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The 30-minute Cook: The Best of the World's Quick Cooking (Penguin cookery books) (Paperback)

by Nigel Slater (Author), Juliet Dallas-Conte (Illustrator), Kevin Summers (Photographer)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (26 Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140231358
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140231359
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,167 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book provides information on quick, delicious meals from across the world with ingredients available from your local supermarket - all prepared within thirty minutes: the perfect book for the busy cook. "The whiff of kaffir lime leaves, cumin and ginger wafts from the pages! I can think of no one more likely to coax timid cooks into a spirit of culinary adventure" - "Financial Time".

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115 of 115 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'd never guess I will use a cookbook..., 13 Nov 2003
By C. L. Lee "Clee" (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I am Chinese, we eat enormous amount of food and our cooking takes a lot of work. so when I moved to London and had to do everything by myself, and having to deal with buying ingredients which are quite alien to me, I thought I needed some help.

I had owned cookbooks that looked pretty on shelves, and I know how useless I am with them. so I set out to get a book I can manage. I never looked back. I have bought other books since, but for some reason, Slater is the only one that gives me success stories one after the other. nothing in it is in the "too hard to tackle" category.

If you are new to cooking, it is simple to use and easy to perfect; if you are a seasoned cook, the refreshing approach to useing a variety of ingredients instead of sticking to everything by the book makes one feel good - afterall, we cook with whats around the kitchen, how often do we make a special trip to get ingredients for a fast meal?

love it, love it. I must say I have never believed in celebrity cooks, but Slater is in a class of his own.

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64 of 64 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent A+, 14 Dec 2005
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I bought the book with the strength of review. I had never heard of Nigel Slater (sorry Nigel) but now people will hear this name! The recipes are absolutely fabulous. If you are looking for an easy to prepare, no-nonsense book, this is it. The end result is very professional tasting dish. I am very impressed and buying all of Nigel's books. I cannot say enough about his writing. And I am reading a cookbook and I would laugh out loud, getting weird looks from my husband. Buy and read to find out.
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78 of 79 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously tasty, 5 Jan 1999
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Don't be put off by Nigel Slater's recent transformation from cookery writer to telly-chef. He is still at heart a writer, and this is a highly readable, excellent collection of recipe ideas, far more entertaining than those produced by the rather po-faced Delia or painful Ainsley.... The recipes, arranged in groups around a single main ingredient you might have picked up on your way home from work, are short and simple, perfect for cooking yourselves a quick supper, but are also seriously tasty enough for a Sunday lunch or even a dinner party. The recipes also cover just about every type of cuisine - there are some great Moroccan, Indian and Thai-influenced dishes as well as Italian and French. There are lots of options around the basic ideas, so there are plenty of ways to ring the changes. Slater is less concerned with elaborate techniques and far more interested in the quality of his raw materials, giving excellent advice on the type of ingredients to look for and to avoid. I have eaten more often from this book than any other in my (now considerable) collection - and have been disappointed less often than with any other. The fantastic 30-minute lemon roast chicken recipe alone justified buying it for all my friends, not to mention the herbed salmon, crispy scallops and bacon, and Goanese marinated prawns......
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4.0 out of 5 stars The 30 minute cook.....Nigel Slater
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4.0 out of 5 stars Living with the girlfriend...
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Published 24 days ago by M

3.0 out of 5 stars Bits of the exotic
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I have used this book regularly for years now, returning to old favorites and still finding recipes I haven't tried. Read more
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Recommended this by a friend and, just as reading alone, it is fantastic. It is difficult to ignore his passion for the subject, and he is a man who clearly knows his ingredients... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. Tim D. Patmore

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent for fish & chicken
I recived this book as a present and have enjoyed using this for quick and easy fish dishes.
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Published 17 months ago by grumpyyoungwoman

5.0 out of 5 stars The most used cookbook I own
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Published 19 months ago by Mrs. A. R. V. Gilroy-smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Never Mind Delia's How to cheat, this is THE book for quick nutritious meals
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Published on 2 Oct 2007 by J. Blake

5.0 out of 5 stars Great to inspire when there's not much in to cook with
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