"The secret to cooking fast is cooking smart--how you choose and prepare your ingredients and make use of your time in the kitchen. In How to Cook Everything Fast, Mark Bittman's latest innovative, comprehensive, must-have culinary reference, he shows how anyone can spend just a little time cooking and be able to make 2,000 innovative recipes that are delicious, varied, exciting, made from scratch, and ready in anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes" -- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Time to cook -- The fast kitchen -- Main dishes. Salads ; Sandwiches ; Soups and stews ; Pasta and noodles ; Rice and grains ; Vegetables ; Beans and tofu ; Seafood ; Chicken ; Meat ; Breakfast -- Accompaniments. Appetizers ; Sides ; Dessert -- Fast navigation -- Vegetarian main dishes -- Kitchen notes.