Not Your Mother's Weeknight Cooking: Quick and Easy Wholesome Homemade Dinners

Many cookbooks promise "quick, healthy, and delicious" recipes, but few deliver. This one does! Henspserger is well-known for her reliable and innovative books on crockpot cooking. She has another winner with this book on weeknight cooking.You'll find streamlined recipes for family favorites: Chicken Noodle Soup, Chicken Parmesan, Shrimp Scampi, Baked Crab Cakes, Flank Steak Beef Broccoli, Salisbury Steak with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and many more. For the adventurous, there are recipes with exotic names that are actually easy to prepare - Chinese Spaghetti with Pork Sauce, Paillards of Chicken with Sauteed Cherry Tomatoes (a favorite at our house), Lobster and Asparagus Benedict, Duck Breast Salad. I like the balance in the book between the familiar and the unexpected.With few exceptions, ingredient lists are short, the emphasis is on fresh foods, and ingredients could be found in a typical grocery. I loved the special sections on helpful topics, such as "About Vinegars", "Tips for Great Pizza", and "Steamed Seasonal Vegetables", to name a few.I buy a lot of cookbooks. Most are good for a quick read and for trying a few recipes that stand out. This one is different. I expect to be using it for many years.To begin, try the Olive Oil Cornbread and the Sour Cream Cornbread with Cheddar and Corn Kernals - both are outstanding!

I don't typically write reviews on cookbooks - even though I read cookbook reviews before buying and cook almost every night from a different cookbook (I have a pretty large collection and use many of them for our favorite meals). After another great dinner tonight, I wanted to share how much I am loving this cookbook. So far I have made the chicken piccata, baked halibut parmesan, escarole & sausage soup and - tonight - salibury steak with garlic mashed potatoes. My kids and husband just raved over this one. In fact, each one has been a hit. I am excited to continue exploring Beth's recipes - they come together fairly quickly, are pretty healthy (you can easily reduce a little of the butter without sacrificing the dish) and are very flavorful. Highly recommend!

Yummy, easy recipes with normal everyday ingredients. My only complaint is very minor - I ordered a used copy and there were some crusty food spots on some of the pages. Nothing too nasty, but it was unexpected. Great recipe book tho, very pleased, and superfast shipping from the seller.

So far I have enjoyed all the recipes I have tried. The herb coated tilapia, shrimp provencal, and the black bean soup are just a few that I have loved so far. I do not consider myself very proficient in the kitchen. I need a recipe to make anything good. With this cookbook I feel like I'm eating a gourmet meal even though it was so easy to make. I also have her slow cooker cookbook and have enjoyed that too!

I think subconsciously I've been searching for this cookbook in my last 10 purchases of cookbooks. This is a wonderful cookbook full of exceptionally tasty recipes that are quick and easy to prepare. Can't wait to work my way through all the recipes

My friend wanted to learn how to cook and I liked the title. He said he has made some great meals using these recipes.

recipes look good. Arrived in condition as described.

Great recipes in this book. They have been chosen for not only ease, but good flavor. I just wish the volume had more pictures.