Fast & Simple Cooking

Not much time to cook? Check out our collection of quick recipes and time-saving suggestions.

Selected Books

For more than 600 additional titles, browse the library catalog under the subject heading: Quick And Easy Cookery.

Akis, Eric
Everyone Can Cook Midweek Meals: Recipes for Cooks on the Run
Over 120 easy-to-follow recipes for dishes that are either easy enough to be quickly prepared after work, or designed to be made in advance and at the ready when needed.

Besser, Jean
The 5:30 Challenge
TX833.5 B4877 2005
Hard day at work? Check out this guide to an easy night in the kitchen.

Edmunds, Liz
The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner: Easy family dinners for every day of the week
Liz Edmunds is a great proponent of sitting down together each night for a family meal.

Fishbein, Susie
Kosher by Design, Short on Time: Fabulous Food Faster
TX724.F4959 2006x
Fishbein has other Kosher by Design cookbooks but this one contains time-saving recipes.

Good, Phyllis Pellman
Fix-It and Enjoy-It! 5-Ingredient Recipes: quick and easy - for stove-top and oven!
TX833.5.G674 2008
In case you don't have a gourmet's spice cabinet and pantry, here are some recipes using only 5 ingredients.

Hensperger, Beth
Not Your Mother's Weeknight Cooking: Quick And Easy Wholesome Homemade Dinners
TX738.H5785 2008
Oh, Oh, it looks like the previous generation of mothers comes up wanting.

McDermott, Nancie
Quick & Easy Thai: 70 Everyday Recipes
TX724.5.T5 M33 2004
Do you just LOVE Thai food but don't know how to make it at home? Why don't you take out this book and see if it can replace Thai Take-out. And then you can move on to Quick & Easy Vietnamese.

Miller, Robin
Quick Fix Meals: 200 simple, delicious recipes to make mealtime easy
TX833.5.M545 2007
Robin Miller has a program on the Food Network and specializes in cooking large amounts that will work for 3 meals.

Ray, Rachael
Rachael Ray 365 : No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners
TX833.5.R387 2005

Ray, Rachael
Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book
"Her favorite all-new 30-minute meals, veggie meals, holiday menus, dinners-for-one, kosher meals, rollover menus, and much, much more!"

Ray, Rachael
Classic Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals: The All-Occasion Cookbook
TX833.5.R38255 2006x
150 of Rachael Ray's best 30-Minute Meals.

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Videos

For more cooking videos, browse the Food Network Takeout Collection.

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Web Sites

• Bon Appetit: Fast Easy Fresh
  This is a monthly column featuring recipes for every night cooking. See the compendium of recipes in The Bon Appétit Fast Easy Fresh Cookbook.
• Culinate: Weeknight Meals
  The members of this community food blog have pulled together some of their most reliable dishes for weeknight meals. Most take 30 minutes to an hour to prepare.
• Epicurious: Quick and Easy Recipes
  The folks at Gourmet and Bon Appetit have created a collection of their quick and easy yet sophisticated recipes that you can browse by course.
• Epicurious: Weekly Dinner Planners
  Quick and easy dinner menus for families on the go. They give you a menu and recipes for each night of the week as well as a weekly shopping list!
• Food Network: Quick & Easy Recipes
  Theoretically, TV programs should be great sources of quick recipes since they have to be completed in an hour or less...
• Food Network: 30-Minute Meals
  "Would you believe you can make impressive and delectable meals at home in less time than it takes to get takeout? Let Rachael Ray show you how easy it can be."
• Food Network: Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller
  Includes recipes and videos clips of the show.
• Woman's Day: Easy Recipes
  A lot of their recipe collections are for light and easy dishes