Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast: 250 Easy, Delicious Recipes for Any Time of Day

With 250 tempting recipes to take you from breakfast all the way through dessert, <i>Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast</i> is the indispensable collection that home cooks yearn for. Organized into familiar categories - including sandwiches and pizzas, appetizers, salads, soups and stews, pastas, main courses, and side dishes - this highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling <i>Everyday Food: Great Food Fast</i> helps you whip up the perfect dish any time of day. <br> <br>Here is a book for the way we cook and eat now, with an emphasis on stretching meals (for example, leftovers from a roasted chicken are used to make a quick gumbo and roasted vegetables perform a second act as a vibrant pizza topping) , turning to economical ingredients that deliver great results (such as flank steak, served with a piquant parsley-garlic sauce) , and making healthier versions of comfort foods without skimping on flavor (like a lower-calorie chicken potpie) . A section on enticing vegetarian main dishes as well as a roster of irresistible desserts round out this comprehensive collection. Here's a taste of what's inside: <br> <br><b>Breakfast:</b> Jam-Filled French Toast <br><b>Sandwiches and Pizzas:</b> Eggplant and Mozzarella Melt <br><b>Appetizers:</b> Goat Cheese Crostini <br><b>Salads:</b> BLT Salad with Buttermilk Dressing <br><b>Soups and Stews:</b> Minestrone <br><b>Pastas:</b> Spaghetti Puttanesca <br><b>Main Courses</b>: Meatballs with Rosemary <br><b>Vegetarian</b>: Mushroom and Parmesan Risotto <br><b>Side Dishes:</b> Roasted Sweet Potato Fries <br><b>Desserts:</b> Gingered Blackberry and Plum Shortcakes <br> <br>Brimming with great time- and budget-saving tips as well as smart kitchen techniques, <i>Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast</i> helps you use what you have on hand to make everyone's favorite foods. With an easy-to-read format, a photograph of each and every dish, and plenty of ideas to keep you inspired, this is the cookbook you will turn to day after day for wonderfully simple, delicious meals.