Dinner, Uncomplicated: Fixing a Delicious Meal Every Night of the Week
It’s 2 p.m.—do you know what you’re making for dinner? That’s the struggle most of us face every day, and the more complicated life gets, the more stressful the simple act of deciding what to feed your family can feel. But if you love food and eating well, you’re more than up for the challenge! And Claire Tansey’s latest book is here to make it easy, fast, delicious and fun.

Dinner, Uncomplicated frees you from the pressure of the evening meal with simple and satisfying recipes for every night of the week: the ones with the luxury of 45 minutes and the ones when the whole family needs to eat right now. These 90 inspired and easy-to-follow recipes are simple to shop for, efficient to prep and quick to clean up, and the dinners they make are flavourful, nourishing and always crowd-pleasing. What’s more, the recipes and techniques in this invaluable book are designed to suit every type of meal planner, whether you like to schedule your week, batch and freeze, fly by the seat of your pants or discover some perfect place of your own in between.

Building on her celebrated first book, Uncomplicated: Taking the Stress Out of Home Cooking—which showed the world that food can be spectacular without being difficult, and special without being expensive—Claire Tansey’s follow-up release keeps a laser focus on dinner, with wall-to-wall meals and no filler, desserts or sides to wade through. With unfussy ingredients and simple approaches, this intuitive guide to dinner is organized in a way that lets you tackle that pressing daily question in any situation, in whatever way your day, your mood and your family demands.

Drawing on her years of experience as a chef, teacher, mom and food director at Chatelaine, Tansey also offers practical, tried-and-true strategies for getting ahead, stocking the freezer, meal planning and generally making that all-important meal more of a joy and less of a chore. You’ll also find innovative ways to give leftovers a delightful second act, and a whole chapter of smart tips for giving flavourful new life to the scraps of food we usually throw away—allowing you to “waste watch,” protect your budget and preserve the environment, all at the same time. There’s even a mouthwatering section on simple-but-impressive celebration dinners, for those weekends when you have a little extra time to surprise your family or wow your guests.

Save money, eat healthier, free up quality time, take care of the planet and take care of yourself, all by making dinner. It’s just dinner, but now it’s uncomplicated.

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Dinner, Uncomplicated: Fixing a Delicious Meal Every Night of the Week
It’s 2 p.m.—do you know what you’re making for dinner? That’s the struggle most of us face every day, and the more complicated life gets, the more stressful the simple act of deciding what to feed your family can feel. But if you love food and eating well, you’re more than up for the challenge! And Claire Tansey’s latest book is here to make it easy, fast, delicious and fun.

Dinner, Uncomplicated frees you from the pressure of the evening meal with simple and satisfying recipes for every night of the week: the ones with the luxury of 45 minutes and the ones when the whole family needs to eat right now. These 90 inspired and easy-to-follow recipes are simple to shop for, efficient to prep and quick to clean up, and the dinners they make are flavourful, nourishing and always crowd-pleasing. What’s more, the recipes and techniques in this invaluable book are designed to suit every type of meal planner, whether you like to schedule your week, batch and freeze, fly by the seat of your pants or discover some perfect place of your own in between.

Building on her celebrated first book, Uncomplicated: Taking the Stress Out of Home Cooking—which showed the world that food can be spectacular without being difficult, and special without being expensive—Claire Tansey’s follow-up release keeps a laser focus on dinner, with wall-to-wall meals and no filler, desserts or sides to wade through. With unfussy ingredients and simple approaches, this intuitive guide to dinner is organized in a way that lets you tackle that pressing daily question in any situation, in whatever way your day, your mood and your family demands.

Drawing on her years of experience as a chef, teacher, mom and food director at Chatelaine, Tansey also offers practical, tried-and-true strategies for getting ahead, stocking the freezer, meal planning and generally making that all-important meal more of a joy and less of a chore. You’ll also find innovative ways to give leftovers a delightful second act, and a whole chapter of smart tips for giving flavourful new life to the scraps of food we usually throw away—allowing you to “waste watch,” protect your budget and preserve the environment, all at the same time. There’s even a mouthwatering section on simple-but-impressive celebration dinners, for those weekends when you have a little extra time to surprise your family or wow your guests.

Save money, eat healthier, free up quality time, take care of the planet and take care of yourself, all by making dinner. It’s just dinner, but now it’s uncomplicated.

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Dinner, Uncomplicated: Fixing a Delicious Meal Every Night of the Week

Dinner, Uncomplicated: Fixing a Delicious Meal Every Night of the Week

by Claire Tansey
Dinner, Uncomplicated: Fixing a Delicious Meal Every Night of the Week

Dinner, Uncomplicated: Fixing a Delicious Meal Every Night of the Week

by Claire Tansey

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Overview

It’s 2 p.m.—do you know what you’re making for dinner? That’s the struggle most of us face every day, and the more complicated life gets, the more stressful the simple act of deciding what to feed your family can feel. But if you love food and eating well, you’re more than up for the challenge! And Claire Tansey’s latest book is here to make it easy, fast, delicious and fun.

Dinner, Uncomplicated frees you from the pressure of the evening meal with simple and satisfying recipes for every night of the week: the ones with the luxury of 45 minutes and the ones when the whole family needs to eat right now. These 90 inspired and easy-to-follow recipes are simple to shop for, efficient to prep and quick to clean up, and the dinners they make are flavourful, nourishing and always crowd-pleasing. What’s more, the recipes and techniques in this invaluable book are designed to suit every type of meal planner, whether you like to schedule your week, batch and freeze, fly by the seat of your pants or discover some perfect place of your own in between.

