Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food: More Than 100 Delicious, Super-Fast, and Easy Recipes

Publishing by Sterling Epicure, 2007, illustrated, index, 256 pages, condition: new.

Everyone needs quick, healthy, and delicious recipes for feeding a family--and no ones better at providing them than Gordon Ramsay, the three-star chef famous for his no-nonsense cooking. Here he serves up a feast of doable  more than 100 recipes and 15 great menus for putting food on the table each and every day. Many of the dishes take only 15 minutes to prepare and cook; none takes longer than half an hour--and you can put together an entire meal in only 30-45 minutes. Ramsay also offers time-saving shortcuts, plus info on how to stock your pantry.

okay, so this isn't a traditional "read," but for those of you who love to cook, but are short on time, this book is FABULOUS. i grew up learning to cook from the "silver palate" series, but now find the recipes a bit rich for my taste. like the silver palate series, ramsay covers a wide range of foods and ethnic tastes. the recipes, however, are very modern and make the most of fresh (sometimes unusual) ingredients. the recipes are also very easy to follow and great for post-work dinners. i have recently made the pea & mint soup with prosciutto and sticky lemon chicken with champ (a/k/a mashed potatoes, here flavored with green onions)--yummy! i am looking forwad to making the sea trout with fennel and watercress and crunchy gooseberry crumble soon.