The Working Family's Cookbook

by Irena Chalmers

Book Overview

Now available in a modestly-priced paperback, this perennial favorite kitchen helper includes all of Chalmers' recipes from the original edition, plus nearly 300 "how-to" photos in full color. Emphasizing quick and easy-to-prepare dishes that are tasty and nutritious, the more than 250 recipes offer time-saving methods for complete dinners--all in 30 minutes or less.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812061470
• ISBN13: 9780812061475
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.0" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

wonderful recipes!

My absolute favorite cookbook - with recipes which are tasty, often special, but don't require loads of time to fix (great for this busy family).

Easy enough for work nights, good enough for company...

I've found recipes in this cookbook that are interesting and impressive enough for dinner parties, yet designed for weeknight budgets and schedules. There's a fairly broad range of flavors here, too -- Chinese, Mediterranean, a bit of Tex-Mex, but nothing too exotic for a picky eight-year-old.There are photographs of every recipe, which is helpful, especially when making a dish for the first time.I don't find the shopping lists as useful as some readers have, mostly because they don't specify quantities, and the binding of the paperback edition isn't made to stand up to long, hard use. But those are minor quibbles with an otherwise excellent cookbook.

Great for a working mom of 2

This was the first cookbook I'd found that had really good recipes that everyone in the family enjoys and uses ingredients that I usually have in my pantry. And if I don't have an ingredient already, there are convenient shopping lists and even a guide that pairs up main dishes with sides and desserts. I've actually had this cookbook for years and was looking to see if the author had anything new out and was stunned that no one had written anything about this book yet. Big favorites are the Sherry marinated pork chops and the oven deviled chicken. Even my mother wanted to know where I'd gotten the recipes for these two! Bottom line- very tasty recipes served up in an easy to follow format using what most people have on hand or can easily find at the local store.