Although there are a few too many variety's of salads, it contains an excellent array of mains & side dishes, as well as a brief section of desserts. The recipes are all extremely easy to follow, and the photographs are appetizing. Preparation and cooking times are given, as well as a brief description at the beginning of each recipe. In order to live up to it's name of "world cooking" the recipes range from Burritos thru curries, ravioli and spicy oriental noodles. Nothing ground-breaking but two of my favorite tried & tested "trusty" recipes came from this book: the pizza dough in Roast Aubergine & tomato Pizza, and the Tarte Tatin - what a wonderful idea! Every recipe I have tried (and I have tried most) have worked and turned out very tasty.