A Man, A Can, A Plan: 50 Great Guy Meals Even You Can Make!: A Cookbook

Contents

Ham

Chicken

Fish

Chili

Beans

SpaghettiOs

Veggies

Fruit

Beer

Man, You Can

Men don’t cook. People tell me this all the time. That’s a load of bull—we’ve been charring giant slabs of meat ever since we discovered fire.

The difference now is that we have better things to do. Why slave over a hot stove when we could be cooking up plans for a golf outing? Or warming up at the gym? Or making things sizzle in the bedroom?

Here’s why: because sometimes you want a break from the local Burger-Rama. Sometimes you want a decent home-cooked meal.

Not worth it, you say? It is if you use the can. The can is fast. The can is healthy. It’s even cheaper than that Burger-Rama mega-deal. The can holds the secret to every great guy meal.

When you come home from an insane day at work and open the fridge to find nothing but a slice of 3-week-old pizza, remember the can. If the guys are coming over to watch the game and you need some food to throw at the TV, turn to the can. When your girl insists that you cook something for a change, you’ve got it in the can.

With the recipes in this book, you can easily whip up 50 simple, healthy meals. This food does everything from prevent heart disease and prostate cancer to boost your immune system and energy levels. And it tastes damn fine, too. You don’t need a culinary degree to make it. You don’t need any fancy ingredients. All you need is a can opener—and an appetite. No problem, right?

Size (Usually) Doesn’t Matter

Different manufacturers package the same foods in slightly different-size cans. For sanity’s sake, I’ve rounded off all can sizes to the nearest ounce. Who cares if a specific brand comes in a 14.25 oz can? Fourteen ounces is all you need to know, because with most foods, such as beans, tomatoes, and corn, an ounce or two variance won’t make any difference in the finished dish.

With big-flavor foods such as canned jalapeños, be a little more careful. A 2-ounce difference there could ignite your tongue. If it does, gulp down some milk—not beer—to douse the flames.

If you can’t find a particular ingredient in a size close to what’s listed in the recipes, buy whatever size is available and use this chart to