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Product Description
When it comes to the challenges you face every day, getting dinner on the table is always at the top of the list. Not only do you want the meal to be healthy and taste good, but you want it to be fast and simple to prepare. As straightforward as that sounds, somehow-in the midst of a busy life- the task seems nearly impossible. In Meals Made Easy, the first of a series of Real Simple cookbooks, you will find smart and doable dinnertime solutions for every night of the week, no matter how little time (or few ingredients) you have. Even better, these are dishes the whole family will love- yes, including your children. Featuring more than 75 foolproof recipes, all illustrated with large, lush photos, Meals Made Easy is custom-made for your life, with chapters dedicated to:

Dishes that can be prepared and ready in 30 minutes or less Freezer-friendly dinners to make ahead of time and eat whenever Cuisine that calls only for a cutting board-no cooking necessary Meals you can cobble together using the items in your pantry Recipes that require just one pot (and blessedly very little cleanup time) In addition, the book features insightful cooking tips on every page, a chapter on versatile side dishes, and a comprehensive, easy-to-use recipe index. Whether you have only 15 minutes until the kids invade the kitchen or only a hunk of Parmesan and cold pasta in the refrigerator, Meals Made Easy is sure to become your go-to guide for nightly meal planning.

Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Loved this book! November 4, 2008
I have made several recipes from this book and they all turned out great. Easy to follow instructions and a cute little ribbon bookmark!

5 out of 5 stars

Go From Page To Page Day By Day August 25, 2008
I got this book for my parents who are older and my mother is handicapped to the point now that my father is cooking! (Uh oh...) He loves this book. It is easy and the recipes are good. He especially likes it because each recipe typically does not have a long list of ingredients and they are very easy to do. He does not like using my mother's cook books or recipes as he says there are too many ingredients and too much preparation; not the case with these recipes. Someone mentioned it has too many fish recipes in it. We like that, but I do not think there are too many. You could easily just go from one page to the next day by day for your meal planning; that is what my Dad is doing! He likes it so much he got one for me too!

5 out of 5 stars

Should be a staple in everyone's recipe book collecton July 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I am a 20-something who is just beginning to get into cooking. The pictures and lay-out of the book are lovely as several members have mentioned, but most importantly, the recipes are elgant, simple, and taste great! I belive that as long as you use high quality ingrediants, there is no need for fancy sauces or techniques nor is it necessary to spend a lot of money on exotic ingrediants that you will only use once (unless you are so inclined). Real Simple seems to go along with this mindset. I love the fact that most, if not all of the ingrediants in the dishes carry over into other recipes. So, for instance, if I buy yogurt for one dish or a certain spice, I can plan to use the left over to get started on another recipe later on in the week. This saves both time and money. For someone who is starting out, this book can't be beat. Spices are expensive, but by slowly buying them as I need them (and knowing that I will use them again and again), I am building up quite the culinary collection. LOVE IT. For a great gift, buy this book and make a basket of common ingrediants used in the recipes : pasta, olive oil, thyme, rosmary, cumin, garlic, lemons, limes, salt, pepper, etc. Throw in a an apron and the recipiant will have almost everything they need to get started!

3 out of 5 stars

The magazine is better April 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have to say that overall I was disapointed with the cook book. I have gotten the magazine for over a year and absolutely love the recipe section. I figured this would be a hard cover collection of "the best of the best." But not so. The book is arranged well, and is a great size. I love the simplicity of their recipes and the photos that come with it. But over all I will cook more stuff from the magazine clippings I've collected, than this book.

3 out of 5 stars

Good choice March 26, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful

I really like this book because the recipes are actually good and the book itself is heavy and large.