Rachel Ray's recipes are often quite good, if you have realistic expectations of how long they will take. I found with the recipes in this book that though they all claim to take 30 minutes to cook (or sometimes less), and while I fully believe that Rachel Ray can cook them in that amount of time, ma lesser-skilled cook such as myself will often take forty-five minutes to an hour to finish one of the dishes.

With that established, I have enjoyed every recipe that I've cooked from the book so far, and I've learned a few new food combinations to use in other cooking as well. This is a valuable addition to our kitchen. ( )

This is one of my go-to cookbooks- everything I've tried has been delicious and easy. They do only take 30 minutes. I highly recommend this book to everyone! ( )

Best Rachael Ray yet, faint praise.
For Neil Diamond: Tangy Cherry Chicken, recipe 284, really enjoyed, yummo, a bit sweet.
Mediterranean Chicken and Saffron Couscous, recipe 337, ok, easy to do, 1 out of 5 better than ok. ( )

Lots of different recipes, including an excellent section on different ways to cook chicken! We're always looking for new chicken recipes, right? I've tried a few, including the chicken with mustard sauce, and they turned out great. Not sure that they actually took me just 30 minutes, but that's more than likely my fault -- not Rachael's! :) I'm definitely still learning my way around the kitchen.
I blogged about trying one of her recipes here, if you're interested:
http://writemeg.wordpress.com/2008/10... ( )

i have worn my copy of this book nearly ragged...great IDEAS for meals but it helps to know your own taste and availability of foodstuffs in your geographical area..that being said..the book is a hoot..RR's TV show is not so much....but i love this cookbook as a Guidebook