Author(s): Rachael Ray
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Pages: 352
Review: This book is easy to cook from, but I don’t find the recipes very flavorful and there for do not use it as much as my other cookbooks.This is a good book from Rachael Ray. It has good recipes but I expected a lot more pictures.this book is awesome. Although I don’t care for Rachel Ray in person (something about her voice and the whole EVOO thing) she is a great cook. This book has so many ideas for so many types of settings; from cook-and-go to formal sit-down dinners. There is something for everyone. No frills, just good solid recipes and lots of them. Reveiced in good condition and it is a great book. Already went thru and marked the must makes.Having watched Rachel Ray’s 30-Minute Meals, but having used none of her cookbooks, I wanted to find her best and most comprehensive cookbook….and this must be it! My husband and I are so pleased with the meals that we’ve tried. He used to make gentle fun of her…and now he says, “I trust Rachel Ray…these are excellent recipes.”
Our favorite recipes include:
-Mediterranean Chicken with Saffron Couscous (amazing! our new chicken favorite)
-Greek Style Garlic Shrimp and Orzo
-Smoky Turkey Shepherd’s Pie
-Pasta with Roasted Eggplant Sauce
-Pumpkin Pasta with Sausage and Wild Mushrooms
-Turkey, Tomatillo, and Bean Burritos
There is some repetition, with variations of master recipes, but some of the variations were the ones I wanted to try (e.g. Greek Style Garlic Shrimp with Orzo versus the master recipe, which was a straight-forward Italian pasta with Shrimp).
Most of the recipes take me about 45 minutes to make, since I don’t have everything out in perfect order and since I prefer to let ingredients simmer and mingle a bit more, but I don’t mind. I’d rather enjoy both the process of cooking and the pleasure of eating rather than rushing through it.
In a word, the recipes are “Yum!” I got this on sale, for around $15, and it is definitely the best money I’ve ever spent on a cookbook. There aren’t a lot of glossy photos, and it’s not fancy, but the quality and sheer quantity of recipes to make any and every day are far more impressive than any other cookbook I own. Bravo!
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