Short and Simple Family Recipes

Millions of fans have watched Amy Roloff prepare meals for her family over the past seven years of TLC's family-friendly reality TV show, Little People, Big World. Cooking for a family of six, Amy developed a lot of simple recipes that are easy for homemakers and moms to prepare. Cooking has also leveled the playing field when people of all sizes sit down and enjoy the good food she prepares. Now she has put some of the most requested and loved recipes, along with some of her own personal favorites, in this cookbook for everyone to make and enjoy.

Short and Simple Family Recipes contains 75 recipes from Amy's kitchen with easy-to-follow instructions for preparation. Organized by courses and meals — For Starters, Breakfast or Brunch, Lite Lunch Fare, Time to Gather: Family Meals, Kids Corner, Simple Sides, and Sweet Endings & Baked Goodness — the recipes include mouthwatering, easy-to-prepare favorites such as Scallop Pesto Crustini; Crabby Cakes; Cowboy Eggs; Farm Country Omelet; Ham, Cheese, Turkey, and Avocado Panini; Southwestern Slaw; Amy’s Pork Fried Rice; Roast Pork with Spiced Apples; Mike D's Hamburger Pie; Roloff Farm Rustic Peach and Berry Cobbler; Birthday Cake in a Bag; and Bananas Foster. The cookbook is illustrated in full-color with professional photographs of the food as well shots of the Roloff family farm and Amy cooking in her kitchen.

"I've had the pleasure of sharing a kitchen and cooking with Amy. She's not only knowledgeable in her use of ingredients, preparation, and execution, she also adds an immense amount of love to every recipe. What a joy to work with! Having a child of my own, I can tell you I'll be making many of the recipes in this book for my family." Chef Alex Eusebio, Top Chef, Season 5, Bravo-TV; Owner/Chef, Sweetsalt Food Shop

"Amy's second home is her kitchen. She's my go-to friend when I need that extra 'oomph' to make a great meal. I'm not a great cook, but I can't wait to try the many recipes in this book, so that when I bring guests together, they will think that I am!" Jason Kennedy, Host, E! Entertainment

"Amy has a natural talent for creating simplistic meals. Her meals are quick, convenient, and tasty without compromising quality. Her cookbook brings the family back to the dinner table, regardless of a hectic schedule. Her love of cooking and sharing her recipes her family loves can now be shared at your family gatherings." Dahli Schulberg, Manager, Longbottom Catering, Oregon

"Short and Simple Family Recipes lives up to its title with an extensive assortment of delicious, nutritious, and easy-to-prepare dishes suitable for prospective cooks of all skill and experience levels. From 'Mushroom Goat Cheese Puffs' to 'Berry Pancakes,' 'Southwestern Slaw,' 'Tilapia with Homemade Pesto & Quinoa,' 'Roloff Farm Rustic Peach & Berry Cobbler' and more, every recipe embodies the flavorful charm of home cooking at its finest. Full color photographs of the majority of dishes illustrate this wonderful addition to practical cookbook collections. Many of the recipes, such as the quick and tasty 'Scallop Pesto Crostini,' are especially ideal to whip up for parties and other gatherings!" The Midwest Book Review, The Cookbook Shelf

Amy and her family live on a one hundred and nine acre farm nestled among some rolling hills just outside of Portland, Oregon. The property originally consisted of a beat up old farmhouse, a broken down barn, and an overgrown peach orchard. Amy would have been comfortable with a beautiful home they had found in the city, but her husband Matt, was drawn to the rural life. "He had a dream" — a vision of what this property could be, their ideal home. While Amy managed their growing family, Matt set out to make their dream come true. He envisioned a working farm, but also a magical place for his children. During the early years he built a Tom-Sawyer-like adventure land with a huge pirate ship, a three-story tree fort and a marvelous Western Town (complete with underground tunnels)! Later he added a soccer field, in ground pool, and other imaginative structures to play on. He continues adding to the farm every year. Today, Roloff Farms is a successful agricultural business, event center, and major tourist destination during pumpkin season.

Rick Schafer's career in photography began with a ten-year apprenticeship under renowned photographer, Ray Atkeson. Schafer's work has been published internationally over the last twenty years. Recent works include these exhibit format books: Oregon IV; Our Portland; Oregon Golf; Magnificent Places: Oregon Coast; and Portrait of Oregon.

Foreword

For Starters

Breakfast or Brunch Lite Lunch Fare

Time to Gather: Family Meals

Kids Corner

Simple Sides

Sweet Endings & Baked Goodness

Index