REVIEW – 4 Ingredients Cookbook

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Sometimes I enjoy spending time concocting in the kitchen. Sometimes, after a long day of work, the last thing that I want to do is spend a long time in the kitchen preparing big extravagant meal. It’s on those nights that I want to make something simple, preferably with a limited number of ingredients. The cookbook 4 Ingredients looks like it might be a good source to turn to on those nights.

4 INGREDIENTS: MORE THAN 400 QUICK, EASY, AND DELICIOUS RECIPES USING 4 OR FEWER INGREDIENTS

• Author: Kim McCosker & Rachael Bermingham
• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Atria (March 29, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1451635141
• ISBN-13: 978-1451635140

ABOUT 4 INGREDIENTS

It’s as easy as 1-2-3 . . . 4 Ingredients!

Imagine succulent Chicken, Butternut, and Chickpea Curry with brown rice, a light, palette-cleansing Orange, and Almond Salad, and a decadent serving of warm Flourless Chocolate Cake. If this sounds like the menu for an elaborate dinner party that requires hard-to-find ingredients and endless hours in the kitchen, think again!

Internationally bestselling authors Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham have created more than 400 quick, easy, and delicious recipes that only require four ingredients. Included are fantastic dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and entertaining, as well as meals specially designed for children, including lunchbox menus.

With 4 Ingredients, home chefs will learn how to:

• Make weeknight family dinners simple and special.
• Provide delicious, home-cooked meals and spend less money.
• Cook with fewer utensils—1 teaspoon, 1 tablespoon, and 1 measuring cup!
• Spend less time at the sink. Four ingredients for each dish means less cleanup!

Find out what home chefs all over the world have already discovered. 4 Ingredients is perfect for the busy, budget-conscious cook!

4 INGREDIENTS contains more than 400 recipes that range from breakfast, to lunch, to dinner, and everything in between. From Antipasto Tarts, to Carrot & Coriander soup, to Apricot Chicken, to Tandoori Lamb, and Orange & Almond Cake, each recipe is delicious and most importantly, simple!

MY THOUGHTS

I received a copy of 4 Ingredients. Chapters include Breakfasts, Appetizers, Sauces & Salsas, Light Lunches, Sides, Mains, Desserts, For The Children, Drinks and Great Combination Meals. There’s also a chapter in the back containing useful tips on everything from cooking to cosmetics. The recipes are all straightforward and easy to understand. True to its name, none of the recipes require more than four ingredients. All ingredients used are regular foods you’d find in most kitchens. Two things missing in the cookbook that I would have found helpful are pictures (there are none) and prep and cooking time. The dishes I’m most looking forward to trying are Corn Dumplings, Pork & Bacon Wraps, Flourless Chocolate Cake and Apple Crumble. This cookbook would be ideal for someone who doesn’t know how to cook as well as people trying to move away from frozen meals.

MORE INFO

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Kim McCosker is a formal financial advisor and the mother of three boys: Morgan (8), Hamilton (5), and Flynn (2), and the wife of one: Glen. Kim designed the 4 INGREDIENTS concept, and with her childhood friend, Rachael Bermingham, she is now the author of four bestselling 4 INGREDIENTS books. She lives in Queensland, Australia with her family.

Rachael Bermingham is one of the #1 self-published female authors in Australia. A spirited, energetic and enthusiastic mother of Jaxson (5) and twins Bowie and Casey (8 months), she self-published her first book Read My Lips (a motivational book for women on how to achieve their goals), while breastfeeding Jaxson. She co-wrote her second book, 4 INGREDIENTS, with her friend Kim McCosker, during his naptimes, and co-wrote her third book, 4 INGREDIENTS 2 at night. In addition, Rachael still successfully manages 4 INGREDIENTS and her book distribution company Bermingham Books from her home office and was shortlisted last year to become a Queensland finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards. She lives with her family on the Sunshine Coast of Australia.

To learn more about Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham, visit www.4ingredients.com.au/.

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