The Mini Minimalist: Simple Recipes for Satisfying Meals: A Cookbook

But WTF is with the light gray text? What ever happened to black text that is easy to read? Simple ideas and quick but the font color may bother you.

I had no idea this would be so little... and cute, as I ordered in haste without even reading the reviews or book details; I get just about anything by Mark Bittman. I miss his column in the NYTimes so much... Four little hardbound volumes: Vegetables, Meat, Fish & Poultry, Small Plates & Soups, and Pizza, Pasta & Grains, all in a sturdy slipcase. There are no photographs, but the recipes are typically Bittman easy-to-follow in a clean, well designed layout. Small easy to read typeface, well-spaced, but did I mention, small? Two-pages for each recipe, index in the back of each, pages for some notes, about 96 pages in each book. Recommend reading through first. Great for stashing in one's handbag for transit-reading while deciding what's for dinner on the way home.

I wanted to love this set of books. I love Mark Bittman. His cookbooks are excellent kitchen resources. Unfortunately Thrftbooks-Portland only shipped one book. They did not respond when I contacted them about completing the order with 3 more books, or refunding my money. I'm sure this set deserves 5 stars, but my shopping experience is a zero.

A nice collection of simple recipes from a well-known cooking author. Makes a good gift for friends beginning to expand their cooking skills beyond preparing prepackaged foods and can serve as a starting reference for more experienced cooks in preparing quick and easy meals at home.

Nice choice of basic contemporary recipes but photos and/or illustrations really help a good cookbook be a bit more enticing! I do like the compactness of it...too many cookbooks can only be read on a coffee table or online these days.

I bought this collection for my neighbor's son who likes to cook. He really likes the books.

This set of cook books is wonderful. It is small and easy to flip through when you're seeking inspiration or looking for an old favorite. My husband and I are enjoying trying the new recipes. I also love how the books are organized and the size is perfect to have on the counter while cooking.

This book isn't very minimalist, it doesn't have simple recipes. It is nice and compact, but I will be giving this book as a gift since it wasn't to any help for me.

3/5 Stars purely for the format in which it comes in. I like the content, the recipes are nice and simple however the books themselves are less than 6 inches tall, making it hard to use in the kitchen.... Not my favorite cookbook due to the awkwardness of using the book