USA Today: In the time it takes his less fortunate friends to
have a pizza delivered, Sam Gugino can whip up a saffron-scented bouillabaisse -- complete
with homemade croutons and garlicky mayo -- wash a pot, open the wine and dazzle a table
of four......Beat the Clock is perhaps the most appetizing in a
wave of recent titles that promise to speed up and/or greatly simplify meal preparation.
(Click here for the full
review.)
Contra Costa Times:
(His) insatiable curiosity and passion for cooking is on full display
…Reading the book made me want to try cooking everything in it.
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full review.)
Bergen Newspaper
Group: Sam Gugino's book is in a class by itself. (Click here for
the full review.)
New York Daily News:
The solution to the dinnertime dilemma doesn't have to be
ordered-in Chinese food or frozen pizza. Sam offers a wealth of recipes that are ready in
a flash-including carefully thought-out favorites, like jambalaya, which usually takes far
longer.
Chicago Sun Times:
Cookbook of the Week, February 17, 1999. "Many of the dishes are elegant enough
to appear on a restaurant menu, yet they're all a snap to make at home." (Click here for
the full review.)
New York Journal News:
More than inspired recipes like cassoulet
and Moroccan chicken soup, Gugino
offers concrete, relaxed strategies for pleasureful and satisfying cooking. (Click here for the full review.)
Philadelphia Inquirer:
He has found solutions to a daily meal-making dilemma: How to put together in a hurry a
meal that's easy to prepare, and delicious and nutritious as well. It's all laid out with
workable precision in Beat the Clock." (Click here for the full review.)
Scripps Howard News Services: Sixteen minutes later there was a simple but tasty stir-fry of chicken strips
and red pepper, and a really lovely salsa of mango, jalapeno, cilantro, onion and lime
juice. I would serve both to company. (Click here for the full review.)
Publishers Weekly: ....60
tasty and imaginative dishes .... inspired one-pot or one-platter meals... (Click here for the full review.)
Amazon.com: ...a
Tuesday-night dinner of mustard-sparked turkey cutlets served with creamy garlic mashed
potatoes, or lamb chops smothered in orzo with olives and rosemary, sounds promising.
Chances are high that they'll taste as good as they look in the handsome color photos. (Click
here for the full review.)
The
Pennsylvania Gazette: ...Sam Gugino demonstrates that it doesn't take much
time to produce a delicious meal…He has devised a host of secret strategies for
getting organized so cooking dinner is quick and painless...
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: ...lots of good advice, tips and suggestions
for making speedier meals. The recipe (Chicken Puttanesca with Polenta) was excellent...
ActiveDayton.com:
The quick-cooking Moroccan
Chicken Soup uses the exotic flavors of Moroccan cuisine to become a flavorful and
filling meal in a bowl that's ready in 15 to 20 minutes.
busycooks.miningco.com
In its March 28, 1999 Link of the Week, Busy Cooks calls Sam the "Quick
cooking guru."
