Homemade in Half the Time: Smart Ways to Cook Delicious Meals Every Time

The recipes are easy to make, but taste like you spent a long time making them. I don't always use the "time saving methods" (buying chopped vegetables or prepared garlic, etc), but it helps when you're in a hurry. I also like the fact that the recipes use a variety of ingredients and are from different regions/nationalities. A good, all-around cookbook for those of us on the go.

I purchased "Fast Fixes with Mixes" cookbook because I was familiar with the quality of Taste of Home recipes and books. This book is no exception. It has become my go-to book for meal planning. The recipes are awesome, tasty, easy to prepare and quick. There are beautiful photos of the majority of the prepared recipes, and each person who contributed a recipe for the book has written a little summary of it's origins and other tidbits of interesting information. It is by no means a from-scratch recipe book; it is a book for the everyday cook and busy housewife, husband etc. It would be a terrific starter cookbook for the inexperienced cook as well. I highly recommend this gem of a cookbook. I am purchasing additional copies for my daughters and will get some for Christmas gifts as well. In my opinion, if you give this cookbook a try, it will become on of your favorites as well.