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Cooking from The Hip - Fast, Easy, Phenomenal Meals
by Cat Cora with Ann Krueger Spivack
Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN 0-618-72990-9
Published April 2007 - Hardcover - 256 pages - $30.00

I like this lady's attitude.  She's quite right when she says "the families who cook together and spend time together at the table are healthier and happier".  I also like that she uses leftovers and that her recipes don't take a month of Sundays to prepare.  My kind of cooking.  The way the book has been put together is also rather fun: Fast; Easy; Fun, and Phenomenal.  In a nutshell.  Each section is divided into Appetizers; Soups and Salads; Main Dishes; Side Dishes, and Dessert, which means that there's a whole host of meals to choose from.  Here and there you'll come across a "Cat's Note" which is a helpful hint.  Some of her recipes that appealed to me were: Sweet Potato and Scallion Latkes (never used sweet potatoes before); Salmon-Topped Hash; Curried Lentils with Butternut Squash (two great ingredients); Saffron Potato Omelet; Lemon, Butter, and Sugar Crepes; Porchetta (sounds positively scrumptuous), and Glazed Baby Carrots and Fresh Dill.  Ms. Cora has also given us a make-your-own Crème Fraîche recipe which has got to be cheaper than store-bought.  A great idea is the Avocado Tzatziki on page 28 - I can't wait to try it.
Visit Cat Cora's website at www.chefsforhumanity.org.
Illustrated.  No nutritional guides.
Conclusion - A fabulous cookbook, more than worthy of my two stars.