The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner - by Liz Edmunds (Paperback)

About the Book

Deciding what to make is always the most wearisome part of preparing a meal. This cookbook offers a revolutionary template for scheduling fun food themes for each night of the week.

Book Synopsis

Deciding what to make is always the most wearisome part of preparing a meal. But unlike other books that offer only good-looking recipes, this cookbook offers a revolutionary template for scheduling fun food themes for each night of the week--Monday is comfort food night, Tuesday is Italian night, Wednesday is fish night, and so on. With readily available ingredients in mind, this handy collection also provides fun and delicious recipes appropriate for every theme--hungry kids will look forward to a family dinner at home, especially when they know what to expect! Complete with tips to help every parent get organized, equip the kitchen, supply the pantry, involve other family members in the preparations, and forge family bonds around the dinner table--this book arrives family-tested and kid-approved.

Review Quotes

"[The] advice takes the chore out of making decisions about what to eat . . . Recipes are kid and budget-friendly and the 220 color photos are great for show and tell." --Today's Chicago Woman

"Aims to simplify for any size table what her large brood helped her perfect. Edmunds's goal is to get families sitting down together again. " --Carolina Parent

"Family-friendly recipes wrapped around nightly themes bring new organization to mealtimes." --Grand Rapids Family

"Makes meal planning both easy and straightforward, as well as grocery shopping more organized and effective . . . If you only have room on the family cookbook shelf for one more title, make it Liz Edmund's.'' --Bookwatch

"The perfect cookbook for those who rarely cook, but know they should be preparing a hearty meal for their family as well as those who simply don't know how to cook." --featheredquill.com

"The recipes are traditional. What is new is the focus on planning to eat together as a family and making it a time to really be together--mind, body and soul." --Western Parent

"This cookbook offers a revolutionary template for scheduling fun food themes for each night of the week . . . arrives family-tested and kid-approved." --

FoodReference.com

"With planning, and a collection of family-tested recipes, answering the question What's for dinner? won't be such a chore." --Treasure Valley Family

About the Author

Liz Edmunds is an instructor at Sur la Table and a cooking expert for busy families in need of a weekly dinner plan in their own homes. She lives outside Park City, Utah.