After missing the opportunity to download, I purchased this book, it's a great collection of recipes I'm glad to hear in my collection

I love a good cookbook! Pamela Salzman’s Quicker Than Quick cookbook had awesome recipes that can be made quickly. At the end of each recipe there are tips on how to speed up the recipe, which is ideal when I’m trying to make dinner after a long day at work. I particularly loved how Pamela included ways to modify each recipe for different dietary restrictions. I have been a vegetarian for over a decade and I’m always on the lookout for cookbooks that are inclusive of my diet. I would definitely recommend this to others!

Thank you Hachette Books and Netgalley for a copy of Pamela Salzman’s Quicker Than Quick for an honest review.

As a busy mom, I appreciate that these recipes are not only delicious but FAST! Many days I don't have time to spend a lot of time on meal prep, and this cookbook helped expand my "quick meal" repertoire.

I thought overall this book was pretty good. There are some good tips and tricks in the front of the book which I really liked. The recipes are good looking and I like there are multiple ways to make them. The one thing I wish was there were nutrition facts. I really like to be able to plan out my calories, especially those that are trying to lose weight by eating healthy so that is my main gripe about the book.

If you are focused on healthful and flavorful food made simple, this would be a great cookbook for you! The recipes have limited ingredients and most ingredients are easy to find. This would be a strong contender for someone that has already started their health journey and is looking to simplify some of the processes and meals that are more time-consuming. All recipes are labeled with vegan, gluten free, etc and those that are not give options for how to make the dish differently if needed. Pictures accompany most recipes as well.

This book was a great selection on simple healthy, family dinners as well as sides, deserts and all categories of eating. Didn't realize what a nice website the author had as well. Cookbook was inspiring and looking forward to future books from Pamela Salzman.

Thank you to Hachette Books and Net Galley for an advance of this book in exchange for my honest review. This book came at a perfect time for our family, as we'd just made a decision to start eating more healthy. This book was perfect for that. I like variety, I like quick and simple. Pamela gives you all that, with substitutions, substitutes that won't work, etc. I highly recommend this book.

PAMELA SALZMAN'S QUICKER THAN QUICK by Pamela Salzman offers "140 Crave-Worthy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Foods in 30 Minutes or Less." The cookbook's sections include Breakfast, Salads, Soups, Appetizers and Light Bites, Vegetable Sides, Starchy Sides, Instant Pot, Mains, Desserts, and Basics. Many recipes involve "health food" ingredients with examples like tofu, lentils, and quinoa or somewhat lesser known sunflower seed butter and Japanese Gomasio. Salzman also includes a long list of equipment and ingredients to have on hand; thankfully, she includes suggestions for substitutions, too. Overall, this cookbook seems geared to the more experienced, adventuresome chef who wants to try recipes like Superfood Apple Nachos or Marrakesh Salad with Bulgur and Dates. Most recipes are paired with photos, but nutritional and caloric information is not provided.

I enjoyed flipping through this cookbook I liked the images and some of the recipes. I'm not sure if it really delivers on being "Quicker than quick" however it still provided some interesting recipes and I will have to try out a few of them.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

I have followed Pamela Salzman on Instagram for a few years - so we I saw her cookbook I knew I had to see it. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous in this book. I love that she has her recipes easily labeled with a guide that includes Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Vegan, etc. I also love that with recipes she give tips and tricks on how to make it even quicker. Her chapter on The Well Stocked Kitchen and A Quicker Pantry are clear and easy to read without being too long.
While the pictures are beautiful, I would love to see more photos. I believe that there should be a photo for every recipe in a cookbook. I tend to not cook something if I am not able to see the final product.

This is a stunningly beautiful cookbook with recipes that are super approachable and delicious-looking. I find the appetizer and party bites ideas the most likely for me to get to immediately (deconstructed deviled eggs? Yes!) and some of the recipes look like familiar old friends, only amped up a bit. The photography really elevates some very simplistic recipes since they give you great ideas for taking simple and fast recipes up a notch. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this gorgeous ARC in exchange for my unbiased review.

