30-Minute Meals with Rachael Ray Review

Earlier this evening I was decompressing in front of the bedroom TV when Tivo decided to change the channel to record 30-Minute Meals with Rachael Ray.  Excellent!  What better way to decompress?  Is it obvious I have a thing for this woman?  Well it's okay, I have a note from my  wife.

30-Minute Meals with Rachael Ray

Unless you've been unconscious for the last few years, you know this lady is on fire, and at the core of her success is her ability to take 30 minutes, add some ingredients and produce an entire meal from start to finish.

If you've used her cookbooks as I have, you may have found that the absence of photos was a weakness.  Also, when you try to minimize preparation time some of the short-cuts may seem counter-intuitive.

By watching the show you not only see what the end-product should look like but you get a better idea of how the preparation should proceed in order to get it done in 30 minutes.  The trick of course is getting everything done on-time so that everyone gets to sit down and eat at the same time.  Rachael is just the one to show you get it done.  She's a genius of "kitchen acrobatics".

My Viewpoint

If you like her cookbooks you'll love this show.  If you like the idea of her cookbooks but have had trouble using them, watching a few episodes of her show will help you make sense of them.

If nothing else, (and trust me there is), 30-Minute Meals with Rachael Ray is entertaining. Her easy, often self-deprecating manner helps de-mystify the whole process of creating interesting meals in a minimum of time.  For the time-deprived this show is a treasure.

Enjoy,

 Rudi