21.   Jacques Pepin is a kitchen magician with great ideas, simple recipes and fabulous technique.

22.   Like its predecessors, this book includes some recipes so simple as to be mere sketches of an idea, and others that are startling in their complexity.

23.   Most are simple recipes that take just a few minutes to make.

24.   Pampered Chef calls its parties kitchen shows, with consultants demonstrating simple recipes for time-pressed cooks.

25.   Succotash is promoted as a summer dish, a simple recipe for fresh summer corn, but its history is more or less linked to Thanksgiving.

26.   The back of the pictureless book contains simple seasonal recipes, tips on entertaining, and how to best clean up the mess afterward.

27.   The following simple recipes not only make quick breakfasts, they also create satisfyingly delicious afternoon snacks or dinner desserts.

28.   The secret to hosting a successful first party starts with simple recipes.

29.   The sweetness of sea scallops inspired a simple recipe.

30.   This deceptively simple recipe from chef Gray Kunz is an example of the magic of a few well-chosen ingredients artfully combined.