the best cookbook ever for a busy family

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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 255 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Five stars aren't enough!

I've been doing the "Saving Dinner" thing for about 3 months now, and it has made a huge difference in how I shop and cook. What can I say that doesn't sound ridiculously over-exaggerated? The simple truth is, it has changed my life. The recipes are easy and absolutely delicious (and I'm picky about flavor!), I no longer stress over my weekly menu and shopping list, no longer have that "it's 5:00 and I'm staring into the freezer, hoping against hope that there's something decent I can make for dinner" anxiety that used to be so common in my life. I love that she knows how to make a dish taste authentic, and I also love that she assumes I already know how to steam broccoli, so she doesn't waste room in redundant explanations of basic cooking techniques. I've given away most of my other cookbooks, because I can't imagine quitting this wonderful program. The food is nutritious, and unlike many "quick and easy" cookbooks, she doesn't rely on manufactured foods, so there is a freshness and lack of chemicals that is showing up in how much more energy I have now. The only "problem" (that really isn't one) is how much less I enjoy restaurant food, since I'm usually thinking how much better-tasting and fresher Leanne's renditions are! She has a genius for distilling a recipe down to the essential ingredients that make a dish taste like what it's supposed to. I can honestly say meal planning and preparation have never been easier, and I've never eaten this well in my life.

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Love It

I have never been a cook. The very idea of cooking was enough to send me into a panic. This book is heaven sent. I am now in week 3 of the summer section and every single thing I have made has been successful. Healthy, easy and fast. I can not say enough good things about it. It may have saved my marriage.

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the best cookbook ever for a busy family

this cookbook is great! a friend suggested this cookbook and swore by it, and now i do the same. this cookbook is divided into seasons in order to take advantage of fruit and vegetables in season. it also takes into consideration the temperature outside (grilling in the summer since it is too hot to heat up the oven). it even includes a shopping list for the beginning of the week and side dish suggestions too. but these aren't even the best reason to buy this cookbook. everyone in my family LOVES the recipes (even the picky eaters)!

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healthy,simple and tasty

This is a must for those who want their families to eat healthy and delicious meals (preferably together)without having to spend alot of time or money to prepare them. If meal preparation is a struggle, invest in this book--it will rapidly help in your advancement to good, great, marvelous and awesome cook! (and help your family try more variety in their diet)And then to have someone else figure out the shopping list (all you add is what you need for breakfasts,maybe a few lunches (since the dinnner leftovers-if there are any- make great lunches and household/personal items. It'll be a lifesaver or at least a big help!

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Fantastic! Leanne is brilliant!

This book has made me love cooking again! I was so bogged down with meal planning and grocery list making. Those days are no more! Leanne has done all the legwork and I just to enjoy making new foods and and knowing my family is eating healthy, delicious food. Every once in a while there's something on the menu that wont go over well with my kids (like fish) but Leanne has you cover. Make a family favorite that night or you can substitute the fish for chicken. I love this book!

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