Fast, easy-to-prepare recipes based on fresh ingredients, many of which can be prepared and served in 45 minutes or less. Cooking against the clock with ease and creative flair demands a very special cookbook. The renowned Betty Crocker Kitchens developed SmartCook for busy people who value their time but who also appreciate delicious food and fresh ingredients. This innovative cookbook is broken into two distinct sections that feature main dishes and desserts: "Fix It Fast" and "Fix It and Forget It." With the help of numerous tips for variations and detailed microwave instructions, both types of recipes will help you prepare meals that are fancy enough for friends and fast enough for family. In addition to showing you how a finished dish will look, the mouth-watering, full-color photographs also provide simple but beautiful presentation ideas . Beautifully designed format for a fresh new look 90 full-page photographs Easy-to-prepare recipes using ingredients readily available in your kitchen Many helpful hints, including microwave instructions, grilling and broiling options, recipe variations and ingredient substitutions More than 200 main-dish and dessert recipes and 90 full-color photographs. Published by Prentice Hall Press 1988 ISBN 10: 0130743119 New Condition Hardcover