Double Delicious
Double Delicious!
Good, Simple Food for Busy, Complicated Lives
Jessica Seinfeld
Photographs by Lisa Hubbard • Illustrations by Steve Vance
Design by 3&Co.
Produced by Smallwood & Stewart, Inc.
To my grandmother, Eleanor, who is still
brilliant and beautiful at age 97
Contents
Introduction
Meet the Kitchen Cabinet
Shopping Healthfully & Wisely
Know Your Food Label
Recipes
Crunchy Almond Granola
Cinnamon-Maple Quinoa
Maple Spice Muffins
Jerry’s Cinnamon Buns
Banana Chocolate-Chip Waffles
Scrambled Egg Muffins
Bacon and Egg Cups
Bird’s Nest
Chicken and Rice Soup
Tomato Soup
Protein-Packed Grilled Cheese
Butternut Tomato Soup
Honey Mustard Chicken
Lemon Chicken
Chicken and Biscuits
Chicken Satay
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken Parmesan
Teriyaki Chicken
Chicken Pizza
Balsamic Chicken Sandwich
Creamy Chicken
Turkey Meatloaf
Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Meatball Subs
Orange Beef
Sesame Beef with Broccoli
Lo Mein
Orange-Glazed Pork
Salmon Burgers
Tuna Casserole
Shrimp Dumplings
Pasta with Pea Pesto
Orzo Risotto with Chicken
Pumpkin Ravioli
Gnocchi
Fettuccini Alfredo
Macaroni and Cheese
Chicken Cannelloni
Ellen’s Baked Ziti
Creamy Whole-Grain Risotto
Summer Corn Fritters
Black Bean Burgers
Rice Pilaf
Cauliflower Gratin
Sautéed Spinach with Raisins and Pine Nuts
Huevos Rancheros
Cheese Nachos
Skinny Egg Salad
Corn Bread
French Dressing
Caesar Dressing
Thousand Island Dressing
Chocolate Bread Pudding
Chocolate Yogurt Cheesecake
Maple Peanut Butter Fondue
Apple Crumble
Mixed Berry Cobbler
Tiramisu
Nondairy Chocolate Pudding
Banana Chocolate Tarts
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Whoopie Pies
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Cherries Jubilee Brownies
Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Doughnut Cookies
Lemon Cream Cookies
Lemon Bars
Blythe’s Thumbprint Cookies
Ginger Cookies
Fig Bars
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Cranberry Biscotti
Chocolate Biscotti
Frozen Banana Pops
Carrot Orange Pops
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Caramel Corn
Watermelon Punch
Equipment
The Purees:
How To
The Skinny on Fats
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
A
s a parent of three young children, one of my biggest daily challenges is helping them with the habits, attitudes, and orientation toward food that will carry them through life. Before I had kids, I thought that would be simple. I have always loved to cook, and I grew up eating fresh vegetables and fruits, so I naively thought they would love the same healthy foods as me.
How wrong I was.
To my shock and dismay, putting good food in front of them not only didn’t work, it often put their eating habits into reverse. As hard as I tried to make cute-looking, “fun” meals, and to chop vegetables into teeny, tiny pieces, these were ultimately labor-intensive and unsuccessful meals. In fact, there were countless meals where it seemed as if my older two children ate next to nothing. I was really worried that they were not getting the right nutrients; at the same time, I also worried that stress and high pressure around the table would make matters worse, both for the short and long term. Pretty soon, food fatigue and frustration settled in and I realized that I had to find alternatives.