Everyone nowadays is busy it seems, and can benefit from a good cookbook with meals that take 30 minutes or less. Pamela Salzman is a holistic health counselor and cooking instructor; Pamela Salzman's Quicker Than Quick: 140 Crave-Worthy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Foods in 30 Minutes or Less was written in response to dozens of classes and feedback from students. The book includes recipes that are not only healthy, but also follow guidelines of the trendy special diets that are so popular.

One of the keys to being able to prepare quick meals anytime is to have a well-organized and well-stocked kitchen. This cookbook has a good list of equipment and gadgets that are needed, as well as ingredients that are often used and that cooks should keep on hand. The lists are excellent, and a great place to start when re-organizing your kitchen to make your cooking quicker and more efficient.

One of the best parts about this cookbook is that it has lots of beautiful photographs. This makes it possible for cooks to see what their finished product should look like. The instructions are succinct and easy to follow. Salzman knows her stuff and it shows in the recipes. There are explanations at the beginning of each recipe which give cooks insight into the recipes. She also lets cooks know which dishes her kids especially like, and that helps others to know just what to cook for their families. There are a lot of vegan and vegetarian dishes included, which for some may be overkill. Cooking with tofu and other tree-hugger ingredients defeats the purpose of eating. However, the other recipes make up for it. Many of the recipes are healthy, attractive, and mouthwatering.

Anyone who wants to start cooking tasty, nutritious meals that actually taste good will appreciate having this excellent cookbook on their shelf.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

In Quicker Than Quick, Pamela Saltzman delivers a cookbook filled with recipes that will take you from breakfast through dinner with prep and cook times averaging about 30 minutes a meal. Included are recipes using several different cooking techniques such as fast prep comfort foods, which many of us are looking for just now, skillet and sheet pan dinners, and recipes for use in an Instant Pot Saltzman incorporates a plethora of tips on ways to adapt the recipes for a variety of diets including dairy free, vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, grain free, and nut free. Quicker Than Quick has the added value of her techniques for repurposing recipes, suggestions for alternatives when you don't have ingredients in your pantry, and her ideas about how to use leftovers creatively. Only one thing is missing from the recipes in Quicker Than Quick, but it's an important one. No nutritional information is provided for any of the recipes. This information should be included for every recipe in every cookbook claiming, as this one does, to offer "healthy" recipes.

Quicker Than Quick has chapters on:

Breakfast
Salads
Soups
Appetizers
Vegetable Sides
Starchy Sides
Mains
Instant Pot, and
Dessert.l

Especially helpful for less experienced cooks are chapters on cooking basics and pantry staples. A Kitchen Calculator is appended to assist in making substitutions, as is a list of recommended kitchen equipment.

Of the recipes I've tried, two in particular, are standouts: Roasted Red Pepper Pesto on Grilled Flatbread and Chinese Style Sauteed Green Beans. Nothing I've tried has been less than delicious; the dishes have been packed with flavor and texture and have been as appealing to the eye as to the stomach. I can't wait to try more! I am especially intrigued by Saltzman's Instant Mason Jar Soups, to which you add bgoiling water for an Instant meal on the go.

Quicker Than Quick is both a fun and informative cookbook to read and to cook from. I suggest taking the time to read (or at least skim) the entire volume; there is much to learn here. Moreover, the accompanying color photographs of nearly every recipe are gorgeous in their own right, as well as showing how the dishes should look plated. The recipes, tips, and techniques for quicker, healthier cooking will make a fine addition to the kitchen library of anyone who enjoys cooking, but will be a special treat for those cooking for their own or others' dietary restrictions. Recommended.

Thanks to Pamela Saltzman, Hatchette Books, and NetGalley for the ARC of Quicker Than Quick. The opinions expressed here are my own.

