Simple Suppers

A well designed book with great recipies different than some of the regurgitated books from Williams Sonoma that just take recipies from already existing Williams Sonoma books and put them into themed books "Med. Cooking", "Slow cooker", etc. An easy, go-to, cookbook that will inspire when looking for a new twist on dinner.

Again Williams and Sonoma has produced a cookbook worth displaying on a coffee table. The photographs are artistic and inspiring. Also, as I have come to expect from W & S, the recipes can be trusted most of the time to be delicious and well-flavored. It is helpful to note however that in this book, unlike in Food Made Fast: Weeknight, most of the recipes do take 30+ minutes. This may very well not agree with everyone's definition of "fast". But, the recipes are conveniently divided into three sections to let you know what your time commitment will be: "30 Minutes Start-to-Finish", "15 Minutes Hands-on-Time" (indicating you should only need to spend 15 minutes, usually at the start and end of cooking, actively in the kitchen), and "Make More to Store" (helpful ideas for cooking meat once and reusing the leftovers). Another helpful point is that the timing for the recipes is only accurate if you have the ingredients in the exact form as they are on the ingredients list. (Often, there is a good bit of time spent in the Mis en Place before you can begin to cook-- this time is not included in the 30-minute figure.) One last note I would give is that there are an awful lot of recipes in this book which use pork. So, if you're not a fan of pork, that may discourage you. A great cookbook. I love it.