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Quickies for Couples: Fast, Fresh Recipes for Two (Quickies, 1) Paperback – May 1, 2003

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When you've had a tiring day at the office, running after-work errands, going to classes, or working out at the gym, the last thing you want to do when you get home is spend more than an hour in the kitchen preparing a meal. Few cookbooks speak as directly to busy working couples today as Quickies for Couples: Fast, Fresh Recipes for Two. Filled with comprehensive culinary ideas, from kitchen safety, shopping, and food storage tips to flavorful appetizers, entrées, side dishes, and desserts, it presents a wide range of culinary information for busy people. Here couples can find creative ways to choose ingredients they already have on hand, thus making the chore of preparing meals an easy and rewarding experience.
The recipes in
Quickies for Couples are characterized by the following qualities:

* Flavorful: Lots of delicious favorites and family recipes presented, including favorites like oatmeal cookies, baked french fries, and seven-layer dips.

* Fast: Most of the recipes can be prepared in 30 minutes or less.

* Friendly: Recipes are presented in plain English with easy-to-follow instructions. The equipment needed is also listed for each recipe.

* Fresh: Where possible, fresh ingredients and spices are used. The recipes call for very few processed or canned items, and the authors encourage the use of fresh ingredients such as basil, cheese, nuts, fresh vegetables, and fruits.

Quickies for Couples provides a little zest to any meal, making cooking healthy, quick, fun, and rewarding.

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KATY SCOTT is a writer and artist who lives in Dallas, Texas. ARUSHI SINHA is an editor who works in the medical publishing industry and lives in Dallas, Texas.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cumberland House Publishing (May 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1581823479
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1581823479
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.04 x 0.66 x 8.97 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2006
I have been inspired by this book to perform an activity that has intimidated me for years - cooking. Even the cullinarily challenged can make these meals! The format is also well done, listing the equipment needed for each recipe, and it includes mix and match charts for everyday favorites. Most of all, I love that the meals are relatively quick and incorporate fresh ingredients. The lack of leftovers is fantastic for us, since we just can't get excited about eating them. Of the 3 "Cooking for Two" books I purchased, this one is by far the best.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2010
Each new cookbook presents an exciting adventure and so I looked forward to this cookbook with heady anticipation. However I sort of forgot I had this book for a few months. Ok, three months to be exact. I now wish I hadn't waited so long to try some of the recipes.

I can now recommend this book for the "Lemon Herb Chicken" alone. It is not that often that you find a recipe using Herbs de Provence and I have quite a large tin filled with this herb blend from Dean and Deluca. Who knew this delicious herb blend, consisting of thyme, basil, savory, fennel and lavender, would be so delicious when combined with lemon juice. The chicken is marinated for only an hour and then it only takes thirty minutes to cook. I served it with a side of yellow summer squash.

While the chicken was quite delicious I can't say the same for the "Crisp Gingernaps." They turned out more like scones - at least the texture was about the same. There seems to be a bit of a problem with the recipe because I ended up with crumbs instead of dough. I had to add 1/4 cup milk to get the crumbs to come together into a dough. We ate the cookies but my husband wondered why I hadn't iced them.

If you are new to cooking then the first fifth of this cookbook will be very useful to you. The authors give a lot of safety tips and smart shopping tips like buying spices in bulk because they are less expensive. I should listen to this advice but I love the tins from Dean and Deluca even if they are much more expensive.

The only thing I think they could improve on in this cookbook is the instructions for making gravy. They are slightly sketchy and don't give exact measurements.

While most entrees serve two, the appetizers and desserts serve as many as 8-16. So you are going to have leftovers if you are just cooking for two.

I only paid around $8 for this book including shipping and I think finding one great recipe was worth the price. Other recipes you might enjoy include:

7-Layer Dip
Braided Scarborough Fair Bread
Chicken Basil Blue Pasta - blue cheese and basil
Black Bean Burritos
Cilantro Rice

~The Rebecca Review
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2007
this book had a surprising amount of cons, so i returned it.

-the recipes weren't very original or enticing.

-it has an odd dialogue. sort of half cookbook, half self-help book.

-if you are a visual person, you should know there are hardly any pictures.

-many recipes are for more than 2.

overall a let down. as far as cooking for 2, i recommend EatingWell serves two. it has everything this one is lacking.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2004
This is such an inspiring book for the person trying to get excited about cooking for two. The recipes are fast, flavorful, easy-to-prepare and guaranteed to get compliments from those with whom you share them. They can also be converted to serve more than 2 people. These authors have done an outstanding job coming up with convenient dishes that don't taste that way, all presented in a fun yet stylish format. If you need a little culinary inspiration, regardless of how many you are serving, you'll love this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2004
I was disappointed with this book. It promises "Quick meals for busy couples" but only has a few of those. First off they include alot of meals that serve more than 2. A good portion of the meals take 40 minutes or more to cook. Alot of the recipes were not very appetizing from just their names. It was also kind of bothersome that they did not separate the sections from one another. I was able to scrape 1 recipe I would like to try from this book so that is why I gave it a rating of 1.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2007
For the Chicken Basil-Blue Pasta alone, you should buy this book. It's one of my favorite things I've ever eaten. Yum-O!

As with most cookbooks, there are some recipes I like and some I don't. Overall, it's definitely worth it. Don't try just one recipe and then never use it again. Try to pick recipes that include ingredients you know you like, and try those first.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013
Cute book for couples to learn how to cook together while having fun. I've given it several times as a shower gift.
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2010
I bought the book as a Christmas gift. Everyone enjoyed looking at it and discussing the romantic dinner suggestions. It was great fun.