You got up at six this morning. It's thirteen hours later. There's nothing in the cupboard except a can of chickpeas, a papery onion and a dried-out sausage. You are starved and feel like you've been cast upon a stormy sea where the sofa is your liferaft. Still, the kids must be fed, even if the only kid is your stomach and maybe someone else's. Or the whole liferaft is crowded with refugees and threatening to capsize at any moment--what can you do? No worry, reach for Jamie's cookbook. His enthusiastic style will jumpstart you into preparing a delicious feast with just a few basics. Do not be daunted by an ingrediant like chicken stock--just grab the boullion. You don't have chorizo sausage? Neither did I, but the German sausage I used tasted just so devine--it was that brisk sauteé in olive oil. I've prepared four of the recipes so far, and each was what I think a meal is about--tongue embracing, stomach warming and soul massage all in one. Consider it--how many other cookbooks do the same, with so little and so quickly? So if you feel like you're about to go under, hold this book in your hands and leaf through it. It's new twist on classics will infect you with a desire to get into the kitchen and cook easy-to-prepare meals that are fun and ssoooooooo satisfying. If your kitchen table is the life raft, this book is your brand new motor. Pretty pictures too.