Saving Dinner from Extinction

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	• Saving Dinner: The Menus, Recipes, and Shopping Lists to Bring Your Family Back to the Table Leanne Ely Ballantine Books, 2003 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 254 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Best cookbook I own

Not only have I found some great recipes in this book, but my family (with four children) has finally expanded their tastes beyond chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese. This book is about more than just food, though. It is about an integral part of organizing your life. I have ransacked the pantry at 5:00 PM wondering what I should make for dinner more times than I can count. Now, Ms. Ely has done all my meal planning for me. The recipes are simple and the ingredients are easy to find. I faithfully stick to her grocery list and try each recipe even when I am sure no one will like it. Once in a while we have a meal that is less than spectacular but I am amazed how we have all aquired a taste for things we thought we didn't like. We are so happy to be eating more than the same old same old. Thank you Leanne! You truly saved dinner in our house.

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My Favorite Cookbook

Evernight since I've started using this book religiously (about 4 months now), my husband reaches over the dinner table, takes my hand, looks deep into my eyes and says, "Honey, this is SOOOO GOOD".

I can't believe that a fabulous home cooked meal is an everyday event for my busy family. I've bought lots of cookbooks and never really used any of them. This one not only has really delicious recipes, but the shopping lists make it so easy to actually get dinner done. I can admit that I'm finally learning what all those weird things in the produce aisle are used for. I think if I keep using this book for a couple of years I'll actually become someone who can say they cook. Unitl then I'll give all the credit to this wonderful book.

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Saving Dinner from Extinction

"Spring offers the promise that the cold is over, the bareness of winter is gone, and everything is new. Nowhere is that more prevalent than at a roadside produce stand. The colors from the vegetables themselves almost seem to call your name." ~Spring, pg. 127

Leanne Ely is on a mission to save dinner and considers her book a guide to understanding nutrition and feeding your family well. The recipes are divided into seasons and each section reveals eight weeks of menus with suggestions and an itemized grocery list. The grocery lists are organized according to the areas you will find all the items, which makes shopping much easier.

The chapters begin with a menu for the week. Week One in the Spring includes Chicken Pasta with Artichokes, Asian Burritos with Ginger Salsa, Succotash Soup, Mediterranean Fish, Turkey Wraps and Orange Thyme Crock-Pot Chicken. The shopping list that follows is perfect and you can cross off things you already have and then head to the store to find everything you need for the week. You may already have the olive oil, soy sauce and Dijon mustard and just need to focus on the meats, produce and canned goods. There are also lists of spices, dry goods, frozen foods and things you can quickly pick up in the bakery. Flour tortillas or a can of tomatoes might already be in your pantry. So, the shopping lists make it easy to not only check for ingredients at home, they make it very easy to shop. Definitely the highlight of this book when compared to other cookbooks if you enjoy following weekly menus. If you don't have time to sit down and write out a shopping list, this is perfect and will make you feel like someone else is taking care of all the details. You could also make a game of finding out what you do have in the kitchen. This would be a great way to get children involved in the meal planning.

Delicious Recipes to Look Forward to:

Apple Chicken
Italian Turkey Meat Loaf
Garlic Lime Chicken
Skillet Chicken with Spinach
Butternut Ravioli Stew
Layered Enchilada Casserole
Tuscan Bean and Sausage Soup
Mexican Lasagna
Greek Salad

Hey, where are the desserts. That is funny. She has absolutely no desserts in this book. You get to the "Just Desserts" chapter and it is empty. But truth be told, most of us will find those on our own when at the grocery store. Who needs to put chocolate cake on their shopping list?

With recipes for every taste and occasion, this book is much more than just a book about saving dinner. Leanne Ely provides delicious information tidbits, gets you motivated to shop for healthy food and reading this book is enjoyable and enlightening. You can season many of the recipes to taste and most of the recipes have delicious herbs and spices which are what make recipes really good!

~The Rebecca Review
Author of Seasoned with Love: A collection of
best-loved recipes inspired by over 40 cultures

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Saving Dinner - Saving Time

If you're the household Chef, this book is an asset. The shopping lists and organised weekly menus are a bonus for saving time with the added advantage that they can be printed from Leanne Ely's 'Saving Dinner' website.

As a mum with young children I use the recipes during the school week. It saves time as there's no more searching for what to have an hour before dinner.

The recipes are basic enough for any cook and those with extra culinary skills will find it easy to add their own style to the dinners.

For me it's one less thing I have to think about during the school week. Yes mum's it really is that simple.

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