Review by Barb & Ron Kroll

Cookbook Title:

2,4,6,8 Great Meals for Couples or Crowds
(Clarkson Potter) ISBN 978-1400082568 1400082560

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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