On Your Own: Scrumptious, Fail-Safe Recipes and Kitchen Advice

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Summary: Simple and Delicious
Review: Great recipes, focused on people who can cook, but aren't interested in producing a complex masterpiece every night of the week...Wonderful!

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Summary: Recipes That Are Too Easy To Be So Good!
Review: The ingredient lists you'll find in these recipes won't send you scurrying to the store, armed with a legal pad, in search of dozens of esoteric items missing from your cupboard or refrigerator. Nor will your kitchen be piled high with dirty pots and plans to clean after the cooking is done. But you will find yourself saying, after dinner, "how could that have been sooo good...and so easy!"The distinguishing feature of this cookbook seems to be that it achieves interesting, flavorful, "gourmet" tastes and smells with recipes that are seldom more complicated than those you'd find on the side of a can or a boxtop. That's not to suggest you'll get away from having to pick up a fresh fruit, vegetable, or herb now and then. There are no dishes here that just call for the proverbial "casserole dish, can of mushroom soup, and something to pour it over." But if you're motivated to do anything more than ordering out, you could probably put a delicious dish on the table faster than Dominoes could deliver a pizza ... even if you did have to make a quick trip to the store for that bunch of fresh cilantro! Try the Pear & Cheddar Salad. It's to die for!

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Summary: Love this cookbook
Review: This is a great book for someone like me who wants to make nice meals but doesn't have a lot of time. Most recipes are very easy and yet very elegant in their presentation. Book includes preparation and cooking time so it's easy to make sure everything's done at the same moment! My favorites include the Scallops with Black Bean Sauce, and the Polenta Tart. Great for beginners and/or busy people!