Stuart O'Keeffe

Irish chef Stuart O’Keeffe, yet another celebrity cashing in with a cookbook, promises in The Quick Six Fix 100 recipes that require just six ingredients, six minutes to prepare and six minutes to clean up. There are some decent recipes here, but this is no Mom 100, Joy of Cooking, Great Food Fast nor Eat at Home Tonight — all cookbooks that will change your life! Really!

First the promise: Take both the ingredients and the prep time under advisement. O’Keeffe cheats a bit. Most recipes show more don’t count salt, pepper, butter or oil, but O’Keeffe also discounts items such as corn tortillas, fresh cilantro, sour cream, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, scallions, sourdough bread, red onion, cream cheese, smoked salmon — indeed, any of the more than 100 items he advises you to keep on hand in his pantry suggestions. And I believe the prep time should be measured by scatterbrained moms like me, not seasoned chefs.

That said, there are some decent recipes here with about the average number of ingredients (more than six) and taking about the average amount of time, which means some take longer than the promised 30 minutes or less. Get it if it’s on sale or you can get it through Kindle Unlimited or the library. I wouldn’t pay retail. show less

Saw Stuart on an episode of Rachael Ray. He was very charming so I thought I'd try his cookbook. Good thing I borrowed it from the library. The recipes are simple but there's nothing that "wows" here. Don't bother to buy this book, I recommend borrowing it, if you're curious.