Cooking 1-2-3: 500 Fabulous Three-Ingredient Recipes (1-2-3 Cookbook)

Your first concern must be: "Only three ingredients?! The recipes can't taste that good." Let me assure you that the recipes are absolutely delicious, despite the fact that they contain only three ingredients. (Recipes often contain salt and pepper, which are not considered ingredients.) However, here's the caveat: While the recipes call for only three ingredients, many of those ingredients are rare indeed. Examples: saffron... Read Full Review

I ordered a copy of this book from The Good Cook cook book club. The description sounded really intriguing--only 3 ingredients for each recipe (not including salt, pepper, and water). What a beautifully simple idea! The book is gorgeous, and the recipes sound very fresh and tasty. Can't wait to try them. As a seasoned cook who is also a busy person and has to cook on the fly, I can tell that this is a well-thought-through... Read Full Review

Do not be fooled into thinking that because every one of these 500 recipes has only 3 ingredients, (excluding salt, pepper and water) that the recipes are quick and easy. Some are. What could be simpler than mixing mayo and wasabi, spreading it onto salmon fillets and shoving it in the oven for 10 minutes? However, the 18-hour slow-cooked pork, while very easy, needs 6 hours absorbing its spices, and 18 hours in a very slow... Read Full Review

I use this book many times each week. It is easily the best book in my busy household. The recipes are easy to follow and they give me a sense of accomplishment when I produce something so delicious. I am going to get all her other books. Home made meals really are the best!

Wow,what a gold-mine! Rozanne Gold is a genius and genie when it comes to flavors. I'd recommend this book to aspiring chefs to understand flavor systems as well as home cooks who want a little sophistication in their menus. This is NOT open a can or box and dump cooking---far from it. This is a collection of recipes developed over nearly a decade by a chef who looks at minimalism just as an artist or poet does. My favorite... Read Full Review