Dinners in a Dish or a Dash: 275 Easy One-Dish Meals Plus Tons of Time-Saving Tips

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Summary: TIME IS MONEY
Review: Being super busy, I'm delighted to learn how to put dinner on the table fast. Frankly, I've usually ignored a lot of the ready-to-use salad, slaw mixes and other foods at my supermarket because I thought,I know how to grate cabbage and tear greens. But what I didn't know was how to use these prepped foods in new and unusual ways and that is exactly what this book teaches. And I would never have dreamed of cooking a huge batch of rice ahead of time and stashing it in the freezer. This is a truly global collection of recipes and the ones I've tried have all been great. These prepped foods do cost more, I'll admit, but I figure the time I save is worth a whole lot more.

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Summary: I Don't Know What I Did Without It!
Review: I commute to work and am away from home from 7 in the morning until 7 at night. When I finally get to my kitchen I'm not feeling very creative and it is way past time for dinner to be on the table. I just love Dinner In A Dish and A Dash and use it almost every evening. You can just check to see what you have on hand and always find something delicious in this resourceful book to put together fast. I love all of Jean Anderson's books and this one is surely right on for today. My copy is already starting to look kitchen worn, used and loved. I would recommend it for anyone who thinks they are too busy to serve great dinners in a hurry.

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Summary: I Don't Know What I Did Without It!
Review: I think that Dinners in a Dish or a Dash deserves a premier place in every busy cook's kitchen; I'm so glad I have it in mine and so is my family! I've found so many imaginative recipes that offer a wonderful variety of quick and easy dishes that I can use year 'round. The chapter called Getting Set gave me dozens of new wrinkles on do-ahead items like the Dumpling/Biscuit Topping Mix or Mushroom Paste ( gives a fabulous boost to soups and stews). I particularly like the Notes and Tips that accompany many of the recipes; they really save me prep. time and make the recipe come out perfect every time. I've found that this new cookbook not only saves me valuable time but the recipes are foolproof and not run of the mill at all. Last but not least, I give "thumbs up" to whoever thought to print the ingredients in a different color to the method ... it sure helps to read the numbers more easily (and quickly) when the book is nearly 3 feet away from my eyes on the kitchen counter.

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Summary: Dinners in a Dish or a Dash
Review: I think that Dinners in a Dish or a Dash deserves a premier place in every busy cook's kitchen; I'm so glad I have it in mine and so is my family! I've found so many imaginative recipes that offer a wonderful variety of quick and easy dishes that I can use year 'round. The chapter called Getting Set gave me dozens of new wrinkles on do-ahead items like the Dumpling/Biscuit Topping Mix or Mushroom Paste ( gives a fabulous boost to soups and stews). I particularly like the Notes and Tips that accompany many of the recipes; they really save me prep. time and make the recipe come out perfect every time. I've found that this new cookbook not only saves me valuable time but the recipes are foolproof and not run of the mill at all. Last but not least, I give "thumbs up" to whoever thought to print the ingredients in a different color to the method ... it sure helps to read the numbers more easily (and quickly) when the book is nearly 3 feet away from my eyes on the kitchen counter.

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Summary: WOW
Review: I'm a busy career girl who loves to entertain but has no time to cook. DINNERS IN A DISH OR A DASH has solved all my problems. I've already served a couple of the book's main-dish salads and pastas to friends. They were so impressed and couldn't believe that the recipes were quick and easy. Or that I didn't dirty every pot in the kitchen! THANKS, Jean Anderson. These dinners were so successful, I'm going to cook my way right through your book.

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Summary: Good recipes but the philosophy is a little problematic
Review: I'm really excited about Dinners in a Dish or a Dash and have been telling all my friends about it. In these fast moving days we need dinners that are fast, simple and tasty. This book fills the bill. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: TIME IS MONEY
Review: then this may not be the book for you. although the recipes are varied and interesting, there's a lot of reliance on "pre-prepared" ingredients. also, i found the tone of the writing somewhat condescending and off-putting. the author writes fairly insistently about the "right way" to approach her recipes. i bought this because the reviews here were so glowing, but it has been sitting on my shelf gathering dust for months.