I liked the book and the general idea of it but I feel like some of the recipes were a bit too simple - I know it's the point of the cookbook but I mean it more as "unimaginative". For example, some recipes like a rib-eye steak on a buttered pan were just something I don't think anybody needs a recipe book for. However some of the ideas I really did like so it's fine overall.

Thank you, Netgalley and Cider Mill Press for gifting me a copy of this e-arc. My review is entirely voluntary. There were some really good recipes included. I feel like the instructions were very clear simple and straightforward so that even a newer cook can handle them. The pictures make everything look amazing. I particularly liked the banana walnut French toast. The only suggestion I have is to group the recipes by group to make it easier to find what you’re looking for.

These recipes look so good and easy!! The main selling point is how quick and simple they are to make, especially when you come home from work and the last thing you want to do is cook. Can’t wait to try out a number of them!

Wow! This cookbook comes in at over 800 pages. That tells readers that it is absolutely jam packed with recipes. In fact, there are over 300 in all.

Begin by reading the short introduction. Next is a helpful inventory of kitchen essentials; these include everything from cookware to spices and more. And then the recipes. Categories for these include Weeknight Wonders, Comfort Classics, Hands Off, Around the World, From the Garden, and Elevated.

The illustrations made me hungry. The recipes look relatively easy to follow.

Try Green Shakshuka, Grilled Pork Loin with Green Goddess Pesto or Chicken Teryaki Burgers, to name just three.

There is enough variety here to meet many tastes.

Those looking for one book with many choices for meals will want to give this one a look.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Cider Mill Press for this title. All opinions are my own.

The cookbook have fantastic pictures for many of the recipes featured in the book. I especially enjoyed how easy it was to read the recipe and follow along with the instructions for preparation. The quick weeknight meals were great. I wrote many down to try and enjoyed the ones I did. I definitely will be picking this cookbook up to add to my collection!

Thank you Netgalley, and Cider Mill Press for sending me this advanced review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I love the basic how to cook info, ingredient, and tool descriptions at the beginning. This is very helpful reference, and everything was explained well.

The photography was great, and it was nice to have a photo for every recipe. There was a huge variety of dishes, and flavors from different regions around the world. They looked reasonably authentic, with some minor tweaks for ingredients that are harder to find in the US.

The recipes were written extremely simply, and overall easy to understand. They do assume you have some basic cooking skills, so maybe not for a very beginner. Most recipes were only a few lines of instructions.

I would have liked some step by step photos for more complicated dishes, and longer instructions for more involved techniques. Since there were so many recipes, it really varied on how easy it would be to find the ingredients, but I think you could find decent substitutions at most grocery stores if needed.

There didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to how the recipes were organized. It felt very random. With having over 300 recipes, I would have liked it to be organized by meal type (breakfast, lunch, etc) or region (Indian, Italian, Asian etc). It would be very difficult to find the type of meal you want to cook in this book. My rating would have been much higher if the book had been better organized.