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Express Lane Meals, Cookbook of the Day

The full title of this new Rachael Ray book is Express Lane Meals: What To Keep on Hand, What To Buy Fresh for the Easiest-Ever 30-Minute Meals. Quite a mouthful, wouldn't you say? But in almost the time that it takes to say the name of the book, you can have a meal on the table because Rachael Ray is that fast.

This book has a great premise. At the beginning of the book, Rachael gives her readers a list of pantry ingredients that they should always keep in their home, including various spices, flour, milk, fresh fruits and vegetable, pasta and assorted canned goods. Once you've taken the list to the store and stocked up, you will have all you need (except the actual cooking equipment, which you might need to make another trip for) to fix every recipe in the book. All the recipes call for ten items or less - hence the name of the book - and there is a backup shopping list with each one, so you can be doubly sure that you have everything you need before you start. Sticking with her easy-to-read style, the recipes are not intimidating and should be a good start for a beginning cook or a good starting point for a more experienced cook who is short on time.

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Tags: 30 minute meals, book, cookbook, cookbook of the day, cooking, easy, express lane meals, fast, food network, rachael, rachael ray, RachaelRay

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Laura

5-04-2006 @8:17AM Laura said... Just purchased this cookbook this week actually. Overstock had it for $10.80, I was ordering books anyway, so I couldn't resist. While Rachel certainly isn't my favorite celebrity chef (I worship Alton), she's such a goofball that I can't help but love her. The corny titles for the recipes always make me chuckle. I most definately give this one a thumbs up when you're looking to put something on the table fast. This is about as low as I'll go though...I can't handle Sandra Lee's style of "Quick & Easy".
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Andrew

5-04-2006 @2:47PM Andrew said... Seriously, has anyone ever (a) made a Rachel Ray recipe and (b) enjoyed it? If ever there was a poster child for What's Wrong With The Food Network, she's it.
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Beth

5-04-2006 @4:26PM Beth said... I have made several of Rachael's recipes. Most of them are excellent. As a young woman just starting to cook, I've learned a lot on shortcuts and how to save money, while not going down to the level of Sandra Lee.
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Andrew

5-04-2006 @5:31PM Andrew said... I understand just starting out (my first cookbook was the Brand Name Cookbook or some such), but seriously: Rachel Ray's recipies aren't even any *easier* than your average recipe you can download (for free) from foodtv.com online. They're just... bleah. Awful.

Here, I dare you to make this atrocity, eat it, and live to tell about it:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_26707,00.html

*shudder*
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