The Eating Well Rush Hour Cookbook: 60 Healthy Meals for Busy Cooks

by Magazine of Food and Health

Book Overview

This cookbook is for people requiring quick but healthy and imaginative meals for the household. Each recipe is designed to take an hour, and there are 60 menus, with 15 for each season. Italian... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884943063
• ISBN13: 9781884943065
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Eating Well Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Yes you can do it in an hour, if...

Probably pointless to add another review, but I love this book so much and it needs some defense. I agree with most reviewers that many of the menues - note that's complete *menues*, not individual recipes - can't be prepared in under an hour, but I would guess that a third to a half can, especially if you don't prepare the dessert portion. This is not a how-to book for beginners, but if you can saute garlic and onions without burning them, understand the difference between browning meat and stewing it, and have the judgement to sense that if the recipe says 'medium-high for 10 minutes' and yours is burning after two that you should turn the heat down, then there is nothing you can't prepare successfully in this book. I mean, for each menu, they even tell you what order to do the different parts of the menu. It can't get much plainer than that! And you will probably learn a great deal from it. I sure have.The aspect of this book I love most is the excellent combination of dishes to form complete menues. Even if I'm not preparing a recipe from this book, I often refer to it for suggestions in pairing dishes with something I am planning to cook. The second best aspect in my opinion is the nutrition information summarized for the complete menu as well as broken down per dish.I can't believe this book is out of print. It should be considered a classic. Buy it if you can find it. You won't regret it.

Great Recipes that take more than an hour

This cookbook was a gift which has turned out to be a mixed blessing. The recipes are amazing, especially the Chicken Cordon Bleu, but my feeling on the title is that you are in a rush to cook the recipes in an hour. The recipes take more time than an hour, but are very worth the effort. I especially appreciate the coordinated menus and timetable of sequence of cooking events, which helps me to know what to do first.

THE most often used cookbook we own!

I am a professional cook who rarely (if ever) have been able to totally trust a cookbook's choice of ingrediants, menu selection, cooking method(s)completely. This cookbook is a "no brainer" total joy. I have yet to be dissapointed in any of the many selections we have tried and many have become "family standards". Buy it yourself, give it as gifts, ENJOY! (P.S. - No, I don't work for the company!)

My absolute favorite cookbook

From beer battered shrimp to chili sans carne, this cookbook is the one that is the favorite in our home. Tons of variety, great tasting menus and all in low fat, healthy recipes. Couldn't ask for more...

Gourmet meals even a Spastic Cook can prepare!

This is the best cookbook I have ever read. Before I attempted these recipes, I was a total disaster in the kitchen. This cookbook caters to the working couple with time management addressed. This book lays out all the ingredients needed, preparation time and easy to follow instructions. It also provides a entire meal from appetizer to dessert. The meals are from many different regions and ethnic backgrounds. All the recipes are health conscious, avoiding fatty ingredients without losing any of the flavor. Every meal that I have prepared from this book has turned out superb and has totally impressed my friends. I loved it so much that I am now subscribing to the corresponding Eating Well magazine.