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Book SynopsisCooking doesn''t have to be a chore. Why make it difficult,when it can be easy?When you''re juggling a job, kids, pet, house, spouse, you-name-it,it can be tough to resist the urge to toss a frozen meal in the oven and call it a day. Stacie Billis knows the challenge of feeding your family well, without stress. Make It Easy ''s 120 recipes prove that you don''t have to be only a scratch cook or convenience cook. You can be both, and there''s no shame in using store-bought ingredients when you''re in a pinch. Stacie''s got a guide to the healthiest shortcuts in the supermarket and three big tips for making it easy:1. Go between scratch and homemade with her handy shopping guide.2. Mix and match recipes that build on the same ingredients.3. Break any rule that makes you want to bolt from your kitchen.With recipes for: Blueberry Almond Polenta, Country-Style Greek Salad, Slow Cooker Hoisin Pulled Pork, No-Fuss Roasted Paprika Chicken, Chili-Rubbed Steak Tacos, Salmon Rice Bowl, Parmesan
Trade Review"There are some nights where you might be able to make your own enchilada sauce, and others when reaching for the can is what allows you to get dinner on the table. Stacie's delicious recipes walk the sought-after line between sophisticated and kid-friendly, and her useful tips will help you to be a happier, smarter cook."--Katie Workman, author of Dinner Solved! and The Mom 100 Cookbook Parents.com, 6/9/16 "Make It Easy will help you get an appealing and relatively healthy dinner on the table without breaking a sweat." Library Journal, 7/1/16, starred review "[An] intelligent guide...The book will enable every aspiring cook to create healthy meals from scratch and provides advice on how to best stock your pantry with quality shortcuts that can make a cook's life easier...The recipes are practical, easy to follow, and delicious...Thoughtful, forthright prose and creative cooking ideas that will appeal to a range of cooks makes this ideal for the beginner who seeks inspiration and confidence."
