I just got this book through the post and already I can see that most of the recepies require some kind of pre-made sauce or spice mix. Some of these things are very easy to make, and yet no indication of the possibility is given. The recipies themselves are mosly quite simple, which would normaly count in the books favor, but with the premade ingredients I think I'd feel I may as well have bought something.
Pictures make up a large proportion of the books, and the spacing on the pages allow for both bulking the book out and using a font size that may be too small for some people.
It's all very well recomending shortcuts, but in the end it is supposed to be a COOKbook.