Mostly Mediterranean Vegan-friendly Cookbook

While there are some really tempting appetizing recipes here, many of them include ingredients I don’t keep on hand, such as shoyu, tamari, or coconut aminos. Not only that, but I had to look these up since I’d never even heard of them before. Not being familiar with Ms. Salzman’s recipes, I didn’t realize this would be a health food cookbook, which isn’t to say it’s a bad thing, only that a little warning might have been nice. Each recipe is provided with tips at the end for the modifications needed to make it gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian or vegan, although no nutritional data is provided.

The reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 3 was because of the following:
• Helpful hints in each recipe, like the secret to preparing Perfectly Seared Scallops
• A Basics section for some basic recipes for things like cooking Basmati Rice, Quinoa, Lentils, Pesto, Salad Dressing, as well as Chicken and Vegetable Stock
• Recommended Equipment – although most people don’t need everything, this lengthy list is very descriptive, so it helps you decide whether you actually need it or not for its particular use
• A Kitchen Calculations page to assist you in substituting a different size baking pan

My copy was provided in advance from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

As someone who cooks dinner from scratch nearly every night, I am always on the hunt to find a quicker easier way to do just that.

This book is composed of the following sections:
Breakfast
Salads
Soups
Appetizers
Vegetable sides
Starchy sides
Instant pot
Mains
Desserts

In addition to great recipes, this book is full of tips and tricks scattered throughout the book. It's really a cookbook you should read cover to cover. It also includes a comprehensive of equipment, tools, pantry staples and common substitutions.

The book is full of health and nutrition facts and many of the recipes also include tips to make them gluten free and/or vegan as well as tips to be even more efficient. This cookbook is full of numerous color photos of nearly every recipe. I love being able to see the finished product.

My favorite sections were salads, instant pot and mains. I think my first 2 recipes will be chicken tinga and grain free Greek turkey meatballs. There were several recipes with middle Eastern flair which didn't appeal to me because it's not my family's preferred flavor; however, there were several Mexican and Mediterranean options which appealed to me.

Thank you Hachette Books and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A bit drawback is the lack of nutritional information; this is a deal breaker for me. Aside from that, the only recipes that I considered making were some of the vegetable sides and I live the concept of instant Mason jar soups.
Trying to eat healthier, but lack of any nutritional information kills this for me.

Quicker Than Quick by Pamela Salzman provides a varied selection of comfy recipes you can fix in 30 minutes or less. For cooks who love their Instant Pot you will find a chapter devoted to Instant Pot cooking. Other chapters you will find in her book include:

Breakfast
Salads
Soups
Appetizers and Light Bites
Vegetable Sides
Starchy Sides
Mains
Desserts
Basics

Some of the recipes you'll find include:

Blender Power Pancakes
Microwave French Toast Cup
Brussels Sprout Slaw
Instant Mason Jar Soups
Sushi Hand Rolls
Roasted Red Pepper Pesto on Grilled Flatbread
Confetti Vegetable Saute
Chinese-Style Sautéed Green Beans
Creamy Vegan Mushroom Pasta
Instant Pot Beef Bolognese (Ragu)
Quicker Chicken Marabella
Baked Pinto Bean Tostadas
Mixed Berry Fruit Pizzas
Chicken Stock

Recommend.

Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley.

I was prepared to not like this cookbook, thinking it would be another book with complicated recipes pretending to be quick. But, I was pleasantly surprised at how simple the recipes seemed. Even though mostly fresh ingredients are used, it doesn't seem complicated to prepare. And, a great variety of cuisines are represented. Some of my favorite recipes included: Pomegranate Glazed Salmon, Turmeric Ginger Chicken (Noodle) Soup, and Strawberry Mint Tabbouleh. There are also a series of "Mason Jar Soups" that one can transport and just add boiling water. I'd love to try those. The recipes include a nice coding system to show which recipes are vegan, gluten-free, vegetarian or dairy-free (or adaptable to fit those criteria). Suggestions for revisions are provided, and there is an abundance of appetizing photographs. I love being able to see what the dish looks like, not try to imagine it. I'd highly recommend this book for anyone who's interested in preparing fast, yet nutritious meals.

