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Anne Byrn Saves the Day Cookbook: 125 Guaranteed-To-Please, Go-to Recipes To Rescue Any Occasion

by Anne Byrn
Workman. Nov. 2014. 368p. photos. index. ISBN 9780761176107. pap. $18.95; ebk. ISBN 9780761183112. COOKING
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Byrn, well known for her best-selling Cake Mix Doctor and Dinner Doctor cookbooks, returns with a collection that extends her brand to even more courses and types of foods. Seeking to save home cooks from common culinary "emergencies"—recipe ruts, last-minute potluck requests, and unexpected dinner guests, for example—she offers 125 recipes grouped by course and tagged with catchy categories (e.g., Company's Coming, Too Hot To Cook, What To Serve at Book Club, Very Vegetarian). Many recipes, including Beth's autumn salad with maple vinaigrette and Marian's fish and potato pie, were contributed by Byrn's fans, and most include helpful notes and serving suggestions. Sidebars provide additional tips, including how to cook risotto in a microwave in 22 minutes.
VERDICT This solid set of weeknight-friendly crowd-pleasers presents smart shortcuts but not too many processed or brand-name ingredients.
Reviewed by Lisa Campbell , Oct 15, 2014
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