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From: troy@homxa.UUCP (G.FORD)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Cookbooks
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Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 13:18:55 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  7 13:18:55 1985
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I've been reading all the suggestions for cookbooks with interest, but
so far have seen no reference to my favorite.  Being a working person
who lives alone, I find that in the evenings I am far too tired to 
spend hours in the kitchen.  The best solution to this I've found is
"The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet" (edited by Pierre Franey I think).
Most of the entries are organized along a meal plan with a main dish and
one side dish and include some background on the dishes without being 
cutesy.  The recipes mostly use standard ingredients and are very good.  
The meals are designed to be preparable in under one hour (obviously)
and allow me to eat delicious meals without having to wash the dishes at
eleven o'clock at night.  I do have the "Joy of Cooking" and the "Settlement
Cook Book" and use these quite a bit for general information, recipes for
desserts and special occasions and days when I have lots of time.  The
disadvantage to these is that they are NOT designed to allow you to 
choose a recipe quickly and make it.  I always find myself drooling over
something that takes three hours to prepare.

The additional advantage to this book is I can invite someone over to 
dinner and know that my whole day doesn't have to be spent preparing
what I'll have.  I've had several people over on the spur of the moment
and they are always amazed that dinner is great without much fuss.  

			Troy