This is a cookbook I will be gifting often. It is immeasurably useful in a day and age where quick is king and many people are avoiding certain foods. The photos are beautiful. The recipes are uncomplicated but perfect for dinner home or a dinner party. I would buy this book just for the Instant Mason Jar Soups sections. On top of that I would buy this book for the Baked Feta recipe, the Perfect Seared Scallops, and the Microwave Chocolate Mug Cake. The author set this up to accommodate dairy free, gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian eaters. So each recipe is there, then has tips, then has ways to make each recipe dairy free/ gluten free/ vegan etc. It's incredibly helpful not to go digging through multiple cookbooks to find a recipe that is easily made allergen free. This book has it all. Thank you Pamela for writing such a fantastic and beautiful cookbook. I rarely rate cookbooks 5 stars, but this is a 5 star cookbook for me.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Hatchette Books for an advanced copy of Pamela Salzman’s Quicker Than Quick 140 Crave-Worthy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Foods in 30 Minutes or Less

I read this book with mixed feelings and still the book rates at least four stars.

At first, I thought it wasn’t for me. I tread carefully when I see the word “Healthy” in the title of a cookbook. To my mind, Tasty and “Healthy” do not fit together – no matter how many different colors or shapes you throw together with seasonings that I would never stock in my kitchen. Consequently, I started out on the wrong foot with this book until PS’s recipes and tips won me over in the end – for the most part.

Not one of the Breakfast Chapter recipes interested me, except perhaps the Broccoli Mushroom Stovetop Frittata. The (next) Salads Chapter has thirteen salads that look beautiful, but it is unlikely that I would ever prepare any of them at home. I like to eat vegetable salads but I don’t like to make them, and where some people (not me) are the meat and potato types, I’m the simple tossed salad type, and I can take it or leave it when it comes to “fancy” salads. (I’m probably in the minority here). So, unless someone is serving these beauties up to me, there is little likelihood that I would ever be able to tell you whether they are as yummy as claimed, especially since many of the ingredients are anathema to my culinary view on life. I confess, that I soon warmed a little to the idea of beans introduced to many of the recipes in the book but unless you are going to open a can, most of the recipes with beans require soaking overnight beforehand.

The big leap for me came with the Vegetable Sides Chapter and Starchy Sides Chapter. None of the recipes looked overly taxing time-wise and the components of the various dishes sound perfect. I fully intend to try ten of the thirteen vegetable sides and over half of the starchy sides.

The chapter on soups was absolutely inspiring; the recipes were delectable, but, be prepared again for some advance preparation that will certainly take more than thirty minutes – since most of the soup recipes call for stock as a base. In my mind, powdered or packaged soups are not tasty nor are they what PS has in mind, as they are generally loaded with unhealthy additives (see also PS on Homemade Ramen Noodle Soup).

I especially LOVED PS’s four ingenious recipes for Instant Mason Jar Soups to prepare in advance for taking to work – this would also be a great idea for taking camping. The idea is sort of like a travel shabu shabu kit but with any ethnic take you have on the idea…it won’t be the same as going out, but you can pack yummy ingredients that will gently cook/warm when adding boiling water to the jar and closing.

My next favorite chapter was for the Instant Pot – wow, the Instant Pot is light years advanced on, and more versatile than, the pressure cookers of yore. It should be called the Magic Instant Pot since it can do wonders with just about any ingredients you throw in. PS has some amazing recipes for the IP including delicious soup recipes.

The Mains Chapter was a complete winner for me - lots of chicken, fish, and vegetarian dishes that I will be introducing into my kitchen. I don’t eat much meat and no seafood, but even those three or four recipes sounded like winners.

Ahhhh, Desserts! Most of them were new to me with the author’s own combinations that sound perfect.

The book ends with some basics (recipes and information).

I particularly liked the fact that the author intuitively added alternative ingredients where unusual pantry ingredients were called for AND, where called for, she consistently suggested alternative ingredients for Vegans.