Product Description

In this irresistible collection Rachael continues to work her 30-minute magic with nearly 100 awesomely delicious brand-new recipes. From pasta to pizzas, soups to sammies, and chicken, fish, and meat, you’ll find a 30-minute-meal to suit every appetite.

But what if you don’t have even 30 minutes? No worries, Rachael has you covered with her quickest-ever 15-minute meals. Why order pizza when you can have Provencal Tuna Melts, Italian Surf ‘n Turf Salad- even a fabulous paella- on the table in just 15 minutes? You’ll never reach for the take-out menus again when super speedy Pea and Parsley Soup with Canadian Bacon and Skillet Tamale Pie are the delicious alternatives.

And what about those days when you want to slow things down a bit? Rachael’s got the perfect recipes for those times, too. Her 60-minute meals like Paprika Chicken Stew with Potato Pierogies, Chicken, Corn and Tomatillo Lasagna, and Swordfish Rolls with Spaghetti Squash don’t require any more effort from the cook, but they tale advantage of a little extra time in the oven or simmering on the stove to develop those great, deep flavors we all crave on lazy days. Among these dishes are some of Rachael’s “Double Duty Dinners,” recipes that you cook once, serve twice, but look and taste so different that no one will be the wiser (such as Chicken in Creamy Mushroom Sauce with Chive Egg Noodles in which the base magically morphs into Tarragon-Tomato Chicken and Bread Soup another night).

You’ll also fine fun Rachael Ray signature meals like:

BLD (meals you can eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner)
MYOTO (Make Your Own Take-Out Meals) that feature ethnic flavors but no mystery or fats
Date Night Dinners and Fancy Fake-Outs that are every bit as elegant as the fare from your favorite little bistro
The Kids Will Eat It meals (besides chicken nuggets) that will bring even the pickiest eaters to the table

This is Rachael’s most versatile book yet, the one that will help you get the very most out of every minute you spend in the kitchen- whether you’re rushing to the beat of the clock or taking advantage of a little extra time to stop and smell the veggies roasting. Either way you’ll be dishing up some of Rachael’s most appealing recipes ever- and all on your own schedule.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #166757 in Books
• Brand: Random House
• Published on: 2007-10-10
• Released on: 2007-11-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Cookbook dynamo and television personality Ray (30 Minute Get Real Meals, 365: No Repeats, etc.) is back with another collection of dishes, this time offering plenty of her trademark 30 minute meals, give or take a few 15- and 60-minute dishes, virtually all of which are within the capabilities of most cooks, provided they have a well-stocked pantry. Doubling her typical prep time, Ray's able to whip up work-intensive fare such as Crab Stuffed Shells, as well as straightforward dishes requiring longer cooking times such as Sausage, Mushroom and Polenta Lasagna, and Roasted Poblano and Sliced Steak Chili. Most of Ray's recipes are solid, family-pleasing fare, though her Grilled Eggplant Roll-Ups, in which the vegetable is stuffed with a slice of ham and a ricotta cheese mixture, may prove frustrating and messy. Still, the hits outweigh the misses, and if readers enjoy (or can at least tolerate) Ray's tendency to make up and overuse cutesy food terms ("EVOO," "sammies," "stoups," etc.), they will find this to another solid, reliable source for everyday meals.
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About the Author
RACHAEL RAY is the host of the Emmy-award winning syndicated show Rachael Ray as well as the popular Food Network programs 30-Minute Meals and Tasty Travels. Editor-in-chief of the acclaimed magazine Every Day with Rachael Ray, Rachael is also the author of 13 cookbooks, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers 30-Minute Get Real Meals, 365: No Repeats, Express Lane Meals, and 2-4-6-8: Great Meals for Couples or Crowds. She also has a successful line of cookware and knives. In the spring of 2007, she launched The Yum-o! Organization, a charity aimed at improving the way America eats. Rachael lives in New York City with her husband, John, and dog, Isaboo.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing
I LOVE RR but found this book to be sooooooo repetitive. I own all of her books and this one seems to be the same recipes from other books with the addition of tons of fire roasted tomatoes and spicy ingredients. Definitely disappointing compared to her other awesome books!

