This essential guide to cooking for families is full of survival strategies. Essays throughout offer informative lessons for cooks at all experience levels and Scale Quinn's upbeat "you can do this" enthusiasm assures readers that they have a true friend in the kitchen.
"Scala Quinn has collected all the no-fuss, big-flavor recipes that send her family stampeding to the kitchen table-- from flat roast chicken to second-day spaghetti pancakes --and peppered them with tips, tricks, and solutions learned over a lifetime of cooking both professionally and for her family of five"--Amazon.com.
“What would you give for the question ‘what’s for dinner?’ to no longer fill you with dread? Lucinda Scala Quinn has the best answers. . . . This is true comfort food, made—by unstressed you—with love.”
—Redbook
“Chock-full of ‘lifesaver lessons’ and quick recipes for family meals. . . . [Lucinda Scala Quinn has a] resourceful approach of turning pantry staples into delicious dishes.”
—Martha Stewart Living
“Practical, economical, and (above all) approachable. . . . Quinn’s Mad Hungry books are fantastic for novice cooks who like simple, everyday recipes without heavy-handed diet and lifestyle advice.”
—Library Journal
"Lucinda has done it again—loads of tasty recipes to inspire families to sit down together and enjoy a good meal."
—Jamie Oliver