• Eat Your Books

  See Recipe Girl's take on Lime-and-honey glazed salmon with warm black bean & corn salad from this cookbook.

• rathgrith on March 04, 2010

  Though I've never actually made one of her meals in 30 minutes, they are good and fast recipes that are nice to have in my arsenal.

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Spicy shrimp and bok choy noodle bowl

  • Cheri on January 22, 2011

    Could substitue salmon chunks for shrimp and let them poach in broth

  • Cheri on January 24, 2011

    This was very good, easy, filling. Used shrimp, substituted fresh Udon noodles and added baby spinach because I didn't have enough bok choy. Didn't use clam juice (didn't have it) so I added more chicken broth. Very satisfying, pretty mild flavor, clean and restorative.

• London broil with parsley-horseradish chimichurri

  • Cheri on January 22, 2011

    Used flank steak

  • Skamper on February 15, 2023

    Served the horseradish chimichurri with flat iron steak. delicious!

  • angrygreycat on October 03, 2022

    This was super easy and quick for a week night dinner Had a nice piece of London broil so it came out beautifully tender. Served with last of the summer corn and scalloped potatoes.

• Sliced grilled steak on blue cheese biscuits with watercress, sour cream, and sliced tomatoes

  • Cheri on January 25, 2011

    Used Beef shoulder tender, which was good. This has good flavor, but the biscuits are a bit dry & large. Not sure I would make this again.

• Chicken fingers with honey mustard dipping sauce and spicy chopped salad

  • Cheri on June 16, 2010

    Made the buttermilk fried chicken from flash in a pan pp 31 with this dipping sauce, but used regular mustard instead of grainy. It was very good. June 2010

• Everything-crusted chicken rolls stuffed with scallion cream cheese

  • Cheri on June 25, 2011

    This is as described. Ok. Browned in skillet for a few minutes and then roasted in 350 deg. oven for 20 minutes. This is rich. Served with green salad.

• Creamed mushroom sauté with artichoke hearts, spinach, and penne

  • Breadcrumbs on June 26, 2010

    p. 241 (Master rec p.239)

• Ricotta pasta with grape tomatoes, peas, and basil

  • Breadcrumbs on June 08, 2010

    p. 170 - Jun 2010, first use of this rec. Excellent results. Quick and easy to prepare. Made the riff using sausage as well. Other adjustments included: added 1 tsp fennel seed, fresh spring garlic, reduced ricotta to 1 cup and thinned "sauce" w pasta water. Terrific rec will make again. 9/10

• Big, thick, hearty thighs…and That's a Compliment!

  • ajs on July 05, 2010

    OK, nothing special. Kind of soupy in consistency.

• Sweet sausage braised in onions with horseradish smashed potatoes

  • Lindalib on August 16, 2012

    This was good, although it took way longer than 30 minutes from start to finish.

  • Rinshin on January 17, 2021

    Tasty use of sausages and onions. I wanted to give good color to both sausages and onion so it took more like an hour and half to cook which included half hour braising. Did not have enough regular balsamic so used some fig balsamic which added fruity note to the sauce. Reduced honey by half and it was pleasantly sweet. I especially liked the addition of horseradish to mashed potatoes. Great flavor booster. Photo added. Recipe found at https://sarahstone-365norepeats.blogspot.com/2011/02/february-3-sweet-sausages-braised-in.html

  • averythingcooks on May 20, 2021

    I've made & commented on the sausages (they are good!) but I came back here for the horseradish smashed potatoes. I also upped the horseradish and added chopped chives at the end. We used this as a bed for a beef stew and they were perfect together.

  • averythingcooks on January 05, 2021

    I only made the sausages this time (no potatoes) to serve with some quinoa stuffed peppers. I used 3 sausages of varying heats and after the initial browning, I cut them in chunks to finish cooking with 1/2 the quantity of onions, balsamic and honey etc. These were delicious!

  • angrygreycat on September 27, 2018

    This was very good "stick to your ribs" type dinner. Next time I would up the horseradish amount probably double, but we really like horseradish.

• Ricotta pasta with sausage

  • Lindalib on April 18, 2014

    Delicious. I did substitute hot Italian sausage - the recipe calls for sweet Italian sausage- the slight heat of the sausage worked really well with the creaminess of the ricotta.. And it really was a 30 minute meal. Great weeknight meal.

• Veal polpette with thin spaghetti and light tomato and basil sauce

  • Lindalib on July 10, 2012

    This dish was only so-so. The polpette, which are really just small meatballs, were too fiddly for a week-night meal, and nothing special in the end.

• Honey-orange-glazed ham steaks with spicy black bean, zucchini, and corn salad

  • MidwesternerTT on July 13, 2016

    Good flavors and a 45 minute meal for me since I'm slow at chopping onions and chose to cut fresh corn from the cob instead of using frozen. Omit the chicken broth - extra liquid isn't needed in glaze or veggies. I made a half-recipe of glaze and reducing by half took 20 minutes of simmering, not the 5 suggested, and it was not at all thick. Half recipe was plenty to coat the ham. I microwaved a sweet potato as an extra side.

