Quick Dishes
 Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food
Gordon Ramsay with Mark Sargeant and Emily Quah
Gordon Ramsay brings the same intensity and high standards to home cooking that he applies to his Michelin-starred restaurants. Each of the 15 sections (topics soups, salads, fast fish & chips, Indian spice…) features a five recipe menu with game plan. The squinty-eyed among us will appreciated the bright graphics and large type. Colour photos. Import, hardcover, 255 pp. $55.00.
 Express Aisle Gourmet
Bill Dertouzos
Promising quick meals prepared with 12 grocery items or less, this is a good choice for those who need a little inspiration at the dinner table but not a lot of time. Lots of classic, homey dishes like lemon chicken, turkey meatloaf, and pork tenderloin will satisfy picky eaters but there are fancy items too, like filet mignon with blue cheese to satisfy more advanced tastes. Colour photos. Softcover, 120 pp. $18.95.
 Great Food Fast
From the Kitchens of Martha Stewart Living
One should take a moment to remember that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Martha Stewart’s first book, Entertaining, ($34.95tr). She is still, after all these years and a spot of trouble, at the top of her game. This book, at the other end of the opulence scale from her first book, is the first collection of recipes from the digest-sized Everyday Food. Simple recipes roasted salmon with lemon relish, steak and onion sandwiches, mushroom tartin a clean format, each with a colour photo help make getting dinner on the table a snap. Colour photos.Paper, 384 pp, $30.00.
Food Made Fast Weeknight
Williams-Sonoma
This new Williams-Sonoma title (part of a series) is perfect for people who want to cook but don't think they have the time. With advice on stocking a pantry and classic recipes everyone loves this will help you realize how easy and satisfying cooking up dinner can be. All the recipes are designed to be on the table in 20 or 30 minutes, and there is an interesting chapter that presents several dishes one can make from a roast chicken or a beef brisket cooked on the weekend or bought. Colour photos. Hardcover, 112 pp. $23.95.
 Cupboard
Love
Tom Norrington-Davies
There is no need to dial out when tasty curries, burgers, stir-fries,
soups and stews are as near as the kitchen cupboard. British cook and
food writer Tom Norrington-Davies demonstrates how the judicious use
of canned and packaged foods can mean delicious meals in minutes. Colour
photos. Hardcover, 255 pp, $55.95.
 Faster! I'm Starving!
Kevin Mills
The mother/son duo who brought us Help! My Apartment has a Kitchen ($21.95) is back with 100 solutions to getting dinner on the table in under 25 minutes. Red beans with rice, barbecued chicken thighs, and devilled salmon patties are a few of the quick but satisfying choices. They also suggest the pantry, refrigerator, and spice rack items to keep on hand so that you are always able to create a meal “out of nothing”. No photos. Softcover, 264 pp. $23.95.
The Dinner Fix
Sandi Richard
Sandi Richard, author of Cooking for the Rushed and host of the Food Network's Fixing Dinner, here brings more helpful hints and yummy recipes for the busiest, pickiest families. With recipes classified by how long they take to make this book is full of kid-friendly food that is good for you too, complete with nutritional information. For diabetics both Canadian and American exchanges are included. Softcover, 192 pp. $29.99.
 A Twist of the Wrist
Nancy Silverton
Famed for desserts as Spago’s pastry chef and for breads as founder of La Brea Bakery, Nancy Silverton is not the first name one would associate with corrugated cuisine - ingredients from cans, boxes, bags and jars. Using just such ingredients, she shows time-pressed cooks a delicious way out or the order-in rut. Besides recipes, she has included a lengthy list of have-on-hand staples. Hardcover, 262 pp. $37.95.
 Quick Fix Meals
Robin Miller
The host of the Food Network’s Quick Fix Meals shows time-poor cooks three methods for getting family favorites on the table in a hurry: by doing some pre-cooking and bagging a few days ahead of time; by the creative use of leftovers to make extra meals from one preparation time; by using fast cooking ingredients for meals in under 15 minutes. Sesame chicken thighs, sweet-and-sour pork chops , and wilted baby spinach with honey-maple vinaigrette are among the classics. Softcover, 264 pp. $24.95.
 Cooking 'Round the Clock
Rachael Ray
Ray perks up retro recipes with contemporary ingredients to create
tasty meals in under 30 minutes. Buffalo chicken salad, pita-zas
(toaster oven pizzas) and long-grain and wild rice with artichokes
are typical
of the recipes in this all-occasion cookbook. Colour photos. Softcover,
237 pp, $21.95.
 The
Simpler The Better
Leslie Revsin
The first female chef to work at the Waldorf Astoria pares preparation down to
three steps in recipes as diverse as chilled melon soup with fresh basil and
rustic onion rolls. Colour photos. Softcover, 226 pp, $25.99.
 Rachael Ray's 30 Minute Meals 2
Rachael Ray
The tremendously popular host of a Food Network program of the same
name continues to create fast, flavourful meals for the masses. This volume
contains uncomplicated
menus for entertaining, plus a chapter on "Healthy Hunger Busters." The
simple Indian spiced fruit on page 53 is a lovely surprise. Softcover,
243 pp. $24.95.
  Dinner Tonight
Lucy Waverman
Collected from her Globe & Mail column, television's Cityline and
the LCBO's Food & Drink magazine, Waverman's recipes always have
a little twist that raises them from the ordinary with very little
extra time or effort, likely
the reason it has become a bestseller at the store. Try the white
chocolate parfit frozen. Yum! Colour photos. $24.99.
 Life's on Fire Cooking for the Rushed
Sandi Richard
A cookbook for the very busy and totally disorganized. The basics: ingredient lists,
nutritional analysis, prep times and at the end premade made up menus and shopping
lists. $22.99.
 New Food Fast
Donna Hay
The latest book from Australia's favourite food writer. Quick, elegant and easy,
the recipes in this book are a delight to the eye and the palate. Colour illustrations.
$24.95.
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