Collects basic dishes that can be prepared more easily to accommodate today's hectic lifestyles, pairing culinary essays with simple recipes for such fare as oven-barbecued ribs, easy chicken Parmesan, Caesar salad without raw eggs, and quick chocolate cake. 35,000 first printing.
Pam Anderson is the author of The Perfect Recipe, which won a Julia Child Award, CookSmart, and Perfect Recipes for Having People Over. She is the new monthly food columnist for Better Homes and Gardens and the magazine’s TV spokesperson, a columnist for USA Weekend, and a contributing editor to Fine Cooking.