Stress Free Cooking (NAPSA)—With today’s busy lifestyles, many families who want to share quality time together think they don’t have time to cook. Fortunately, in From Storebought to Homemade (QVC Publishing, $19.95), Emyl Jenkins, author and southern hostess extraordinaire, shares her top € secret collection of fast, fabulous recipes which contradicts the notion that preparing good, wholesome food is time-consuming or intimidating. She helps today’s busy cooks mix pre-packaged food with just the right additions to makeit look and taste like they slaved over a hot stoveall day. A cornucopia of recipes and tips, the book provides: * Over 200 easy dishes, most of which can be madein less than an hour; manyin just 15 minutes. Special menus for brunches, dinner parties and holiday gettogethers. Handy tips on easy, yet impressive entertaining, including unique table-settings and food presentation ideas. Amongthese: - When buyingraisins for baking, try to find the kind in the cylindrical container with the plastic top. This keeps the fruit inside moist and fresh longer. - Buy stew beef already cut into small cubes, which tend to be more tender than large stew beefpieces. Recipes for every course, from soups and salads to bread and dessert, even one-dish dinners, such asthis: Pepper and Mushroom Chicken Delight % to 1 teaspoon prepared garlic (or 2 to 3 cloves minced) 1 cup frozen red pepper, onion and mushroom combo(found in frozen food case), or use & @) You too can create fabulous food in minutes with the help of a clever new cookbook. individual packages % cupolive oil 2 (14 ounce) cansItalianflavored tomatoes 8 already grilled chicken breasts salt, pepper dried oreganoto taste Saut the garlic, pepper, onion and mushrooms in the olive oil until the vegetables are lightly browned. Add the Italian-flavored tomatoes and simmer on medium-low heat to blend the flavors, approximately five minutes. Add the already-grilled chicken breasts and continue to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Adjust the seasoning with additional salt, pepper and oreganoif desired. Prep time, 10 minutes. Total time, 25 minutes. Serve the chicken over rice or noodles or with a side of potatoes. Add a simple green salad and dinner is complete. The book is available at bookstores and on the Web at www.qvc.com or by calling 1-800345-1515.
