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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 4 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Tara Duggan, winner of the James Beard Foundation Award and a regular columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle’s award-winning food section, creates a practical cookbook with more than 100 healthy, delicious recipes that take just 2040 minutes to prepare. Tara Duggan’s The Working Cook” column has become a hit with readers everywherenot only in the San Francisco Chronicle, but in newspapers across North America. With this collection of luscious recipes, she offers something busy people today need: quick, mouthwatering options for everyday cooking, based on easy-to-find fresh ingredients, with bright flavors from a variety of international cuisines. Tara’s mealswhich work for both families and those dining solo, and include creations ranging from tomatillo turkey tacos to Japanese noodles with crispy tofuhave all been professionally tested in the Chronicle Food Section’s kitchens and by home cooks. So this cookbook really delivers what it promises: dinner on the table in no more than 40 minutes. There are main course salads, vegetarian dishes, as well as fish and poultry based meals, all with a complete nutritional analysis. Tara Duggan is a staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle whose Working Cook” column has appeared in the paper for 5 years. She was formerly a travel writer and editor for Fodor’s guidebooks and Travelocity.com.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Tara Duggan | | Spiral-bound: | 176 pages | | Publisher: | San Francisco Chronicle | | Publication Date: | May 28, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 097608807X | | Product Length: | 9.32 inches | | Product Width: | 8.28 inches | | Product Height: | 0.77 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.7 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.1 inches | | Package Width: | 8.3 inches | | Package Height: | 0.9 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 15 reviews |
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| | Features | ISBN13: 9780976088073Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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28 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 Best cookbook EVER! Jan 30, 2007
By bluecanary
I love to cook, so I have a ton of cookbooks. This one gets the most use. Not because the recipes are fast and easy, which they are, but that's not really a concern for me, as I don't mind spending hours whipping up elaborate dishes.
This cookbook, unlike a majority of others (Rachel Ray, do you hear me?) comes with beautiful color photos of most of the food, along with detailed nutrition information. A recipe doesn't really tempt me without a color photo alongside it to show what the dish actually looks like. And since I watch my weight, I like to know exactly how many calories I'm eating. This is something most cookbooks don't provide, so the fact that The Working Cook provides it means this book gets a workout in my kitchen.
I have made just about every recipe in this cookbook, as well as recipes from her Chronicle column. Everything, with the exception of the microwaved steamed halibut (microwaved fish? YUCK. Skip that one.) has been delicious.
The Thai Red Curry has become a staple in our house (I could eat it every night), as have the steak and portobello mushrooms, many of the chicken dishes, the tabbuleh salad, etc.
If you want a dependable, delicious, informative cookbook with color photos to tempt your appetite, this is the cookbook for you.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Fast easy delicious recipes Oct 08, 2006
By T. Roberts
We usually rely on Moosewood cookbooks and Jane Brody, but this has become one of our first go-to books when looking for a good, fast, easy recipe. The black bean soup, for example is super easy (all ingredients we keep around the house), and amazingly delicious. I ate that soup every day until it was gone. The three or four other recipes we've tried have also been easy and delicious (although sometimes we have to go out and buy a few special ingredients). Also, each recipe includes cooking time and nutrition info, and at the beginning of the book there's basic info like what foods and utensils are good to have around, and what do words like saute and simmer mean exactly, which would make it a great book for people who don't do much cooking yet. We like it so much we bought an extra copy to give as a gift.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Fantastic cookbook! Feb 06, 2007
By Dan Fost
"baseball fan, author"
I have never been hooked on a cookbook like this one. Maybe it's because it's written for people like me -- people who have busy jobs but who love to cook and love to eat. The recipes are simple, ingredients easy to find, and it doesn't hurt that the book is stunningly beautiful.
My seven year old son has love everything I've made so far - the fish steamed in ginger, the chicken with sweet potato fries, the Thai coconut milk soup, the lamb chops, the lemon chicken.
The cookbook is also teaching me how better to use the ingredients I have on hand to whip things up, as well as inspiring me to delve into Asian and Mexican cooking.
I'll be buying this for friends!
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
I eat from this cookbook EVERY night! Feb 06, 2007
By Nothing's as lovin' as something from the oven
I always knew that someday I'd enjoy cooking, but I thought it would be when I retired and had loads of time, because I wanted to make GREAT food, not just my mom's casseroles (sorry, Mom). Enter this amazing cookbook. I love it! Now I'm eating fantastically every night. It's easy to use, but allows you to make dinner-party quality meals. What I especially love it that it has me eating loads more fresh foods without spending all day in the kitchen. I love the nutritional info on each page, the clear directions, and the gorgeous photos. I've already convinced three friends to buy it post-dinner party.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
My new indispensable favorite Nov 04, 2006
By Elgy Gillespie
"LIBERTIES GIRL"
For those of us who are working and too tired to do much by the end of the day, this is the perfect cookbook. It's familiar fare but with exciting latino and asian accents here and there. It also has a raft of fast and furious menu staples, including pasta and chicken for day to day family fuel, and there are also some very nice special dishes for occasions.
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