Martha Stewart's Quick Cook [Hardcover]

Martha Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 1983

Here are 200 quick and easy recipes, all illustrated with glorious color photographs. More than 75 full-color photographs.

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Here are 200 quick and easy recipes, all illustrated with glorious color photographs. More than 75 full-color photographs.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter; 1 edition (December 13, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517550962
• ISBN-13: 978-0517550960
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Martha Stewart is the author of dozens of bestselling books on cooking, entertaining, homekeeping, gardening, weddings, and decorating. She is the host of The Martha Stewart Show, the Emmy-winning daily syndicated television program, and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which publishes several magazines, including Martha Stewart Living; produces Martha Stewart Living Radio; and provides a wealth of ideas and information on her website.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indespensible if you like to entertain on the fly, July 27, 1999

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A. Cotter "Inspired" (Saratoga Springs, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Martha Stewart's Quick Cook (Hardcover)

I have been using this cookbook for over 10 years and I still always go to it when planning a dinner or luncheon. The menus are foolproof and the arrangement by season is brilliant for finding the freshest ingredients at the market. Friends always ask me for the recipes and that's the best test of any cookbook! In fact, I'm here to order one as a gift for a friend who just enjoyed the Salade Nicoise menu at my house.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of my very first cookbooks!, August 17, 2000

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Christine - See all my reviews

This review is from: Martha Stewart's Quick Cook (Hardcover)

I didn't know how to cook to save my life when I bought this book...this and the Silver Palate cookbook were the first I ever used. I found the recipes here easy, and have had great results...the only downsides are that some of the ingredients are expensive and hard-to-find if you don't live in a major city, and, even 10 years later, they still take longer than an hour to prepare.

But who cares? I'm a sucker for cookbooks with lots of glossy photographs, and I don't care what anyone thinks, I love Martha. If you do, too, then you will enjoy this book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good recipes, beautiful photos, but NOT quick!, April 15, 2002

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jeffsdate "jeffsdate" (Boxford, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Martha Stewart's Quick Cook (Paperback)

The photos in this book are really gorgeous and the recipes do work. However -- there is NO WAY one person could make any of the full menus in just an hour! I would say that each individual dish takes at least an hour -- doing a whole Martha menu is a major undertaking. Another problem -- many of the ingredients are hard to find (even in the sophisticated greater Boston area!) and she relies heavily on fresh herbs in practically every recipe, which is just not practical for me. Not only is fresh sorrel unavailable in any store I know of, but even sorrel SEEDS, so you can grow your own sorrel, are hard to find!