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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not exactly a family cookbook, December 28, 2002
While this book is said to be recipes for "great family meals", it is full of recipes not geared toward the average family. Recipes included are items such as duck kabobs with honey and orange, lamb cutlets with flageolet beans, and calf's liver with balsamic vinegar. Not exactly items I would put in front of my 4 year-old and say eat up. This book is more geared toward a formal setting than a family meal on a weeknight. Very disappointed.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fast food for people who love to cook and eat well!, October 6, 2004
I was apprehensive about a quick meal cookbook put out by Reader's Digest. My home cooking tastes are eclectic -- I am mostly vegetarian, and cook a lot of Thai, Indian, and Middle Eastern foods. I wanted to get some ideas for flavorful, unique, but less involved meals, but didn't think that these interests would be covered by a 30-minute cookbook. I am happy to say that I was wrong!
I was very pleasantly surprised by this book! It has an extensive introduction to unfamiliar but flavorful ingredients (coconut milk, fish sauce, bulgur, etc). There are some meat main courses, but enough fish and grain dishes to keep this semi-vegetarian full. I was especially happy to see many recipes that could be made out of things I normally have around the house. Last night I made the recipe for mushroom and bean burgers, topped with caramelized red onions. It was delicious, nutritious, and took 30 minutes, as advertised. Color me impressed.
All in all, this is a great book for people who love to cook, but need some ideas for quick meals. The dishes make use of flavorful ingredients from around the world, so quick meals don't equal boring meals. I'm very happy with it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
YUM, October 22, 2007
I didn't know how to cook. It was my "chore" at home, when I was growing up, to make the dinners... and my family never liked them. Why I stayed on Dinner Duty, I'll never know.
Now I'm grown up and living with my boyfriend, and I figured it was time I learned how to cook. This book seemed like a good place to start - it had lots of nice pictures and the ingredients weren't too obscure. I wasn't expecting too much, though.
WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE!! I have cooked 10 recipes so far and ALL 10 have been the most delicious food I've ever tasted. It's better than going to restaurants. Best of all, each recipe *really does* only take 30 minutes.
Delicious, delicious, delicious. It gives me confidence in my cooking ability, and my boyfriend loves it. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Bon appetit!
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