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(More customer reviews)Back in the old days when I was young and childless, I spent my Wednesday evenings cooking from Pierre Franey's weekly "60-Minute Gourmet" column in the NYTimes. I considered the enterprise a loving weekly gift to my new husband, but 60 minutes? No way. More like 2 and a half hours. Since then I budget at least twice the time for cooking that 'time-saving' recipes claim, and often I'll still be scrambling. This book really makes good on its promise: of 8 weekday meals I've prepared so far, none took me longer than 30 minutes. Better yet, the food is really delicious. Many of these recipes do honorable double-duty in the "terrific-for-guests" file as well as the one for "when-I-get-home-after-8PM". There are recipes for 29-minute meals and recipes for freeze-ahead one-pot meals, but the section that's changed my life, that has made me so much happier about cooking for my family while I work 55 hours per week that I am writing this review like some kind of Born-Again Home Ec major, are the 8 weeks' worth of weekly meal plans. You get a shopping list for the week (bliss! a shopping list that really is so efficient for the week that 1 trip does the job without wasting food) and recipes with logically laid out preparation plans for complete dinners for the week. The trick is you cook like a demon on the weekend to prepare the foundations (meats, sauces, soup bases etc) for the weekday meals...but the results, during the week, are quick, delicious, and interesting. This is a deceptively slim volume which is actually a goldmine. Bravo, Susan Ott.
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In response to reader demand, the editors of Working Mother magazine bring together stylish, flavorful recipes that will satisfy the family and fit into every working mom's busy schedule. With the magazine's no-nonsense, practical approach, this useful, idea-filled cookbook presents inventive new twists and comforting old favorites. The recipes include:* 29-Minute Meals that truly take less than half an hour to prepare* Freeze-Ahead Meals to cook when you have extra time, and serve when you don't* Seven-Day Dinner Plans that take advantage of one-stop shopping and cook-ahead strategiesFilled with step-by-step game plans, time-saving suggestions, and simplifying ideas, this is an indispensable guide to making fast, delicious meals that appeal to the whole family without eating up all your time.
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