From Storebought to Homemade: Secrets for Cooking Easy, Fabulous Food in Minutes

In this cookbook for home chefs with fast-paced lives and high standards, Southern hostess extraordinaire Jenkins shares her top-secret collection of 200 fast, foolproof recipes for enhancing storebought food.

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This book targets a specific niche: the pragmatic cook who values speed above all else. It is not suited for traditionalists who insist on starting every meal from scratch, as the core premise relies entirely on modifying purchased goods. While the promise of 'fabulous food' may seem ambitious given the limited source material described, the approach offers a viable solution for urgent dinners. The tone appears utilitarian and encouraging, focusing on results rather than technique. It serves as a helpful bridge for those intimidated by complex recipes, though purists might find its reliance on shortcuts unsatisfying.
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Eatbook Family editorial team

This book targets a specific niche: the pragmatic cook who values speed above all else. It is not suited for traditionalists who insist on starting every meal from scratch, as the core premise relies entirely on modifying purchased goods. While the promise of 'fabulous food' may seem ambitious given the limited source material described, the approach offers a viable solution for urgent dinners. The tone appears utilitarian and encouraging, focusing on results rather than technique. It serves as a helpful bridge for those intimidated by complex recipes, though purists might find its reliance on shortcuts unsatisfying.

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