The No-Time-To-Cook Cookbook: Fabulous Dishes for Todays Fast-Paced Lifestyles (Paperback)

by Joanne Abrams (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist
The busy housekeeper whose demanding day job leaves little time to contemplate the family's evening meal too often falls back on prepackaged "helpers" or frozen entrees. Abrams and Caratozzolo show that with a bare minimum of planning, the cook can serve varied, nutritious, and attractive meals. Most of the secret lies in keeping a pantry stocked with plenty of staples so that only a few fresh ingredients need be ready in the refrigerator or picked up quickly at the grocery store on the way home. For those who haven't caught on to this "secret," the authors lay out a list of staples to keep on hand, and they provide recipes that can move to the table in 20 to 45 minutes. Speed doesn't mean that sound health need go unacknowledged, so each recipe carries a helpful nutritional analysis. Mark Knoblauch

Product Description
This cookbook was designed for the lifestyle that people are "really" living in the '90s--with each recipe having a maximum of five main ingredients. From soups to salads to entrees, here are over 170 fast and healthy recipes. Features 16 color photos and illustrations by John Wincek.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Avery (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895298597
• ISBN-13: 978-0895298591
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,459,748 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick, low-fat, everyday recipes for working families., June 10, 1999

By A Customer

This cookbook is a great addition to every cook's library. It is a delightful combination of the basics and newer style cooking. All recipes have used nutritional facts, lower-fat and sodium staples. I have tried the recipes and they are quick! So, if you are interested in spending your time at home instead of in a checkout or fast food line, give this book a try!

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Every Penny, August 21, 2008

By	E. Blake "Hula Girl" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found this book in my sister-in-law's kitchen and started flipping thru it. At first, I was prepared to just copy down a couple of recipes for myself, but after looking thru most of them, I felt compelled and excited to read the introduction. There was such a wealth of knowledge dispensed on those first pages, and scattered throughout the book that I knew, I had to own it. And since my sis wasn't about to give her copy up (as she loves it too) I bought my own.

My boyfriend and I have made several of the recipes and they've all been delicious. Not only are they quick and easy to make, but they're nutritionally conscious as well - as detailed at the bottom of each recipe. And there is a great variety of dishes to choose from. Shopping is made easy as the ingredients are divided into "staples" (of which one would most likely have on-hand) and "main ingredients" (which you might need to buy). But the ingredients are not hard to find and often times, we already have them, so we could whip up any number of recipes.

With our crazy schedules, it has been a new-found, fun activity for us to pick a new recipe out of the book and make it together. And it has definitely saved us a lot of money from going out to restaurants just for convenience, and a lot of fat from those enticingly fast fast-food places. We can have a delicious, healthy meal prepared and ready to eat in practically the same amount of time it would've taken us to get in the car, drive over there, order, wait, pay, wait, get it and drive back home.

The authors put a lot of thought into creating this book, even down to the spiral binding, which allows it to lie flat and stay open! I look forward to experiencing many more of the other dishes offered in this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT Cookbook!, August 4, 2006

By	L. wolf - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

These recipes are so easy and fun...require minimal planning, and they are fast and healthy. My husband and I love everything we have made from this book. We have a 4 month old baby, so fast and easy...and healthy meals are a must! I highly recommend this book...it has made my life easier. I hope the author writes another one!