I DREAM OF DINNER (SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO)

150 essential recipes for dinner on the fly, perfect for weeknights, busy nights, and every night in between! With a color photograph for every recipe and a gorgeous paper-over-board package, this cookbook will be a must-have for any home cook

I DREAM OF DINNER (SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO) is the ultimate road map to dinner. With time-pressed cooks, limited ingredients, and maximum joy in mind, Ali's practical and creative recipes are for anyone who's ever stared down that lonely head of romaine in their fridge wondering how to make tonight's dinner different from the night before. Like she does with her popular New York Times recipes, Ali combines readily available, inexpensive vegetables and proteins with diverse pantry staples to create short, to-the-point recipes--each use fewer than eight ingredients, are ready to eat in less than forty-five minutes, and are made with the fewest pans possible.

Divided by essential ingredients and approaches, chapters include quick tricks for flexibility so that dinner bends to your life, not the other way around. Ali, a home cook turned recipe developer, guides with a reassuring calm, puckish curiosity, and a desire for everyone, everywhere, to make great food--and fast. Whether in need of calm and comfort, fire and fun, or divine inspiration on yet another Wednesday, I DREAM OF DINNER (SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO) will leave hungry, hurried readers completely satisfied.


Ali Slagle is a recipe developer, stylist, and - most of all - home cook. She's a frequent contributor to the New York Times and Washington Post, where she's published hundreds of low-investment, high-reward recipes. Previously, she cut her teeth on the editorial and creative teams at Food52 and Ten Speed Press. You'll find her in Brooklyn, without a dishwasher, food processor, or stand mixer.