The Best Simple Recipes: More Than 200 Flavorful, Foolproof Recipes That Cook in 30 Minutes or Less
About this product
The Best Simple Recipes offers more than 200 full-flavored easy-to-prepare recipes that can be on the table in 30 minutes or less in an easy-to-read paperback format.
Just because time is short, it doesn't mean you have to settle for a can of soup or a sandwich for dinner, or making one of the many boring and flavorless fast recipes (which often aren't even as fast as they promise). Our test cooks have created more than 200 recipes that keep the ingredients and cooking time to a minimum and offer tons of flavor and plenty of variety.
By combining steps, minimizing pans, and employing a little test kitchen trickery, our test cooks have made naturally fast recipes even faster, and they've made recipes that traditionally take hours ready for the table in half an hour. And while they used a minimum of ingredients, one thing they didn't minimize was flavor. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon and Goodreads reviewers describe The Best Simple Recipes as a reliable weeknight cookbook with flavorful, foolproof recipes and useful time-saving techniques. Goodreads reader comments suggest the book is appreciated for its straightforward, easy-to-follow approach, while the Amazon listing highlights praise for the recipes being easy, quick, and rich in flavor.
Across the sources surfaced, the overall sentiment is positive: people like the practical 30-minutes-or-less format, the variety of recipes, and the fact that the dishes still feel substantial rather than overly simplified. Penguin Random House and the publisher listing also emphasize that the book cuts steps rather than flavor, which matches the customer feedback.
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Specifications
| Publisher | America's Test Kitchen |
| Publication date | March 1, 2010 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 352 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1933615591 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1933615592 |
| Item Weight | 1.53 pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.36 x 0.71 x 9.13 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #27,409 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #19 in Casserole Recipes #117 in Comfort Food Cooking (Books) #163 in U.S. Regional Cooking, Food & Wine |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (928) |
