Rachael Ray's fans can't seem to get enough of the wonderful recipes featured on her television show, 30-Minute Meals. read full description
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Feb 11, 2011
Kindle-aholic
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While I mostly learned how to cook by watching/reading Alton Brown, Rachel Ray's very easy recipes got me going in the right direction.
If you are a foodie, chances are you will not like this. If you spend hours making your own stock and like doing everything by hand, you will not like this.
If you are a novice cook, feeling overwhelmed at the grocery store, but the idea of reheating a frozen entree has lost its appeal, then this is a good book for you. The recipes are pret More...
If you are a foodie, chances are you will not like this. If you spend hours making your own stock and like doing everything by hand, you will not like this.
If you are a novice cook, feeling overwhelmed at the grocery store, but the idea of reheating a frozen entree has lost its appeal, then this is a good book for you. The recipes are pret More...
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Nov 15, 2009
Andrea
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Sure, she's a bit too much but this book, her first, is quite good. Lots of great, uncomplicated recipes and tips. I've cooked a lot of this book and have yet to be disappointed.
Jan 10, 2009
Amy
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I gave this three stars cause out of all of RR cookbooks this one is the best. It is her first one and should have been her only one.
May 01, 2011
Kelly
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My daughter loves the show and recipes. I find them basic. The cookbook is well written for what it is- a beginner cookbook.
Jul 07, 2010
Trishtator
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Love Rachael, and this was well put together. It needs some color pictures! (but I understand it was her first...)
Jun 07, 2009
Cheryl
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I believe this may have been Rachael's first cookbook with the Food Network - published in 1998 and its very good.
Dec 30, 2011
Danielle
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Nothing real special. Some dishes are worth it but I am glad I did not spend more then a quarter on it.
Jun 16, 2008
David
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I'm not a fan of RR's TV persona at all. But there is the odd meal she's does that sounds interesting, so I'm glad to have it all in print. Not every recipe is a winner, but I've yet to find a flawless cookbook. And I would agree that some probably will take longer than 30 minutes given your prepping speed. Another positive was I found many of these meals fairly low on the "mess factor" so clean up was easy.
Feb 21, 2008
Lisa
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This is set up kind of neat - she groups recipes together into meal menus. She groups meals as "fast food at home," ethnic meals, etc. I've made a few individual recipes from here and they simple and good. Nothing fancy. The setup of the book does make it hard to search for recipes if you are looking for something in particular.
Feb 23, 2008
Deena
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This was my first RR book, and I have really enjoyed it. I especially love her wonderful pasta sauces and chicken dishes. My only complaint is purely personal: I cannot eat fish or seafood, and a lot of the recipes are indeed fish or seafood. But--that did not detract from my enjoyment of the book.
Oct 13, 2007
daysgoby
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Wow! I would have liked this so much more if most of the recipes....weren't the same as in her second book, which I already have. Clever recipes - just distressingly similar. Seriously, the woman has a crapload of books out - do they ALL have the same recipes in them?
Oct 14, 2007
Rob
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30-Minute Meals, eh? Many of these have taken closer to 60 minutes with the prep time. Most of the meals have been good but not great. The book itself is organized pretty well but the lack of pictures puts this one way down my list of favorites.
Oct 16, 2008
Vanessa
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i love this book because who wouldn't love to eat something so wonderful i less than 30 minutes and you can so it your self
Feb 19, 2009
Tried to love it (30-minute cooking? What's not to love?) but was very not inspired. Sad but true.
Feb 11, 2012
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