In & Out of the Kitchen: In 15 Minutes or Less

by Anne Willan

Book Overview

From the well-known proprietor of La Varenne Cooking School comes a repertoire of delicious recipes for people who want to eat well, but have little time to spend in the kitchen. None of these 100 recipes takes longer than 15 minutes to prepare. Includes microwave tips and color photos.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847819132
• ISBN13: 9780847819133
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Accurate descn, except for one dog-eared page. For a welcome change. NOT packed in plastic, but card

Accurate descn, except for one dog-eared page. For a welcome change. NOT packed in plastic, but cardboard!

Excellent book

I have had this book for a few years and although I haven't made every recipe - the ones I have prepared were absolutely delicious and easy to execute. If anyone says otherwise, they either have no taste and/or don't know how to cook in the first place. I like that she gives 2 versions of instructions - one is more detailed and the other is an abbreviated version for when you've made the recipe before. I have a few favorites from this book that I make over and over again. The Indonesian stir fry is EXCELLENT as well as Bow Ties with wild mushrooms.

awesome, beautiful book

i picked this up at borders in the bargain area and i'm thinking about going right back to give more as gifts. this a one of the most beautiful books, but more than beautiful great ingredient combinations. i love the european streak in this book. i find there are so many of the recipes i definitely want to try and i almost didn't buy it because it said 15 minutes or less, which i thought i would be discouraged about because i don't skimp on recipes, usually i don't care how long it takes as long as the food is memorable. this is a great cookbook.

This cookbook is really the right stuff

Anne Willan's In & Out of the Kitchen in Fifteen Minutes or Less is without question the single best cookbook I have ever read. (I haven't read La Varenne yet). Each of the 100 recipes for four is clearly presented, most often on a single page. Necessary ingredients and tools are shown in a list at the left of the page, with instructions anyone can follow to the right. A brief summary of all the steps is shown at the bottom, so an experienced cook can save even more time the second time through. My only complaint? the font that shows the fractions is small enough to make it sometimes hard to tell if the measure was, for example, 1/2 cup or 1/3 cup.The book is also one of the most beautiful I have seen. The astonishingly well-designed color photographs of the food do so much more than decorate the text. They enhance your understanding of how to prepare the meal, and lead you to consider what a meal can truly be. Although not a chef at all, (and I'm certainly not), you may find yourself asking "am I the kind of person who can make this delicious and magical trout with fennel and herbs en papillote?" and answering "heck, if it only takes 14 minutes, then why not?"Indeed, even if you never make a single one of these easy and surprising recipes, one of which has only two ingredients (sorry, that would be telling, and no it's not loaves and fishes), you will be happy that you have read this book. If you want to see what a busy director of a cooking school makes when she cooks for herself, then join her in the kitchen and listen to her tell you thoughtfully exactly how she does it. In 15 minutes. Or, of course, less.