About
Fix-It and Enjoy-It 5-Ingredient Recipes

You need a good supply of gumption, dogged persistence, and stubborn intentions if you want to cook and eat at home these days.

Most of us live crowded lives. Most of us find it nearly impossible to sit down to a meal with our family or friends, especially during the week.

Yet we believe in the benefits of shared mealtimes at home. Kids develop a greater sense of well-being and perform better at school. A table spread with tasty food can give all of us relief from the many electronic screens that are hungry for our attention. The kitchen table can be a tempting meeting place.

BUT HOW DOES THE FOOD GET THERE?!

You’re holding one solution—Fix-It and Enjoy-It 5-Ingredient Recipes!

The more than 780 recipes in this handy, lip-smacking collection offer you a way to prepare quick, “make-it-again” meals.

And you don’t need to be a cooking genius to be successful with these recipes.

Remember!

• Each recipe has only 5 ingredients or fewer.

• All of the recipes come from home cooks from across the country.

What qualifies as a 5-ingredient recipe?

1. Any recipe with 5—or fewer—ingredients.

2. Water does not count.

3. Salt and pepper count as one ingredient.

4. Ingredients listed as optional do not count.

5. Non-stick cooking spray does not count.

6. The “base” over which the recipe is to be served (for example, crackers or chips, rice, pasta, or potatoes) does not count.

The pass-it-on tradition

Good cooks love to share their recipes. They don’t possess them; they pass them on.

This collection holds favorite recipes from many home cooks. These recipes work—and they are loved. They have been tested around countless tables—and they’ve been begged for!

Thank you, home cooks and recipe-testers, for sharing your gems and your know-how. We all benefit from your generosity. Because of you, we all have a greater chance of eating well and of being richly sustained in body and spirit.

So choose a recipe and start cooking—even if you’re short on time or confidence in the kitchen. Remember, whenever you use Fix-It and Enjoy-It 5-Ingredient Recipes, you’re in the company of fine home cooks, and they are cheering you on!