This is a good cookbook with ideas of what to throw together for meals. A good book if you already know how to cook and are looking for ideas. Probably a good book if you don't know how to cook and don't have great knife skills (a lot of things were thrown together). If your cooking is in a rut, it is a nice boost. Glad I can share it with others on PBS.
The recipes seemed highly involved. I did jot down a few to try at a later date, nothing that I'd really consider "fast-food". It was an ok read that I picked up from the library. The Creamy Lima Bean Gratin and Mushroom Walnut Salad sound pretty tasty. My son and I would enjoy either.