Building on her celebrated first book, Uncomplicated: Taking the Stress Out of Home Cooking—which showed the world that food can be spectacular without being difficult, and special without being expensive—Claire Tansey’s follow-up release keeps a laser focus on dinner, with wall-to-wall meals and no filler, desserts or sides to wade through. With unfussy ingredients and simple approaches, this intuitive guide to dinner is organized in a way that lets you tackle that pressing daily question in any situation, in whatever way your day, your mood and your family demands.

Drawing on her years of experience as a chef, teacher, mom and food director at Chatelaine, Tansey also offers practical, tried-and-true strategies for getting ahead, stocking the freezer, meal planning and generally making that all-important meal more of a joy and less of a chore. You’ll also find innovative ways to give leftovers a delightful second act, and a whole chapter of smart tips for giving flavourful new life to the scraps of food we usually throw away—allowing you to “waste watch,” protect your budget and preserve the environment, all at the same time. There’s even a mouthwatering section on simple-but-impressive celebration dinners, for those weekends when you have a little extra time to surprise your family or wow your guests.

Save money, eat healthier, free up quality time, take care of the planet and take care of yourself, all by making dinner. It’s just dinner, but now it’s uncomplicated.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781989603390
Publisher: Page Two Books, Inc.
Publication date: 09/29/2020
Pages: 184
Sales rank: 1,082,796
Product dimensions: 8.17(w) x 10.04(h) x 0.65(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Claire Tansey is a chef, writer, teacher and former food director at Chatelaine. As the author of Uncomplicated: Taking the Stress Out of Home Cooking and the founder of Claire Tansey’s Kitchen, she inspires home cooks with easy, fun and delicious recipes, and entertains them with her genius tips, irreverent style and the natural joy she brings to the simple process of preparing and sharing food.

Table of Contents

What's for Dinner? x

15 Minutes 11

Lemony Pasta Primavera 13

Teriyaki Tofu with Bok Choy 14

Spiced Couscous Pilaf with Chicken 17

Ten-Minute Tacos 18

Indian Scrambled Eggs 21

Sticky Korean Beef 22

Pasta with Butter and Parmesan 25

Quick Lemon Chicken 26

Sesame Ramen Salad with Chicken and Celery 29

Steak and Arugula Salad with Pesto Vinaigrette 30

Thai Red Curry Chicken 33

Pasta with Tuna and Antipasto 34

So, What's the Plan? 36

45 Minutes or Less 39

Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry with Water Chestnuts 41

Caramelized Onion Pasta with Sausage 42

Pad Thai Shrimp with Noodles 45

Cheesy Dutch Baby 46

Saucy Sesame Tofu with Mushrooms 49

Thai Steak Salad 50

Golden Baked Wings with Creamy Dip 53

Roasted Vegetable and Hummus Pizzas 54

Scallion-Ginger Salmon Noodles 57

Juicy Herbed Turkey Burgers 58

Our Favourite Pork Chops 61

Sweet and Sour Eggplant Caponata 62

Make Meal Planning Work for You 64

Set It and Forget It 67

Roasted Vegetables with Chickpeas 69

Roasted Sausage and Vegetable Gnocchi 70

Provençal Fish Soup 73

Slow Cooker Butter Tofu 74

Buttery Brown Sugar Salmon 77

Crispy Chicken with Leeks and Fennel 78

Sheet Pan Eggplant Parmesan 81

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili 82

Skillet Turkey Meatloaf 85

Upside-Down Chicken with Preserved Lemon 86

Slow Cooker Chili 89

Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin with Onions and Bacon 90

Things Smart Cooks Do 92

Make It Ahead 95

Glazed Ginger Chicken Meatballs 97

Lemon and Garlic Chicken Kebabs 98

Chickpea and Rosemary Nut Burgers 101

Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Pot Pie 102

Tandoori-ish Chicken 105

Mushroom and Lentil Ragu 106

Turkey Chili Verde 109

Barbecued Miami Ribs 110

Spicy Salmon Cakes 113

Spiced Beef Koftas with Tzatziki 114

Coconut and Lime Sweet Potato Dal 117

Modern Sloppy Joes 118

Waste Naught 120

Sunday Stash 123

Parsley Pesto 124

Cheesy Pesto Chicken 125

Pesto Pasta and Greens 125

Pesto and Ham Calzones 125

Brothy Beans 128

Sausage and Bean Stew 129

Bean and Cheese Burritos 129

Pasta Fagioli 129

Big-Batch Whole Grains 132

Modern Fried Rice 133

Grain Bowls with Creamy Tahini Dressing 133

Vegetable Grain Salad 133

Easy Classic Bolognese 136

Rigatoni Bolognese 137

Bolognese Squash Bowl 137

My Ultimate Lasagna 138

The Family Table 140

Weekends and Celebrations 143

Brandied Apple Pork 145

Chicken Parmesan 146

Butter-Roasted Masala Fish 149

Rosemary Beef Stew 150

Duck Breasts with Grapes 153

Kale and Feta Spanakopita Pie 154

Baked Shells with Spinach and Ricotta 156

Golden Seared Scallops 159

Mushroom and Gorgonzola Polenta Pie 160

Sun-Dried Tomato and Chèvre Chicken 163

Leek and Feta Quiche in a Potato Crust 164

Crispy Chicken with Spicy Black Bean Rice 167

My Kitchen Essentials 168

Side Dishes 171

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon 172

Buttery Mushrooms 172

Crunchy Coleslaw 173

Creamy Polenta 173

Crispy Oven Fries 174

Flaky Biscuits 174

Garlicky Green Beans 175

Golden Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce 175

Lemony Braised Leeks 176

Perfect Mashed Potatoes 176

Roasted Miso Eggplant 177

Hot Honeyed Sweet Potatoes 177

Gold Stars 179

Index 180

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