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Easy Meals [Hardcover]

Rachel Allen
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8 Sep 2011

In her new book, bestselling TV cook, Rachel Allen shares her ultimate fast and easy family recipes.

You can always trust Rachel to help you get a delicious and doable dinner on the table. Whether the cupboards are bare or you just want a fabulous meal without the fuss (or the washing up) you’ll find the answers here. Any situation, any problem, these are recipes you can come back to time and time again for delicious dinner solutions. After all, making home cooking both simple and enjoyable is what Rachel does best.

Easy Meals contains 180 family friendly recipes for any night of the week. And even better, as well as being mouth-wateringly delicious they are simple enough for even the most novice of cooks.

This book is full of ideas and recipes that you can rely on to help you tackle the most common meal-time problems; when your fridge is empty, when you’re short on time, that use 5 ingredients or less or can be cooked in one pot, even delicious dinners you can serve up without so much as turning on the oven. Finally! A cookbook that truly understands the way your life works. Easy Meals is an essential kitchen companion.

Chapter breakdown;
Store Cupboard Cooking
All in One Pot
Fast and Fabulous
Take 5 ingredients or less
No Cook Cooking
Quick Extras and Sides

Recipes include;
One-pot lamb biryani
Turkey breast with honey, thyme and cream
Spiced Pilau rice with chicken
Pork, chorizo, haricot beans and red wine
Thai Mussels
Chunky chowder with potatoes and bacon
Taragon chicken and lemon pasta with crème fraiche
Chickpea and aubergine salad
Fishcakes
Chinese braised beef with pak choy
Chicken with yoghurt and a carrot and apple salad
Lentil and sausages
Cardamom and orange Semifreddo
Chocolate Bread and butter pudding
Quick fruit brulee
Lemon posset


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Product details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Collins (8 Sep 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 000730904X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007309047
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 25.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘Fancy a casual supper with your family or a big feast to mark a special occasion? TV cook Rachel Allen has a recipe to suit. She takes you from preparation to table with minimum fuss, plenty of tips and menu ideas for dinners, brunches and lunches, cocktails and desserts.’ – Waitrose Kitchen

‘A natural TV chef: relaxed, articulate and knowledgeable’ – Sunday Times

‘With her finely-etched patrician features and delicious recipes, Rachel manages to do what the buxom Nigella Lawson never could. She makes us believe we can do what she does…’ – Irish Post

‘We’re big fans of Rachel Allen here at Delicious.’ – Delicious Magazine

‘Food for real people’ – Irish Examiner

‘The book I've taken to most this season is by the Irish Nigella (except prettier, blonde and a better cook), Rachel Allen. Her BAKE is simply and engagingly written: one irresistible thing after another’ – Melanie McDonagh, Evening Standard

‘As wholesome and attractive as its charming author, (…) it is well thought out and accessibly written, with the emphasis on relaxed family meals. (…) Ideal for anyone who needs to cook on a regular basis but hasn’t much experience.’ – Sunday Telegraph on Homecooking

Reviews for ‘Easy Meals’

“The verdict: You can always trust Rachel Allen to deliver recipes that taste as good as they look, and her latest book is no exception. This book tackles quick and easy family cooking with realism, inspiration and style.” Good Housekeeping

“These fast and fuss-free recipes by Rachel Allen are all you need this winter.” Zest Magazine

“There are 180 simple, tempting recipes in this everyday supper bible. We have a soft spot for the Chocolate, toffee and peanut squares.” Sainsbury’s Magazine

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Winner of the Irish Book Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year, 2011

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners 14 Dec 2011
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I guess the title "Easy Meals" gives a pretty strong clue as to what you get in this book. The focus is on food with few ingredients and no difficult techniques.

As a result, you will not find anything that would star in an episode of Masterchef. But you will find a range of quick and easy dishes. There is less focus on main courses than in many cook-books, presumably because many of these are longer and more complex to produce and hence fail the "Easy Meal" test. The main course recipes in the book are largely staples such as simple roast meats, fish stews and easy one-pot curries.

There are a lot of recipes for accompaniments of various kinds - vegetables, side dishes, etc.
There are also LOADS of sweet recipes - puddings, cakes, biscuits, etc. Many cook-books throw in half a dozen desserts at the end, as an afterthought, but this book has them in just about every chapter.

