Dinner Plan

By the authors of the IACP award-winning cookbook Keepers: Defeat the obstacles and get dinner on the table-with organizational strategies and 135 recipes. Between work, family activities, mismatched schedules, and often bare refrigerators, there are all sorts of situations that make weeknight cooking a universally challenging and frustrating experience. The Dinner Plan offers five meal strategies Make-Ahead, Staggered, One-Dish, Extra-Fast, and Pantry that will help get dinner on the table no matter what the workweek throws at you. The 135 recipes from main dishes to sides to salads and "e;lifesaver"e; condiments provide lots of practical options whether time is super-tight, you haven't had a chance to run to the store, or everyone is coming home at a different time. And most importantly, all of the recipes are "e;keepers"e; brag-worthy, reliable, crowd-pleasing preparations that you'll confidently turn to again and again. Shrimp Scampi, Sheet-Pan Chicken Fajitas, Foolproof Carbonara, and Mexican Skillet Lasagna are just a few examples of doable recipes that will earn their place in any busy cook's repertoire. Rounded out with plenty of tips and a bonus section on healthful snacks called The Forgotten Meal, The Dinner Plan is every home cook's indis pensable weeknight dinner guide. "e;A savvy addition to the weeknight dinner genre."e; Publishers Weekly (starred review)