| | |  | Cook Books | Home » » Williams-Sonoma: Food Made Fast Asian (Food Made Fast) | | | | | | | Description: | | Designed for the busy home cook, Food Made Fast is the latest collectible series from Williams-Sonoma. Using a straightforward approach to everyday cooking, Food Made Fast is about delicious food, simply prepared, with easy-to-follow recipes and tips. Each book emphasizes keeping a well-stocked pantry, planning ahead, and using fresh ingredients. Dedicated to a single subject--from Grill to Asian to Seafood--each volume makes it simple to plan, cook, and enjoy great-tasting food throughout the week. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Farina Kingsley | | Hardcover:
| 112 pages | | Publisher:
| Oxmoor House | | Publication Date:
| February 01, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0848731484 | | Product Length:
| 8.38 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.63 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.47 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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36 of 36 found the following review helpful:
I love this cook bookAug 03, 2008
By lovemybaby
This book is WONDERFUL. I'm a busy mom. The section of 20 minutes really take 20 minutes! The food tastes GREAT. My husband is shocked how many of the recipes we have already tried. We've made nearly 50% of all them now. To boot - the ingredients are genius - you invest really in a select 12-ish ingredients (like spices, oils, etc) and you can make so many dishes from them.
We have cut out eating out by quite a bit, and I have now added several of these books in this series to my wish list based on this experience.
Some cons -
Dishes that use or you personally add veggies to. I find full sodium soy sauce a little salty. So I have on a couple of recipes written right in the book to use low sodium soy sauce instead.
Likewise with oil. The shrimp recipes I cut the oil down, otherwise it's just a tad oily.
Finally - last recommendation - the recipes that have you add the 1/4 tsp or 1/2 tsp of cornstarch - try making the sauce ahead of time. It's a matter of taste - but if you can let it sit 10 minutes - it thickens way more (like Chinese take out) than the 1 minute it calls for while cooking it. I just put it in the fridge until I'm ready. So so good.
I can't wait to make some of these dishes for my mother-in law who really is carb conscience. She wouldn't eat any rice, so I will try to make more sauce and just add more veggies. Yum!
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Wonderful!Oct 29, 2007
By cooking enthusiast
I like to collect cookbooks, and this is the first book I have ever bought that I tried four recipes in a week and loved all of them! The ingredients are common and simple, the instructions precise and easy to follow, and the end result is certainly delicious! Buy this book if you want to cook up some tasty and authentic Asian meals. Enjoy!
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
It's fast and goodAug 01, 2008
By E. Gonzales
"themightyed"
Fast and Good -usually the two are mutually exclusive, but not here. I found out about this book at a friend's house. She always cooks amazing meals. She left it out on the counter and I recognized some of her recent dishes. As soon as I got home I ordered this book. I liked it so much I just bought another copy as a gift.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Very good and easyJan 23, 2009
By Clegy
I purchased this book as a gift for my wife. I said I would cook recipes that she chooses. The two recipes I have cooked are fairly easy to make and have been a hit. Depending on your pantry, you may have to buy some Asian style spices and sauces, but after the purchase the same items are used in most recipes in different combinations.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Best Asian Cookbook that I have FoundFeb 14, 2008
By K. Stock
This cookbook make cooking fast and easy. All the recipes take 30 minutes or less start to finish. Living in Japan, this has made shopping and cooking much easier as I can easily find all of the ingredients here. Other Asian cookbooks have specialty ingredients that are hard to find.
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