Cook Once, Eat Twice by Nadiya Hussain

COOK ONCE, EAT TWICE by Nadiya Hussain offers “Time-Saving Recipes to Help You Get Ahead in the Kitchen.” This is a great concept from a much-beloved chef who is a past winner of The Great British Baking Show. In her latest cookbook, Nadiya presents seven chapters with each focused on a theme: Back to basics; Lovin’ your leftovers; Ready meals (cook ahead at home); Two dishes (transforms to two different meals like carrot soup / carrot and cod curry); Never wasted again (using frequently discarded ingredients like ripe bananas for Banana Peanut Bark); Easy Bakes; and Waste not, want not. Her emphasis is on delicious food made easily with minimum waste to help save money. A few examples that I am looking forward to trying are Scissor Cut Pesto Pasta (looks and sounds delicious) OR Sloppy Joes which is followed by directions of how to incorporate leftovers into Cheese and Lamb Samosas OR Mongolian Beef with Sticky Rice. Borrowing from a variety of cultures, she also suggests an easily freezable Chicken Tikka Masala and a Lasagna Soup! Most recipes are accompanied by full color photos although nutritional information is not provided. There is a helpful index, also, as well as a kitchen toolkit list.