The 15-Minute Gourmet: Noodles

by Paulette Mitchell

Book Overview

From the author of the popular 15-Minute Gourmet series, here are more than 100 fabulous noodle dishes - delicious, nutritious, and ready in a flash Attention noodle-lovers Whether Italian pastas or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028625684
• ISBN13: 9780028625683
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Love this book

This is probably one of the cook books I use most often. The recipes are easy and very good. Highly recommended.

Not Authentic, but Certainly NOT Tasteless

This is a very attractively presented book on noodle recipes from a variety of regions. That's a big plus. I was originally looking for an Asian cookbook with noodle recipes, only to find that most included recipes for deep fried dishes that I tend to avoid, with only a few noodle recipes. Then I found this, and it offers variations on dishes from Thailand, China, Japan, India, Italy, and other regions. Note that word "variations." Mitchell has simplified these recipes, and in some cases, has done some bold cross-breeding (adding balsamic vinegar to an Asian noodle dish, for instance). This will cause the "authenticity-minded" to cringe. Let them cringe, I say... these recipes are not only delicious, but almost embarassingly simple to prepare. That's a VERY BIG plus for many of us, who would rather make supper quickly, and have more time to play with the kids, write in our journals, or read "Harry Potter." Most of these recipes involve only whisking a few ingredients in a bowl, steaming the noodles, and then mixing in the sauce. The result? Very tasty, very attractive, and very diverse noodle entrees to please the palette. True to the title, they can all be made in 15 minutes or less. You don't need a whole lot of exotic ingredients either -- most of the more esoteric ones can be easily found in a large grocery store or in an Asian specialty food store. I highly recommend this book to single people who want tasty meals but don't want to commit a whole lot of time to cooking for one, and on the other side of the spectrum -- busy parents who don't mind a mild snub to traditionalism if it means faster meals that are nevertheless scrumptious. Happy noodle cooking!