30-minute meals

3 Tips to Chew On

Measuring Rachael's Way

Equipment

30-minute pastas

Cupboard Cooking ... Pastas from the Kitchen Cabinet

Aglio Olio: Garlic and Oil Pasta

Pasta Puttanesca

Linguine with White Clam Sauce

Linguine with Red Clam Sauce

Linguine with Sicilian Tuna Marinara

Restaurant Row ... Pastas from the Menu of your Favorite Italian Restaurant

Spaghetti Carbonara: Pasta with Bacon and Eggs

Penne with Classic Bolognese Meat Sauce

Basilico: Tomato-Basil Sauce

Marinara Sauce

Arrabiata: Spicy Tomato Sauce "In a Hurry"

Pastabilities ... More Pasta Meals in Minutes

Chicken Short-Cut-a-Tore: Fast, Classic Cacciatore

Pasta Abruzzese: Penne with Sausage, Fennel, and Tomato Sauce

Pasta Amatriciana: Penne with Pancetta, Tomato, and Crushed Red Pepper Sauce

Pasta with Big-Belly Portobello Sauce

Pasta with Roasted Eggplant Sauce

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

You Won't Be Single for Long Vodka-Cream Sauce

Mamma Elsa's Pasta with Peas, Prosciutto, and Onion

The Three R's: Rigatoni, Rapini, and Ricotta Salata Pasta

Presto Pestos

Classic Basil Pesto

Parsley Pesto

Spinach-Walnut Pesto

Sugoloso: Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Pesto

Artichoke Crema Pesto

Sesame-Cilantro Pesto

Gran'pa Emmanuel's Pasta Concoctions

Emmanuel Nini's Ziti with Sausage and Cannellini

Manny's Many-Herb Sauce with Walnuts

Manny's Sweet and Sour Sauce

Sicilian Sausage and Fennel Pasta

Salads and other green stuff

Three Too Simple Dressings for Green Salads

Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette

Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

Lemon and Olive Oil

Bistro Salads

Jackson Salad

Fennel and Parmigiano Salad

Tomato and Onion Salad

Kim's Favorite Fruited Curry Couscous Salad

Macho Gazpacho Salad

Manny's Orange and Oregano Salad

Margarita Melon Salad

Manny's Warm Potato Salad

Salads As Suppers

The Real-Deal, Yes, You Have to Use an Egg, No Mustard, Hold the Mayo Caesar Salad

Beef Brutus: Sliced Steak on Caesar Salad Greens

Cleo's Chicken Caesar

Mark Antony's Scampi Caesar

Panzanella: Bread and Tomato Salad

Greek Diner Salad

Greek Goddesses Eat at Joe's Chicken Salad

Caprese Salad

Chicken Caprese Salad

Chicken Salad with Figs and Prosciutto

Warm, Leafy Greens

Verdure di Primio Maggio: Greens of the First of May

Rapini and Garlic

Rapini and Sausage

Rapini Chicken Soup

Spinach with Nutmeg and Garlic

Swiss Chard with Golden Raisins

Dandelion Greens and Pancetta

Make your own take-out

Pizzas

Margherita Pizza: Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella

Puttanesca Pizza: Tomato, Olive, Caper, and Anchovy

Carbonara Pizza: Bacon, Egg, and Cheese

Winter Greens Pizza

Sandwiches

Super Sub Balls and Pigskin Potatoes

Antipasto Pie

Chicken Not-Pot-Pie

My Monte Cristos

Chicken Clubs

Greek Wraps with White Bean Hummus

Panini

Salad Subs

Tex-Mex in No Time

My Sister Ria's Favorite Fajitas

Southwestern Chicken and Black Bean Burritos

Taco Pockets

Macho Mix and Match Enchiladas

Sauces and Fillings

Dilly of a Quesadilla

Spicy Chicken Tacos

Indian and Asian Take-Out

Thai It, You'll Like It Chicken

Moo Shu Pork Pockets with Jasmine Rice Sundaes

Sesame Noodles

Cashew! God Bless You Chicken

No-Pain Lo Mein

Funky Fried Rice

Pot-Sticker Pockets

Shrimp Toast with Cucumber Salad

Curry in a Hurry

Better Burgers

Alaska Burgers

Sweet Sausage Burgers with Grilled Peppers and Pickled Vegetable Relish

Blue Moon Burgers

Shish-Ka-Burgers

Barbecued Beef and Bean Burgers

Barbecued Beef and Bean Bacon Burgers

Meatza Pizza Burgers

Curried Turkey Burgers

Turkey Loco Burgers with Chunky Guacamole

Hawaii Burgers

Bog Burgers

30-minute comfort foods

Mediterranean Comforts

Mini-Meat Patties

Quick Marinara Sauce

Zesty Chicken Cutlets Parmigiana

Emmanuel Nini's Caponata

Mini-Meatball Soup

Pasta e Fagioli

Quick Chick and Noodle

Minestra: Greens and Beans Soup

Minestrone: BIG Beans and Greens Soup

Stracciatelle: Italian Egg Drop Soup

My Sister Ria's Lazy Chicken, or My Lazy Sister Ria's Chicken

My Friend Frank's Favorite Chicken

Tex-Mex One Pots

Quick Chili Con Carne ... on the Tex Side

Quick Chili Con Carne ... on the Mex Side

Chili Con Queso

Cajun Chili

White Lightning Chili

Who Ya Callin' Chicken? Chunky Chicken White Chili

Three-Bean Chili

Sorta Posole: Pork and Corn Stew

Sundance Beef Pot Pies

Quick Bread "Lids" for Chilis and Stews

Continental Favorites

Chicken and Dumplings

Quick Coq au Vin

Four-Season Burgundy Beef

Beef and Cider Pot

Quick Cassoulet

Pork Chops and Homemade Chunky Applesauce

Twilight Time Turkey Patties and Cranberry Sauce

Goodness Gracious, That's Great Goulash!

Big-Belly Beef Stew

Dan's Favorite Shrimp and Scallop Creole

Jambalika: Quick Jambalaya

Jambasta: Jambalaya Pasta

Great gatherings

Six Big Menus for Small Cocktail Parties of 8 to 12

Five Fabulous Meatballs

Chinese Checkers: Spicy Chicken Balls

The Gingerbread Man's Meatballs: Gingered Meatballs

Spicy Beef Balls

Curry Beef Balls

Minted Meat Balls.