This title includes 200 fabulous recipes that can be made in half an hour or less, with over 550 step-by-step photographs. It includes 10-minute, 20-minute and 30-minute recipes, for every occasion from light lunches to dinner parties. The introduction includes plenty of shortcuts to fast cooking, plus tips, techniques and shopping list suggestions for quick cooks everywhere. It offers over 550 step-by-step photographs to speed up every stage of the preparation and cooking process. Sections include: quick and easy soups, appetizers and snacks; no-nonsense poultry and meat dishes; simple fish and shellfish; crowd-pleasing pasta dishes; speedy salads; vegetable accompaniments and delectable desserts. A mix and match menu section includes lots of suggestions for fast, flexible, half-hour meals, and instant ideas for salads, appetizers and desserts. Every recipe has a complete nutritional analysis. Whether you want to spend 10, 20 or 30 minutes in the kitchen, simply pick one of these 200 easy recipes to fit the time available. Speedy techniques and versatile basic recipes - all shown step-by-step with pictures of the finished dish - will be appreciated by cooks of any level.10-minute recipes include simply delicious Thai-style Corn Soup, Caesar Salad, and Chocolate Fudge Sundaes. In 20 minutes you can prepare real fast food such as Chilli Beef Nachos, Chicken Chow Mein and Red Fruit Filo Baskets. 30 minutes gives you time for speedy treats, including Tandoori Chicken Kebabs, Cherry Pancakes and Chocolate Souffles. Whether you are cooking for a family, for friends or simply for yourself, this is an essential quick cook recipe book.