This is clearly a book written for the beginner, and that is no bad thing. One section is "No cook" (i.e., mixing things together and arranging on a plate). There is even a whole page dedicated to how to cook plain, boiled rice. It would be easy for an expert cook to sneer at this, but the fact that supermarkets sell ready-mixed salad and pre-cooked rice attests to the fact that some people are put off at the prospect of cooking ANYTHING from scratch.

For me, as a more experienced cook, there was no enough inspiration, and many of the recipes were so simple that I would just put them together myself, not bother looking up a recipe in a book. There were also 'repeats' from other Rachel books (but nowhere near as many as in a Delia book!). This is a book that I would refer to as a secondary source - to add additional touches around a more complex main dish from elsewhere.

Overall, I think this would be a great book to give to a student off to college, or anyone starting out on their own. Or to any younger person keen to start in the kitchen and produce something of which they can proudly say "I made that!"
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51 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Book - Rachel is the BEST 9 Sep 2011
By Lady
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I am a very big fan of Rachel's and own nearly all of her books, each of which get used on a very regular basis (Rachel's chicken pie is a firm family favourite).

When I saw that Rachel was bringing an "Easy Meals" book out - I had to one of the first in line to receive it as I am often stuck for quick mid-week ideas.

As with Rachel's other books this one is a joy to read, well written and lots of beautiful pictures. There are lots of great ideas for quick and easy meals most of them have a guide of 10 mins prep and 10-20 mins cooking time, along with a handful of roasts and casseroles which can take a couple of hours.

There are also different sections like - one pots, no cook, 5 ingredients, store cupboard and a couple of others. The variety in the recipes is also great and I am sure they will keep us going for a while.

So thank you Rachel, I have already planned what is for dinner tonight - and I look forward to dining with you every night!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect! 17 Nov 2011
By Basement Cat VINE™ VOICE
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I absolutely love this cookery book. Reading through it on the day it arrived, I found something wonderful on almost every page. There is just so much in here that I want to cook,, and it is all relatively easy, just as it says on the cover. All of the ingredients look easy to find, and a lot of the recipes use the sort of stuff that you mainly have in your cupboard anyway, which is an added bonus as well, especially helpful with finances. I was particularly looking for a soup recipe to take to work for lunch, so made the carrot, ginger and coconut soup which was lovely, and gives me confidence to try the other recipes. There are lots of pictures of the food in this book, and maybe just a few too many of Rachel. The cover also quite similar to one of her previous books, Home Cooking, so much so that I thought I already had this one when I first saw it. Apart from these minor things though, it is a fantastic book, and one that I shall be using a lot.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good modern grub
I didn't want to like this book when it arrived. I'd never heard of this tv cook and on the shelf her name jumps out in a larger font than even Gordon Ramsey dares to preen... Read more
Published 1 month ago by the antiquary
5.0 out of 5 stars Good family recipe book
Bought as a gift this book offers easy to follow recipes with great photos. Rachel Allen scores again with her well written book
Published 1 month ago by Mrs H A Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars As easy as Pie
This book is brilliant! The meals are are easy to prepare and the ingredients are readily available.One day she will knock on my door and I will prepare a meal for her! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kitty
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
I watch Rachel Allen on tv and love her style of cooking. Her receipes are easy and simple to follow which is what I am always looking for. Well worth buying.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. Pb Holbrook
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
lots of good easy recipies. love rachel allens way of laying out the recipe and easy to follow it in steps
Published 2 months ago by mr
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant concept
Rachel Allen is simply brilliant, ALWAYS IS .... she is one of my chefy idols. The ideas are great, feasible, original, healthy too. Read more
Published 2 months ago by charelle abela monaco
4.0 out of 5 stars Good all rounder and kitchen staple
I'd describe this as a really 'solid' cookbook; a great all-rounder. It's unpretentious and very straight-forward. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dulwich Guy
4.0 out of 5 stars Reasons I like it!
The one pot meals are excellent especially chicken biryani! This book was recommended to me by a friend and I gave it to my daughter for Christmas.
Published 4 months ago by John J. D. Cutt
3.0 out of 5 stars Easy Meals
I was attracted by the word "easy." I'm not a great cook but I am afraid I'm worse that I thought because I did not find the recipes that "easy. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pegasus
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
I treated myself to this book after seeing her program. It is clear and well informed instructions and the pictires are good.
Published 5 months ago by Kaz
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