This book has the magic formula for putting a home-cooked meal on the table in less than half an hour. If you're pressed for time, can't get to the store, or often resort to take-out or frozen dinners, these recipes are for you. Filled with a host of ideas for basic ingredients to keep in the cupboard, tried and tested shortcuts, easy imaginative ways to transform a dish, and handy tricks for last minute meals, "The Great 5-Ingredient Cookbook" do the thinking for you. Recipes include: Soups: "Creamy vichyssoise, Minestrone"Starters, Light Meals & Snacks: " Pizza, Poached eggs on Turkish toast, Currant cookies"Salads: " Easy nicoise salad, Moroccan couscous salad, Thai beef salad"Poultry: " Honey mustard glazed chicken, Tandoori chicken skewers"Meat: " Chile con carne, Pork schnitzel with apple & mint salsa"Seafood: " Seafood ravioli, Salt & pepper calamari, Teriyaki salmon with sweet potato"Pasta, Rice, Noodles, and Grains: " Gnocchi with creamy blue cheese sauce, Spaghetti vongole, Simple fried rice"Vegetables: " Quick vegetable 'lasagne, ' Fluffy mashed potatoes, Baked stuffed mushrooms"Desserts: " Quick apple crumble, Cheat's tiramisu, Tangy caramel bananas"