As pressure on home budgets mounts, and awareness of health and the dangers of obesity grows, Hilary Biller believes that home cooks will shy away from costly takeaways and look for easy-to-prepare, delicious and nutritious meals, using products that are readily available. There are 156 recipes in Great Meals Fast, covering breakfasts, salads, starters, chicken, fish, meat, vegetarian, desserts and beverages, in addition to an invaluable list of products for the store cupboard and freezer, and essential equipment – all aimed at making life in the kitchen easier