Dinner Survival: The Most Uncomplicated, Approachable Way to Get Dinner to Fit Your Life

Overview

10 WEEKS OF DELICIOUS , HEALTHY, COMPLETE DINNERS

"I can climb over the laundry heap, but I can't climb over dinner."
Dinner is a lot bigger than food. It's about family, health -- both physical and spiritual -- economics, commitment, time and your sanity. And whether you love or hate to cook, chances are you really don't like it much during the workweek.

But what if everything was organized for you, from shopping lists to 10 weeks of meals? What if you could involve everyone in the process, from choosing menus to helping get food to the table? What if each meal just took as little as 20 minutes to prepare?

Meal planner and mother of seven Sandi Richard will help you achieve dinner hour, without stress and struggle. She will free you from your feelings of guilt over falling into the take-out trap -- and show you how to plan, shop, prep and cook fantastic-looking and -tasting meals that even a picky 6-year-old will like.

In Dinner Survival, Sandi passes on her vast personal experience and that of the hundreds of families she's studied and advised. Don't take hours of precious weekend time to cook, she says. A little preparation -- chopping and freezing a few ingredients -- will make a huge timesaving contribution to the busy workweek.

Got teenagers? Involve them. After all, knowing how to cook makes one even more independent. Do you cook for anyone with special health issues? The book is packed with nutritional information and substitution charts that will keep everyone at their best. And of course, all the meals will help your family maintain a healthy weight and a healthy body.

So whatis it going to be? Another store-bought roast chicken that tastes of its plastic container or vibrant, flavorful Ginger-Lime Chicken ready in 30 minutes?

Rather than soggy, drive-through tacos, how about the sizzle of a delicious Beef Fajita Stir-Fry on Pasta, ready in just 25 minutes?

Save time, money, health and peace of mind with Sandi Richard's simple, great-tasting plan for dinner.

Editorial Reviews

Food Network Canada star Richards, the Rachael Ray of the great white north, delivers a welcome addition to her signature "cooking for the rushed" family cookbook series. Persuasively arguing that a plan is the key to a week's worth of healthy eating, Richard shows readers how to prepare by creating a master list of pantry essentials as well as shopping lists for each week's worth of dinners, eliminating the need for additional trips to the store (essential for Richard, who has seven children). Once the larder is stocked, Richard gets to work offering surefire hits like and cheese and spinach-stuffed manicotti, burgers and a classic tuna casserole. Without going overboard, Richard manages to keep meals interesting as well as budget-friendly. Though hampered by an amateurish layout and an over-reliance on broccoli and asparagus for sides (notoriously hit-or-miss among the younger crowd), Richard's meal plans are reliable and should be well-received by fans.
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Author Information

Bio of Sandi Richard

Sandi Richard is a two-time award-winning host of Fixing Dinner on Food Network Canada and the Life Network. Sandi takes meal planning into the twenty-first century and takes a hard line on why families really aren't getting back to the dinner table. A regular guest on CBC Radio, she has also contributed to many magazines, including Reader's Digest, Chatelaine, and Canadian Living.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Scribner

Filesize

38.51 MB

Number of Pages

192

eBook ISBN

1416594655