Title:

2,4,6,8 Great Meals for Couples or Crowds
(Clarkson Potter, 2006) ISBN 978-1-4000-8256-8 1-4000-8256-0

Theme:

2,4,6,8 Great Meals for Couples or Crowds is a 30-minute meal cookbook that features menus and recipes for every occasion. All meals, no matter how big or small, have a 30-minute preparation time.

Sample Recipes:

The Eat Greek menu under Meals for 4 consists of simple recipes for Lemon and Egg soup, Greek-style Shrimp Scampi and Linguine, inspired by the cuisine of Greek tavernas.

Notable Elements:

Dinner menus, complete with brief descriptions, are organized by theme, with suggested recipes. A game plan helps you meet the 30-minute timeline.

Tone / Style:

Brief but well-thought out and organized. Descriptions include cute quips.

Visuals:

No illustrations.

Contents:

• Introduction


• Recipes:


• Meals for 2
• Bistro Brunch or Midnight Supper for 2
• The Count of Monte Cristo Summers in Portofino
• Brunch, Lunch or Linner for Two
• Another Brunch or Linner
• Bollywood Night
• Steak Night, Table for Two, Please
• Smokehouse Special
• Burger Night
• Spicy Seafood Grill
• Dinner for Divine or Devilish Duos
• Sandwich Night
• Anytime is Springtime Supper
• Pasta for You and Me
• Chop House Supper
• Like Grandma Should Have Made
• Sick Day
• Spanish-Mexican Fiesta
• Where's That Bolero CD? Menu
• Take-Out Night Takes on Burger Night
• Aren't We Fancy? Supper
• Appetizer-as-Entrée Menu
• Steak Out
• The Deal with Veal
• Soup and Sammy Night
• Scenes from an Italian Restaurant


• Meals for 4
• Show-Stopper Pre-Theater Double Date
• Lean Mean Gumbo Machine
• Mexican Surf and Turf
• Hot Spanish Nights
• Mother's Day Meal for Elsa
• Snow Day Menu
• Summer Salad Supper
• Wings Away
• Make Your Own Take-Out, Sub-Style
• Hold the Mayo
• Hors D'Oeuvre Dinner
• Sidewalk Cafe Summer Supper
• Irish Breakfast of Champions
• Jazz Fest
• Continental Cuisine
• Smothered in Flavor
• Renovation Menu
• Burger Night
• Tuscan Comforts of Home
• Warm Up
• Eat Greek
• Sports and Sammy Night
• Cook with a Kid
• Make-Your-Own-Take-Out Night
• Halloween Hoopla
• Italian Thanksgiving
• International Diplomacy
• Whole-Grain Trail
• Would You Like Some Steak with Your Bread? Men
• Family Supper
• One of the Original Three Square Meals
• Dip on Down South of the Border
• Make Your Own Take-Out, Thai-Style
• Ham It U


• Meals for 6
• My Daddy's Birthday Supper
• A Night in Amalfi
• Slow-You-Down Food
• Super Bowls
• Ziti Always Pleases
• Spring Fling
• Il Forno
• Very Entertaining Tenderloin
• Swim Upstream for it
• Sandwich Night
• Rich Flavor, Small Prices
• French and Fabulous
• Firehouse Special
• Eat Your Vegetables and Enjoy Movie Marathon
• Mexican Again and Again
• Rosy Cheeks
• Country Mile Menu
• NASCAR Menu
• Poker Night
• Let the Games Begin! Party
• 'Tis the Season


• Meals for 8
• Belly Up to Brunch
• Dinner for Eight is Swimmingly Easy
• Make Your Own Take-Out, Indian-Style
• Bubba Gump-Style Spaghetti Supper
• Two Friends and a Baby
• Earthy Eats
• Mothers Would Be Proud of This Healthy Eating
• Just Like Mama Used to Make
• Country Fare for Post-County Fair Gatherings
• Super Soup and Souped-Up Caesar Salad
• Marco "Pollo" Menu
• Circus Sampler
• Burger Night Hits the Road to Morocco
• Lick Your Chops
• Chinese Checkers
• Perfectly Poached Supper
• S-Easy-Food Souper Supper
• Smalliday Gathering
• Prima Primavera Spring Supper

Author:

Rachael Ray

Claim to fame:

Rachael Ray is hostess of several TV Food Network shows, publisher of a magazine and author of 11 previous books.

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