Mrs. Mouse's Menu Cookbook Mrs. Mouse House Category:  Cooking/Food/Wine Publisher: Instant Publisher ISBN-10:  1604589698 Pages: 250 Copyright: May 2013 ISBN-13: 9781604589696 We don’t eat recipes. We eat whole meals. Welcome to a different kind Of cookbook Mrs. Mouse's Menu Cookbook is based on a very simple idea. People cook dinner as complete menus. Why not combine instructions to allow them to follow ONE recipe for the entire meal? No more flipping from one recipe or cookbook to another to prepare your menu. Using "Mrs. Mouse's Menu Cookbook", you'll only need one recipe per meal. Mrs. Mouse's Menu Cookbook is designed for the person just starting out, a busy couple with little time and energy to cook, even those who are cooking for one and don't want days of leftovers. The instructions are simple and easy to follow so beginner cooks have no trouble following them. There are 53 complete dinner menus included in this book, enough to make a new menu once a week for an entire year, plus one. Mrs. Mouse's Menu Cookbook was developed over generations, from recipes time tested by my family, but never written down. Until now. Now they are yours. Enjoy!  Excerpt The Basics There are a few kitchen tools that Mrs. Mouse’s Menu is going to expect you to have available in order to prepare each menu. They are: A range with at least two working burners. A conventional oven. A microwave large enough to hold a 2-quart casserole dish. A refrigerator with a freezer compartment. A 10-inch frying pan, non-stick preferred with cover. Two 2-quart saucepans or equivalent with covers. Two cookie sheets. An 8-inch square baking pan. A 2-quart covered microwave-and-oven-safe casserole dish. 3 mixing bowls: one small, one medium, and one large. 2 place settings: dinner plate, smaller plate, soup bowl, cup, saucer, glass, butter knife, fork, and spoon for each setting. A small sharp knife (a paring knife is preferred, but yes, a pocket knife can be used in a pinch). A pancake turner, also known by the name of spatula. A cooking spoon, nylon preferred, especially if you are using a non-stick pan. A slotted cooking spoon, same as above. A can opener. A carrot or potato peeler. A set of measuring cups, including 1, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 cup measures. A set of measuring spoons, including 1, 1/2, 1/4 teaspoon, and 1 tablespoon measures. A colander. A rolling pin. A roll of microwave safe plastic wrap. A roll of aluminum foil. A roll of paper towels. A bit of basic cooking knowledge, and a bit of common sense. --- Menu 24: Steamed Trout Steamed Trout* Cauliflower in Cheddar Cheese Sauce* Apple-Cranberry Tart* INGREDIENTS: STEAMED TROUT 2 Thin Trout Fillets, skin on 1/2 Tablespoon Butter 1/4 Teaspoon Minced Dry Onion 1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder Salt and Pepper to taste Pinch Cayenne Pepper (optional) INGREDIENTS: CAULIFLOWER IN CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE 2 Cups Frozen Cauliflower 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese 2 Tablespoons Parmesan Cheese INGREDIENTS: APPLE-CRANBERRY TART 1 Cup Flour 3 Tablespoons Sugar Pinch Salt 1/2 Cup Butter (No substitutions!) 1 1/2 Tablespoon Cold Milk --- 2 Tablespoons Flour Pinch Salt 1 1/2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar 1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon 3 Tablespoons White Sugar 3 Tablespoons Butter, softened 3 Cooking Apples (Macintosh, Granny Smith) 3/4 Cup Cranberries, fresh or frozen ---  MENU 24 - INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 375° F. In Medium mixing bowl combine Flour, Sugar, and Salt. Cut in Butter using a pastry cutter or fork until it forms pea-sized pieces. Add Cold Milk, stirring until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Roll dough into a 10- inch circle on a lightly floured 12-inch sheet of aluminum foil. Lift foil with dough onto a cookie sheet. Place in freezer while you prepare filling. In the same bowl combine Flour, Salt, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, White Sugar, and Butter. Peel and core Apples, slicing 1/4-inch thick. Stir Apples and Cranberries into Flour mixture. Spoon into center of prepared dough. Fold edges of dough inward leaving a 4-inch or larger opening in the center. Bake for 25 minutes. Place one Fish Fillet in the center of a 12-inch sheet of aluminum foil, skin side down. Dot with Butter. Sprinkle with Minced Dry Onion, Garlic Powder, Salt, Pepper and Cayenne Pepper, if desired. Top with second Fish Fillet, skin side up. Bring foil ends up and roll down to seal. Repeat for side edges. When Apple-Cranberry Tart has baked for 25 minutes, place aluminum foil packet containing Trout in the oven on the same cookie sheet as the Tart. Cover Tart with a sheet of aluminum foil, and bake Tart and aluminum foil packets for 25 more minutes. In Microwave safe dish, combine 1/4 Cup water and Salt. Add Frozen Cauliflower. Top with Cheeses. Cover with plastic wrap, turning back one corner to vent steam, and microwave at Full Power for 3-5 minutes, until Cauliflower is cooked through and Cheese is well melted. Stir. Serve Steamed Trout with Cauliflower in Cheddar Cheese Sauce and Apple- Cranberry Tart. Serves 2. Enjoy! --- SHOPPING LIST MENU 24 PRODUCE 3 Cooking Apples (Macintosh, Granny Smith) 3/4 Cup Cranberries, fresh or frozen DAIRY 3/4 Cup Butter (No substitutions!) 1 1/2 Tablespoons Milk 1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese 2 Tablespoons Grated Parmesan Cheese SEAFOOD 2 Thin Trout Fillets, skin on DRY GOODS 1 1/2 Cup Flour 6 Tablespoons Sugar 1 1/2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar HERBS & SPICES 1/4 Teaspoon Minced Dry Onion 1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder Salt and Pepper Pinch Cayenne Pepper (optional) 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon FREEZER 2 Cups Frozen Cauliflower

A must for beginners and experienced cooks
Mrs. Mouse will show you how to take the guesswork out of timing a meal.
Something always burns or dries out while you are working on another dish? The trickiest part of meal preparation is timing. To have everything cooked to perfection and ready to serve at the same time even eludes some experienced cooks. Mrs. Mouse's Cookbook, with her ingenious menu "recipes" will hold your hand as you get your timing right. If you pay attention the techniques you learn can be used to create other menus or even aid you in learning how to multitask.
Mrs. Mouse’s Menu Cookbook is a must for beginners and useful for the experienced cook who wishes to expand his or her know-how. It's full of innovative recipes to expand your repertoire without the stress of worrying about your timing.
Enjoy! Bon Appetite!
- Cookbook author Eva Kende, Eva's Kitchen Confidence
and Eva's Hungarian Kitchen, http://www.telusplanet.net/public/ekende/

Taking the craziness out of dinner time
I am a working mother of two. I love that you put whole menus together. It is pure joy. After working all day, the brain power has been drained to a snail's pace. Thank you for taking the craziness out of dinner time. It has made this mother's life less stressful.
Sincerely, Mary Wendt