Everyday Food: Great Food Fast

Comment: I'd "cooked" for myself and been a special occasion cook-- but never had the responsibility of daily meals for a family until recently. This book saved me. Instead of poring through multiple cookbooks and magazines, I started creating menus, shopping lists and dinners based solely on the recipes in this book. My family loved them and so did I.

The ingredients are easy to find and the preparation is close to the time estimates in the book (it always takes me a bit longer). The recipes are flexible enough to alter slightly (for instance, using frozen cooked shrimp instead of raw shrimp) and still turn out well. In fact, sometimes the recipes contain suggested substitutions. I like the organization by season, using seasonal vegetables and fruits. The breakdown of soups and salads, main courses, pastas, sides and desserts allows me to mix and match the recipes to create menus. Most of the recipes are low in saturated fats and it's easy to produce low carb meals for my diabetic mother.

My copy of this book is bristling with sticky notes as I mark the recipes I love or the new ones I want to try. I can't express how grateful I am for this book. Also the website, which I've used if I had a lot of one thing-- for instance a lot of broccoli-- and needed a recipe for that.

Once I'm more comfortable with recipes and menus, I'm sure I branch out, but for now, this book gives me a wealth of options.

Comment: I love this cookbook! Every recipe I have made so far is delicious and looks just like the photo. The prep time is less than 30 minutes for each recipe, which is important to me now that I am in my 70's. I just don't want to spend all day in the kitchen so this cookbook is perfect for anyone who wants to make yummy dinners that don't take a lot of time.

Comment: I really like this book because it uses simple ingredients and the recipes are simple and not time consuming. Great ideas for when you want to throw something together, but you don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen after spending an exhausting day at work. I love this recipe book and definitely a key staple in my kitchen!!

Comment: This is a great cookbook. It is divided by seasons and has a picture for every major recipe. There is also side dish recommendations for the main dishes. I love cookbooks and buy a lot of them, but I have been cooking out of this one.

Comment: great pictures and easy to follow instructions but it is sometimes needlessly complicated, requires hard to find ingredients or cooking equipment most people don't own.