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The Bon Appetit Cookbook: Fast Easy Fresh

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The categories are vast, the suggestions enormous --- pizza for days, soups for years, salads for decades, burgers and dips for eons. Most have fewer than a dozen ingredients, and although the recipes have an international flair, few call for trips to specialty markets. Preparation times aren't offered, but nothing I saw looked as if it would take more than half an hour of preparation.

There are smart suggestions along the way. Grate garlic or ginger into your vinaigrette dressing; for a new sensation, warm your salsa in the microwave. And, happily, the editors have not been locked in test kitchens with no input from the world; among their many smart suggestions is to avoid buying out-of-season produce. It may taste fine, but it's traveled so far that its carbon footprint should make you gag.

I was particularly impressed by the All-American recipes --- there's a lot of comfort food here to help you through the slog of weeknight dinners. For example: a recipe for iceberg lettuce wedges, topped with warm bacon and blue cheese. And chili that cries out for a mug of beer.

This is a really great book for anyone who wants a good tasting, not-prepackaged, relatively healthy meal - FAST. I've made quite a few of these dishes and they are really wonderful. Even my children (6 and 8) enjoy them and can help prepare the meals. Nearly every recipe can be made in less than 30-45 minutes. Those that take longer do so only because they need to be baked. The book reads to me like how I imagine actual chefs cook for themselves at home. Quick, fresh, tasty food in innovative combinations. The ingredients aren't obscure and often utilize time-saving ingredients like store roasted chicken and boneless/skinless chicken strips. I really enjoy and use this book and would highly recommend it to anyone.

This cook book is full of great recipes. I have only been using it for about three weeks now but I love most every recipe so far. As a mom who likes to make homemade meals I am always looking for new and easy recipes that are nutritious and yummy. I would have given it 5 starts but I did try one pancake recipe that came out much too runny. Other than that one recipe though it has been a fantastic cook book and I would definitely recommend it.

I love cooking, but my dinner routine was becoming ho-hum: some sort of meat, some sort of vegetable, some sort of starch. Boring!

Enter Bon Appetit Fast Easy Fresh. I was always a fan of the magazine, but was a little intimidated by the size of the book. Once I looked inside, though, I was intrigued, and once I bought it and took it home, I was hooked.

Macaroni and cheese made more healthy with the addition of whole wheat bread, and more interesting with Wisconsin cheddar? Jerk pork with yellow rice and beans? Halibut with capers and olives? I haven't been able to find a dud in the book. Best of all, it mostly uses pantry staples and supermarket basics, and pretty much everything takes less than an hour. The author doesn't shy away from using things like dried spices, but always throws in something to make it interesting and, well, fresh.

This book is a monster of organization, too. Each chapter has a list of recipes contained in the beginning of the chapter, helpful when you have, say, a flank steak, and are wondering what to do with it. (Flank Steak Salad with Roasted Shallots and Goat Cheese, in case you were curious.) There are two indexes, one organized by serving size and one by recipe name. Also, those terrific photos I love are there too, in the form of 4 color inserts.

I haven't started working through the desserts yet, but prospects like the Banana Cake with Sour Cream Frosting and Frozen Meyer Lemon Cream with Blackberry Sauce make me excited for the prospect.

This is a better book than the Bon Appetit Cookbook (orange cover). It has simple explanations on what each recipe is and the directions are easy to follow. Now some of the recipes take more time than they call for and but overall if you're experienced, it'll be easy. Definite variety of recipes, which all cookbooks have and one thing that could have been helpful, on each chapter they list the recipes--they should have listed the page with it.

i bought this book because i already own the other bon appetit book and the words FAST and FRESH caught my eye since those are two of the most important things i look for when i am in the kitchen. i have tried several recipes out of this book which is several hundred pages, btw. it truly does stand up to its name. fast, easy and fresh. i literally will go straight to the index and see what i can make based on what is in my refridgerator and have been quite successful with my two kids (ages 4 and 6) and my husband. they also use easy to find ingredients, unlike the other book, which is more gourmet. perfect for weeknight cooking. key word: fast. i highly recommend it.

Since I started to use this cook book at work, I've bought it for myself, given a couple away, and told several people about it. Everything I've made so far has been very easy, so fast and been so good. I can highly recommend this cook book, by far my favourite right now.

I have a collection of hundreds of cookbooks and this is the best cookbook I have ever owned. I have purchased five so far - probably will buy more. All of my friends and family must have one.

The recipes are simple and fast but the flavors are complex and delicious.

If you own only one cookbook, this should be the one.

I cannot wait for fast easy fresh 2.

I bought this book a few months ago, and absolutely love it. I have flagged pages for so many recipes that I haven't even been able to get to all of them yet! This is my new "go-to" cookbook..I've tried at least 2 new recipe's every week and have not had a single disappointment. My family has already discovered some new favorites, and we're looking forward to more. This would make a fantastic Bridal Shower gift!

I got this book as a gift and have been absolutely thrilled with it. I've tried many of the recipes and have loved every single one of them. They are fairly simple and the ingredients are easy to come by, mostly things I already have in my kitchen. Love, love this book and highly recommend it.