I'm terrible at meal-planning, so I appreciated that each recipe in this cookbook was followed with tips for keeping in the fridge or freezer. ( )

Celebrity chef, registered dietician, and TV host Ellie Krieger makes great food--healthy, delicious, real food--and teaches us all how to follow her user-friendly guidelines and recipes. With "You Have It Made: Delicious, Healthy, Do-Ahead Meals", she offers 150 wonderful recipes and shows us how to prep, make ahead, store, thaw, heat, and cook foods that make the most of our meal preparation time. These make-ahead recipes hit what Ellie calls "the sweet spot"--where delicious and healthy meet. She also advises that she gives you complete directions to "successfully refrigerate and/or freeze it, as well as serve it when you are ready". What types of dishes are included? The author has her own Golden Rule: No foods are "Off Limits". However, she does categorize foods into three distinct groups: "Usually", "Sometimes", and "Rarely". "Usually" is for the healthiest foods which are used most often. "Sometimes" foods are used occasionally to add flavor and variety. "Rarely" foods are used infrequently in small amounts but still make an impact. The roster of recipes her is quite varied, offers nutritional breakdowns, and includes such treats as these: "Family Favorite Granola"; "Apple-Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal"; "English Muffin Breakfast Pizzas"; "Honey-Nut Energy Bars"; "Four Bean Salad"; "Spring Pea Salad"; "Southwestern Layered Salad"; "Cranberry Chicken Salad"; "Shrimp and Snow Pea Salad"; "Chicken and Wild Rice Soup"; "Butternut Squash and Apple Soup"; "Tuscan Seven Vegetable Soup"; "Cheeseburger-Stuffed Twice Baked Potatoes"; "Pork Tenderloin with Mustard-Apricot Sauce"; "Chicken-Broccoli Brown Rice Casserole"; "Asian Shrimp Cakes with Avocado-Wasabi Sauce"; "Spinach and Pesto Lasagna Roll-Ups"; "Roasted Autumn Vegetables"; and "Sweet Potato-Vegetable Bake". You truly will "Have It Made" with a kitchen full of fast, flavorful, fabulous meals made by your family's favorite home chef--you!

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This book more than other make ahead cookbooks I have read, really considers the healthiness of the food that you are making. For that I appreciate it. ( )