In these busy times, most of us find it easier to reach for convenience food, because tasty, satisfying, wholesome home-cooking just takes much too long to prepare. This need not be! declares cookery writer Rosemary Moon, who shows how enlisting the help of a tabletop mixer takes the time and effort out of making many wonderful dishes. The tabletop mixer is designed to mix, cream, blend and whisk to perfection, thus undertaking the very labour-intensive tasks which lie at the foundation of good cooking. What's more it does it all better than most people can do by hand. The Mixer Cookbook is a collection of recipes for family meals, informal entertaining and special occasions. The author draws on years of experience as a home economist and her knowledge that employing the skills of a tabletop mixer allows home cooks to create delicious, nutritious meals without spending hours in the kitchen. The Mixer Cookbook combines the best of sweet and savoury breads and pies with classic and modern cakes and desserts, light vegetable-based pates, spreads, and pasta dishes.