The Quick Six Fix by Stuart O’Keefe
Another day, another cookbook review…. can you tell I’m more than just a little obsessed with cookbooks?
I just can’t help myself – not that I’ve really tried.
One of the newest cookbooks in my collection is Stuart O’Keefe’s The Quick Six Fix and I’m especially excited about it. This cookbook is all about saving time and simplifying with 100 deliciously creative, quick-and-easy recipes —using 6 ingredients, 6 minutes of prep, and 6 minutes of clean up. Make no mistake about it, this is a cookbook from celebrity chef Stuart O’Keeffe that you’ll want to order right away.
Personally I’m crazy about cookbooks like this because I know that each recipe is going to call for a small number of ingredients. Seriously, who wants to wander all over the kitchen rounding up dozens of ingredients – what’s worse, of course, is having to round them up in the grocery store. The correlation between the number of items in the cart and the number of dollar bills on the receipt is the stuff of nightmares.
On top of keeping things simple with ingredients, Chef O’Keefe keeps things simple with the prep and… are you sitting down…. clean up. That’s right, in the kitchen/out of the kitchen just got simpler – just in time for summer because who wants to spend all summer in front of a hot stove?!
The Quick Six Fix: Garlic Chicken Recipe
Cookbook Description from Amazon:
Save time and simplify with 100 fabulous quick-and-easy recipes—using 6 ingredients, 6 minutes of prep, and 6 minutes of clean up—from celebrity chef Stuart O’Keeffe.
Preparing a meal doesn’t need to be difficult or require a lot of time, celebrity chef Stuart O’Keeffe insists. If you work efficiently while keeping your space clean and cook with minimal yet flavorful ingredients, you can get a great meal from stove to table fast. In The Quick Six Fix, he offers dozens of delicious recipes for breakfast, salads, soups, pasta, fish, chicken, pork, beef, sides, and desserts that will get you in and out of the kitchen in thirty minutes or less. Each requires no more than 6 key ingredients, 6 minutes of prep work, and 6 minutes of clean up.
Chef Stuart begins with the pantry essentials and tools you’ll need to whip up a diverse range of amazing dishes at a moment’s notice, such as his tasty culinary school favorites, Moules Frites and Pistachio Basil Buttered Crispy Salmon. Indulge in delights that pay homage to his native Ireland, including Bangers with a Melted Leek Mash and Cranberry Compote, Sweet Berries “Yorkshire Pudding,” and an Easter dinner favorite, Mustard Crusted Pork with Apple Cabbage Slaw. And savor delights like Mexican Street Corn and the “LA” Cheeseburger influenced by his adopted California home.
Stuart O’Keeffe believes in simplicity: Fewer ingredients afford higher quality. With The Quick Six Fix,he teaches you how to take smart shortcuts, like pairing key store-bought items with homemade ingredients, to cut kitchen time and save you money. Illustrated with more than 75 full color photos,The Quick Six Fix is the secret to creating easy-to-make, great-tasting dishes that are sure to wow.
About the Author:
Stuart O’Keeffe is an Irish-born, California-based chef. He received his degree in culinary arts from the Dublin Institute of Technology, trained in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley, and starred in Stuart’s Kitchen on Irish television. He has appeared as a featured chef on the Food Network and many other national television shows. He lives in Los Angeles.
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- Simply Tomato Soup
- Pan-Seared Cod with Succotash
- A Very, Very Garlic Chicken
- Stuart’s Paella
- Crispy Fingerling Fries
- Velvety Smooth Mash (Mashed Potatoes w/Chives)
- A Big Delicious Sweet Chocolate Mess (!!!!)
- Sweet Berries “Yorkshire Pudding”
- Blender Aioli
- The “LA” Cheeseburger
- Garlic Beef Stir-Fry
- Asian Burger
- Parceled Lemony Asparagus (Steamed in Parchment Paper)
- Pork Curry in a Hurry
- Cider-Braised Chicken
- And many more delicious and creative yet “quick and easy” recipes
I just can’t say enough good things about this cookbook – but, if we’re being honest, all that needs to be said has been said, right there on the cover with a little yellow background: 6 Ingredients, 6 Minutes Prep, 6 Minutes Cleanup.
The recipes are beautiful, unique, flavorful, and look like you spent a heckuva lot more time in the kitchen than you actually did.
We’ll just keep that little secret between us, want to?
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