• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2005 October #2
  How could any low-carb or low-calorie or low-fat meal be prepared in half an hour? Atlanta Journal-Constitution food writers Besser and Puckett share their super secrets of healthy main dishes: lots of prewashed, precooked, preprepared foodstuffs that belie the low number of ingredients and quick fixes. Close to 150 recipes prove their point, categorized mainly into types: sautes, stews, pasta, grilled, baked, wrapped, nuked, and sweet dishes that require no little ingenuity. Accompanied by chatty blurbs almost as long as the instructions, and followed by tips, recommended additional ingredients, and variations to consider, the recipes represent a variety of cuisines, such as Mexican fish fillets, beef and broccoli stir-fry, microwave lasagna (believe it or not!), and bulgogi (Korean beef). A treat for singles and families. ((Reviewed October 15, 2005)) Copyright 2005 Booklist Reviews.

Jeanne Besser has written The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "5:30 Challenge" column for more than three years and is the author of The First Book of Baking and Working Mom's Fast and Easy Family Cookbook. She lives with her husband and two sons in Atlanta, Georgia.

Susan Puckett has been the food editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Food & Drink section since 1990. She has won national awards for food writing and editing and has authored four previous cookbooks including A Cook's Tour of Mississippi and Dips. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.