• Pork loin chops with golden delicious apples and onions on polenta with honey

  • MidwesternerTT on October 20, 2019

    Very nice meal, although my variations threw off the timing - more a 40-minute meal. I used 2 thicker chops that needed 6 minutes per side. I used 4 small red apples, unpeeled (in place of 2 large golden delicious), so quartering, coring & slicing those & onion took me 10 -12 minutes (while chops cooked). I liked the red/pink color those added to the plate for an otherwise white/golden meal. I used only 2 T. brandy (recipe calls for 2 shots - 6 T.) with the apples/onions. I used Quaker cornmeal, not specialty quick-cook polenta, and that worked well but did need to simmer a couple minutes longer. Generous 4 servings.

• Thai-style pork and noodle salad

  • phembott2 on February 03, 2016

    This recipe tasted good, but honestly not worth the effort. Took 1 hr 30 min with all the washing, chopping, etc... I know that the 30 mins doesn't include the washing and I know that I am not fast with the knife so I expected it to take an hour, but I still wouldn't make it again.

• Chicken no. 14,754-chicken bustard (in basil-mustard sauce)

  • averythingcooks on February 09, 2023

    We certainly loved this sauce...I used a mix of smooth Dijon & a spicy stone ground mustard + pesto from the freezer. BUT as usual, we found the pan roasted breasts a bit dry even though they were not overcooked - maybe season thighs the same way and then grill next time? I served this with roasted broccoli & crispy potatoes and as I said, the sauce complimented/elevated everything on the plate.

• Park City cashew chicken

  • averythingcooks on June 29, 2020

    We are eating a delicious "chicken bowl" as I type this. I cut it in 1/2 using 2 smallish boneless skinless breasts. The "wrinkliest" peppers went in (1/2 yellow & 1/2 orange) but otherwise I made it pretty much as written right up til the "end". At that point, I added in some chicken broth & chopped fresh noodles (instead of serving over rice) and then some roasted red peppers, peas and green onions. Other than T saying "broccoli would have been good in this" (and he is right), it really is the delicious sweet-hot chicken dish that I set out to make.

  • jimandtammyfaye on June 01, 2022

    I decreased chipotle and cumin by half and reduced the honey by half. The montreal steak seasoning had already added much flavor, and the maple syrup had already sweetened the dish plenty. Also used roasted cashews instead of raw. Nice take on stir fry!

• Cumin and lime roasted pork tenderloin with spicy creamed corn

  • averythingcooks on November 04, 2019

    Tonight, I only made the creamed corn and it was really good. I did use a mix of canned and frozen corn because that is what I had. I added jalapeño, chopped orange pepper and some hot red peppadews. With cream and stock and a good sprinkle of ancho chili powder, it was a delicious side for BBQ pork chops.

• Super mashers with steak and pepper hash

  • averythingcooks on November 02, 2022

    This was a good use for a "less than stellar" steak. I followed the ingredient list but I changed the timing/step order a bit as I wasn't concerned about the 30 minute promise. The potatoes were made about an hour early (mixing the cheese into the mash rather than topping the bowls at the end) and I kept them warm in my small slow cooker. The key here is to not overcook the thinly sliced steak so I cooked the vegetables 1st, pushed them aside & then quickly cooked the meat at the last second. The result was a hearty & tasty dinner bowl that is worth repeating.

• Uptown down-home chili

  • kateiscoooking on October 04, 2021

    I only had a pound of ground beef but that didn't effect this dish at all. It was wonderful! I did sub out pinto beans for the black beans since we'd had black beans for lunch. And, I added about a tablespoon of chili powder.

• Bacon-wrapped meatloaf patties with pan gravy and sour cream-tomato smashed potatoes

  • anya_sf on May 07, 2022

    I used gold potatoes, which needed extra moisture (I added more sour cream). My only complaint about the patties was that the bacon on the edges did not get crisp. Otherwise, we really enjoyed this dish, together with the suggested steamed broccoli.

• Smoky chipotle mac-n-cheddar with tomato and chorizo

  • trmarvin on October 26, 2017

    With soy chorizo

• Super mashers with chicken and green chili hash

  • angrygreycat on January 13, 2023

    Made this tonight. quick and easy week night dinner. Was enjoyed by all. I would make again for a quick weeknight meal.

• Chicken no. 14,752-chicken in mustard sauce

  • angrygreycat on August 13, 2018

    Made this tonight with an adjustment to the amount of dijon. One family member is not a huge fan of mustard, so instead of 1:1 sour cream to dijon, I did more 3:1. Everyone liked it as prepared.

• Grilled chicken, scampi style, with angel hair pasta

  • Cheri0570 on September 06, 2018

    9/2018 really good

• White beans, pancetta, and pasta

  • Ezair92 on March 06, 2023

    Very good soup. I had dandelion greens from my local CSA so it was a great way to use them. I did use spinach instead of escarole because that is what I like. Nice and hearty

• For Neil Diamond: Tangy cherry chicken

  • Shelmar on September 06, 2019

    Really enjoyed, yummo, a bit sweet.

• Mediterranean Chicken and saffron couscous

  • Shelmar on September 06, 2019

    Ok, easy to do, 1 out of 5 better than ok.