Booklist Review
What is the absolutely best way to mold and cook a hamburger? Name at least two reasons for not adding ice cubes to gazpacho. How do you avoid the southern-named "sad streak" in a pound cake--the runny valley down the middle of this classic dessert? This sequel to Great Feasts without Fuss provides a no-nonsense, 60-minute-or-less alternative approach to home cooking. All of the more than 115 recipes reek of pure tradition, from Caesar salad to strawberry shortcake, and are prepared from recommended brand-name ingredients to shorten time spent in the kitchen. Most valuable, of course, are the author's tips, one example being the directions accompanying the all-American hamburger. --Barbara Jacobs
Library Journal Review
Like Murray Jaffe (The Perfect Recipe Baking Book, LJ 12/96), McCullough and Witt decided what they really wanted was a cookbook with the simplest best recipes for their favorite classic dishes, and here it is. There are easy recipes from Spaghetti with Meatballs to Gingerbread. Most of the recipes are for comfort food, but there are some more elegant dishes, too. The authors (Great Feasts Without Fuss, LJ 11/1/95) have also taken some once-favorite dishes that have been, as they say, "pitifully maltreated"such as Beef Stroganoffand revived them. Recommended for most collections. [HomeStyle Bks. main selection.] (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
