This book delivers exactly what its title promises: River Cafe food that's much quicker and easier to prepare than in their previous books. I love all the River Cafe books but it has to be said that, especially during the working week, I'm not always up to the lengthy preparation and constant involvement with the cooking that they so often require. So, for me, this is the perfect mid-week cookbook and it has quickly won a place on the kitchen bookshelf chez-moi. The recipes are significantly simpler than in the other books: they have shorter, less exotic ingredients lists and the methods are less involved and require less preparation. What's not compromised is the success of the dishes: perfectly judged flavours and endlessly fascinating combinations. So the end result is an excellent River Cafe style meal that takes far less time and effort to prepare than you'd believe from the taste. This book should be on every food lover's shelf, when it's not open on the kitchen counter that is!