The 5 in 10 Cookbook 5 Ingredients in 10 Minutes or Less Paula Hamilton

by Paula J. Hamilton

Now Dinnertime is as Easy as 1-2-3-4-5

"The 5 in 10 Cookbook" makes -- and keeps -- an extraordinary promise: quick and easy recipes that use 5 ingredients (or fewer) and cook in 10 minutes or less.

If you're like Paula Hamilton, tired of fast-food meals and determined to serve your family a delicious, nourishing dinner even if you've just come home from work, "The 5 in 10 Cookbook" is just what you need. Meals in minutes are guaranteed by limiting the recipes to 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of cooking time. Now your family can sit down to a home-cooked meal together every night.The 5 in 10 Cookbook" encourages healthier eating and saves money too. Why waste one of the 5 ingredients on fat when herbs and spices contribute more pizzaz and flavor? And by limiting the number of ingredients purchased and cooking in rather than carrying out, you will save a fortune on food bills.

For speed and convenience, these 170 recipes for everything from appetizers and soups to main courses and desserts rely on readily available ingredients and high-quality packaged foods.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

180 pages, Spiral-bound

First published April 27, 1993

Reviews

[Cissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

We originally got this cookbook based on some good reviews, and because we needed something similar for dinners.

After too much whingeing on the part of my daughter- then around 8- I made a rule: no one who did not cook at least 1 dinner a night for the family was entitled to complain about the food provided. This had some good, easy, and fairly healthful recipes, so if she chose the cooking AND complaining route- which she did some of the time- it wouldn't be onerous; it's not like we were requiring Beef Wellington! it worked great for that, and we still have a number of the recipes bookmarked.

And just tonight we made a very streamlined chili-mac which was nonetheless very tasty indeed, and made a LOT.

I am giving it 4 rather than 5 stars because the 10 minutes notion is ridiculous; these will take 20-30 min, minimum. (I do not know why all recipe authors provide unrealistic time estimates of the cooking process...)

However, they are still fast and easy, and reasonably healthful, so the recipes are good for time-pressed dinner cooking.

[Jennifer James · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my new favorite cookbook. All the recipes have no more than 5 ingredients and take no more than 10 minutes to cook. This is my kind of cooking! I've tried 3 recipes and all were delicious. One of the ones I tried was "Caribbean Chicken Curry" and it tasted very much like the wonderful chicken curry I had in Jamaica. I plan to try more. Highly recommended.

[Janna Huyler collins · Rating 1 out of 5]

I cannot recommend this cookbook too highly. There was only one recipe that I really enjoyed. The bisque recipe is really awful...it made for a funny story.