Press Release: Award-winning chef and culinary instructor Daniel Witherspoon debuts Mix Match Make Take: High Energy Food for High Energy People
Introducing a definitive new meal prep cookbook with more than 100 innovative mix-and-match recipes for recreational cooks with active lifestyles.
Denver, CO. - In Mix Match Make Take: High Energy Food for High Energy People (BookCrafters/$29.95/2019), cookbook author, award-winning chef and culinary instructor Daniel Witherspoon offers a revolutionary and innovative "cook once, eat twice" guide to creating healthy, delicious, quick and flavor-bombed recipes that that you can mix, match, make and then take on the go.
Chef Witherspoon, director and executive chef of Denver-based The Seasoned Chef Cooking School , features nearly 40 easy-to-master core recipes, more than 100 diverse menu components and close to 45 time-saving next-day recipes that transform tonight's dinner into tomorrow's fresh take. His new cookbook, vivid with beautifully photographed images from Denver-based food photographer Jennifer Olson, walks you through step-by-step instructions that show recreational cooks how to make fresh, uncomplicated and long-lasting meals simply by interchanging a few basic proteins, vegetables, sauces, dressings, salsas and relishes.
"The concept is simple," says chef Witherspoon. "We've devised fresh, nutritious, delicious and transportable meals that can be eaten for dinner on the first day and then slightly adapted the following day with new flavors for variety." The dishes, which chef Witherspoon describes as "conscious cuisine," are easy to transport in plastic containers or thermal lunchboxes and can be easily packed for popping into the microwave. The dishes are rich in proteins, grains, vegetables and fruit, and the recipes contain minimal gluten, sugar or dairy products. "You'll be astonished by how a few simple steps can lead to amazing results," notes chef Witherspoon.
"The concept is simple," says chef Witherspoon. "We've devised fresh, nutritious, delicious and transportable meals that can be eaten for dinner on the first day and then slightly adapted the following day with new flavors for variety." The dishes, which chef Witherspoon describes as "conscious cuisine," are easy to transport in plastic containers or thermal lunchboxes and can be easily packed for popping into the microwave. The dishes are rich in proteins, grains, vegetables and fruit, and the recipes contain minimal gluten, sugar or dairy products. "You'll be astonished by how a few simple steps can lead to amazing results," notes chef Witherspoon.
Mix Match Make Take includes:
Basic cooking techniques: From infallible roasting methods to grilling, blanching, sautéing, seasoning, emulsification and grain cooking, this meal-planning cookbook guides you through the process.
Detailed mix-and-match inspiration: Mix-and-match proteins, foundations (whole grains or root vegetables), vegetables and flavors (sauces, dressings and salsas) from an indexed guide that makes it easy to construct healthy, flavorful meals based on your own preferences.
Special equipment essentials: Learn the necessities of a well-stocked kitchen in the book's must-have equipment guide.
Fresh ingredient-driven recipes with serve-the-next-day tips: The beauty of this cookbook is in creating delicious and healthy meals that enable those with active lifestyles to eat for several days by simply interchanging ingredients based on a single recipe, thus creating a fresh dining experience for every meal.
Advice based on experience: There are indispensable nuggets of cooking and meal prep advice sprinkled between the covers to guarantee success for novices as well as professional kitchen magicians.
About the book
Written by award-winning professional chef Dan Witherspoon, MMMT is an innovative meal prep cookbook packed with tips and techniques that demystify cooking and include more than 100 healthy, fresh, foolproof and flavorful recipes designed for recreational cooks with active lifestyles. Based on the premise that one cooking session results in multiple meals by simply interchanging a few ingredients, MMMT's "cook once, eat twice" approach is the next trendsetter in the cookbook market.
By Daniel J. Witherspoon
2019
$29.95
157 pages
ISBN: 978-1-943650-81-1
Chef Daniel Witherspoon, author of MMMT
More about Chef Daniel Witherspoon
Chef Daniel Witherspoon is the director and executive chef of The Witherspoon Group, Inc., the parent company of The Seasoned Chef Cooking School. For more than 40 years, chef Witherspoon, who trained under Belgian chef Henri Bergman , has created delicious versions of the classics, making him one of Denver's more respected culinary instructors for recreational cooks. Classically trained in the Western European tradition, chef Witherspoon brings a down-to-earth teaching style to his students. He enjoys incorporating Pacific Rim, Southwestern, Northern Italian, French and contemporary American cuisines and themes into his cooking and entertaining repertoire. Chef Witherspoon has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers and is a frequent guest on local television shows, where he shares his recipes, cooking tips and techniques.
For more information about Mix Match Make Take: High Energy Food for High Energy People, or to receive a review copy, please contact Cathie Beck: 303.241.0805 or cathie@capitalcitypr.com.
Mix Match Make Take: High Energy Food for High Energy People is available for $29.95 on The Seasoned Chef Cooking School website, at Tattered Cover Bookstorelocations and on Amazon.
Amazon testimonials:
"This book is incredible. I have wanted to improve my cooking skills for years, but never had the time or money for a class. Cooking with this book is like cooking with a good friend who knows what they're doing. The recipes and cooking techniques are so easy to follow that I will be eating healthier!!!"
"Simple and straightforward approach to cooking for the person who is interested in eating well yet does not have the time or patience to become chef extraordinaire. This is a very good book! Thanks Dan for taking the time to write and compile this book, making it so easy that even I can make something amazingly good and healthy."
"I love this cookbook. ANYBODY could use these recipes and make delicious gourmet meals for a week. This is so simple to use and is laid out well for someone who isn't very experienced in a kitchen."
"A great cookbook that makes it easy to cook real, healthful meals which build in beautiful meals to take on the go the next day. These aren't your ordinary leftovers! Great tips and tricks make it perfect for new and beginning cooks."
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