Product Description

These 75 delicious recipes, perfect for the single person or the family on the go, can be prepared in the pressure cooker in one-third the normal time or less. The recipes are low in fat and can be prepared in less than ten minutes.'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49134 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

From the Author
I GUARANTEE YOU MEMORABLE ONE-POT MEALS IN MINUTES
My goal in writing THE PRESSURED COOK, my tenth cookbook, was to make it possible for you to get a superb dinner on the table in record time and have only one pot--a pressure cooker--to clean after you've finished eating.

After ten years of cooking almost daily with the pressure cooker, I know what works well and what doesn't and I share all of my secrets with you in this book. I have travelled extensively and love bold flavors, so that you will find a tantalizing variety of flavors and textures in my food. However, almost all of the recipes are based on ingredients readily available in supermarkets.

In addition, I have all of my recipes tested time and again by my "elves," cooks like yourself who want to be sure that when they prepare a recipe for the first time it will come out perfectly and get "oohs" and "aahs" from family and friends. Thanks to their questions and comments, I have added explanations so that you will never have any question about what to do or what's happening in the cooker as you prepare these one-pot meals.

In this book, I take you by the hand and explain how the pressure cooker works and how to get started--which is extremely easy. Pressure cooking is basically like standard stove-top cooking and there's very little you need to learn.

I am truly excited about the potential of the pressure cooker to change your life as it has changed mine. This marvelous appliance cooks in one-third or less the standard cooking time and serves forth flavor-packed versions of all those home-cooked foods you've been hankering after but feel you don't have the time to cook. You can have a from-scratch lentil soup on the table in about 20 minutes. Chicken dishes are done in 11 minutes, and a fork-tender beef stew cooks in about a half hour. Beans and grains become tender in 10 to 20 minutes. See what I mean?

Now that word has gotten out that the new generation of cookers is completely safe and easy to use, I hope you'll join my tasty adventure and take the pressure out of mealtime preparation.

Happy Cooking!

Customer Reviews

Great modern pressure cooker recipes
This is a great book that I use as a staple of my pressure cookery. The recipes are consistently interesting and delicious, although in my smaller 4.5 litre Tefal I have to scale down her generous quantities to fit in the pot. Having found Lorna Sass I rave about her to my friends in the hope of making more converts! Pressure cookers are very fuel efficient and the more people use them the better for the planet and our health.

Simple, flavorful and healthy one-pot meals
Pressue cooking is now easier, more flavorful and healthier than ever before thanks to Lorna Sass's new book. The recipes are imaginative combinations of ingredients that meld and mingle to produce delightful temptations for the palate. Moreover, the dishes offer a nutritionally healthy alternative to prepackaged processed products and pre-prepared meals that are proliferating in the marketplace today. Vegetarian options are provided for most meat-based dishes and tips to garnish and boost flavor at the end of the cooking period add a fabulous touch. A superb collection which is a MUST-have on every cook's bookshelf !

Another terrific cookbook for pressure cookers!
This is another terrific cookbook from Lorna Sass! Although we eat vegetarian food 99 percent of the time, I actually welcomed a cookbook that combines meat and vegetarian recipes--it will make a great gift for some of the "mixed" couples in our life (carnivores/vegetarians). Besides, it's a snap to convert the meat recipes to vegetarian by simply leaving out the meat and/or substituting it with tofu, tempeh, bulgur or the like.

But now to the good stuff: I can't emphasize enough how FANTASTIC the cheesecake recipe is in this cookbook! Until now, the New York cheesecake from a certain membership warehouse had been our yardstick for great cheesecake, but this recipe has it beat hands down. Fantastic flavor and texture. Other dessert standouts are the bread pudding recipes, which are delicious and healthy at the same time.

As a main course, the Chickpeas in Eggplant-Tahini Sauce is a delicious dish and tastes like you put a lot more time into preparation than is actually the case. It's always a treat when you can put together something like this to wow guests. Another favorite is the Split Pea-Vegetable Soup with Mint Cream. I LOVE the counterpoint the mint cream makes with this hearty soup. And you just can't beat the convenience of a pressure cooker when it comes to making extremely flavorful meals in a short amount of time. We've converted a number of friends to pressure cookers, and they've never regretted it. This cookbook makes a perfect addition to your cookbook collection.