I’m not a huge cook, but I do try to make healthy meals for my family most nights. I am an avid slow cooker user (at least once a week–and sometimes 2 of them at a time). That’s why my very favorite cookbook is Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly by Phyllis Pellman Good.
I was originally turned onto the cookbook by some friends in the Sunshine Rewards forum. Since I have started using it, I get requests from my other friends almost every time I make a recipe out of it. Crowd favorites are Taco Soup, Roasted Chicken, and Chicken and Dumplings. I made the Chicken Soft Taco recipe for Bunko one night and ended up making 5 copies of the recipe to send home with people.
The cookbook sells for less than $10, and I just saw that there is a revised and updated version coming out this month. My own version is about 7 years old, but I will probably buy the new one just to see what has changed. It might also help to have some clean pages because mine are well worn! The new version says that it contains 600 recipes. I’m not sure about my version, but it is probably close to that. They all have the nutritional information listed so that you can see exactly what you are eating. In my case, I also use it to figure up Weight Watchers points.
Check out both the old and new versions of Fix It and Forget-It Lightly. Buy one for a friend and you will both love it!
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