Too few pictures and print is blue - can't read it!
I just love Rachael Ray and always watch her television shows and own every book but I think whoever at Clarkson Potter Publishers that selected the colors on this book should be fired. The print is light blue and orange on white paper, it's very hard to read. Anyone with eye trouble or bi-focals would not be able to read the print, it blends together after a few lines. The little "tidbit" note boxes are then yellow print on an orange background. And the chapter headings are blue and white print on orange...Who can read that? It causes vertigo after 4 lines. Terrible layout and design.
There are only about 8 pictures in the very front of the book, don't they have a food photographer at Clarkson Potter, or didn't they want to invest any more money into the book? Perhaps they figured Rachael's name would sell it and didn't have to make a really useful, usable, pretty cookbook. Did they think nobody would notice?
One of the 15 minute recipes calls for cooking bacon in 5 minutes. I'm not sure where Rachael gets her bacon but I've never had bacon cook in 15 minutes, much less in 5 minutes. The same recipe then calls for halving, pitting and scooping out 2 avocados then smashing and mixing with fresh lime (after you've just juiced it), slicing 2 tomatoes, slicing 4 tuna steaks into 8 and then cooking on the stove; in addition to halving baguette bread and toasting it while cleaning and slicing up a head of bibb lettuce. Then finally after all that's done you assemble your sandwiches. That's a 15 minutes recipe?
Many of the recipes are probably not family friendly. There's a pan-roasted fish with burst tomato sauce and gnocchi with tarragon-chive butter. iffy. Another Cuban Surf and Turf combines pork and shrimp with alot of cumin, cayenne, paprika, hot sauce...not sure kids could take the heat. Same thing with Greek Kebabs, it's a combination of fish and chicken with too much green olive tapenade, red pepper flakes, onions, greek hot peppers, kalamata olives...on and on and on. You'd have to get a payday cash advance to buy all the ingredients. And I don't think the kids would eat it even if you could cook it in 30 minutes.
Yet another recipe is balsamic chicken with pesto gravy and bitter greens. It's suppose to be a 15 minute meal, I'm just not sure about pesto gravy in heavy cream with bitter greens. It just doesn't sound appealing. Perhaps if there was a picture I'd be more inclined to try it??
I feel the book is full of odd ingredients that I'm just not sure that Rachael Ray use to cook like this. Just tons of recipes with piquillo peppers, tamari, dry sherry, sesame tahini paste, greek yogurt, pickled watermelon rind (where do you buy that?), boursin cheese...etc.
sigh...I wouldn't even mind all the goofy recipes if there had been pictures of the food, pictures of Rachael or even Isaboo.
It's very disappointing.

Her Best Yet
I don't agree with the first reviewer - I think this is Rachael's best effort yet. I like the 15 and 60 minute recipes - I had been hoping she'd do something like this for a long time. I think she should keep this format for future cookbooks.

I do agree with the first reviewer in that Rachael tends to repeat a lot of the same ingredients and types of recipes. I also think that she should be branching out into more "gourmet" style recipes that don't betray her focus on simple, fresh, easy food aimed at the home cook. I think that if anyone can do that it would be Rachael, and I hope she does.

I also agree that there should be more photos in the book. At least if the recipes get repetitive the photos would make for something new and interesting to look at for those of us bored with the lackluster format. Perhaps her books wouldn't feel like just a rehash of the same old stuff if she only came out with cookbooks when the inspiration hit instead of timing it with the holiday gift season. Perhaps "Just in Time" refers to her having once again gotten a cookbook to print "just in time" for the holiday season!

I think that in the future Rachael should include slimmed-down versions of some of her more popular recipes, plus new more "figure friendly" (sorry, couldn't resist!) recipes. And really figure-friendly, too! No gobs of cheese, oil and cream! Now that Valerie Bertinelli has lost 30+ pounds on Jenny Craig and joined Rachael's talk show as a content buddy, I think this new addition would be both timely and in demand with Rachael's audience.

In spite of all my criticism I like the book very much. I don't own all of her books (although I have seen all of them in depth) so perhaps that's why this doesn't feel old to me. My mouth is already watering thinking about trying some of the recipes!