The 15-Minute Single Gourmet: 100 Deliciously Simple Recipes for One [Paperback]

Paulette Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996

100 deliciously simple recipes for one

Paulette Mitchell offers singles an alternative to the take-out habit with 100 wonderful recipes yielding just one serving. With chapters on pasta, fish, chicken, soups, salads, and desserts, every delicious recipe is easy enough to prepare in fifteen minutes or less, with readily available ingredients. It's the only cookbook written specifically for singles available in an affordable paperback edition.

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Amazon.com Review

Home alone? The Fifteen-Minute Single Gourmet shows how to shop fast and buy small amounts, then turn fresh ingredients into dishes rarely enjoyed when eating solo chez-vous. Mitchell makes a good case for cooking from scratch, asserting that it's healthier for both body and soul. She then helps you keep kitchen time to a minimum. You really can whip up her Tandoori Chicken, Sole with Currant-Almond Sauce, Zesty Black Bean Soup and 97 other varied dishes in about 15 minutes--and enjoy the results. To keep your larder lean, Mitchell suggests lots of variations for dishes. They handily help you use up ingredients you can't buy in single-serve sizes. There are also loads of tips that help inexperienced cooks and interest those who are more at ease in the kitchen.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference; 1 edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028609972
• ISBN-13: 978-0028609973
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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82 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Learn to cook, and free your taste buds!, February 8, 2000

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This review is from: The 15-Minute Single Gourmet: 100 Deliciously Simple Recipes for One (Paperback)

True story: My first two years of law school I hated cooking. I ate out even thought I couldn't really afford it, lived off yogurt and fruit, microwaved, ANYTHING to get out of actually preparing food. Then this book caught my eye and I decided to give it a try.

The results were just spectacular! These were the first actual dishes I'd ever prepared, and they really are that simple to make. This book boosted my kitchen confidence so much I even dared to try making the spring rolls. While it's not "The Joy of Cooking," it is a great education nonetheless. Fresh herbs, exotic ingredients, and quick techniques are all incorporated here, with very detailed instructions so that total beginners can follow along. Your first time may take a half hour instead of 15 minutes, but stick with it!

And to all you bachelors out there: making "Girlfriend Chicken" isn't going to impress her any more. Try making double portions of any of these recipes instead. NOTE: Larger guys like me may want to adjust some of the recipes, making half again or twice as much as the directions call for.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious Simple Recipes for Singles, January 1, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The 15-Minute Single Gourmet: 100 Deliciously Simple Recipes for One (Paperback)

I recently graduated from college and started my career in a field that requires sixty hour work weeks on a regular basis. While I was in school, I lived at home and ate Mom's wonderful cooking. I must say, I didn't realize just how wonderful her food was until I moved out of the family homestead and had to cook for myself. I became ill at the mere sight of ramen, but ate it anyway because it was fast and easy. Finally I found this book! It rescued me from a diet of fast food. Every recipe turns out as promised: fifteen minute gourmet food for singles.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favourites, October 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The 15-Minute Single Gourmet: 100 Deliciously Simple Recipes for One (Paperback)

This is one of the best cookbooks I've ever bought. While not gourmet, the recipies are healthy and taste good, which is more than most healthy cookbooks on the market today.