num_pages: 288
description: A smart inspiring cookbook showing how to plan shop and cook for dinners (and lunches and desserts) all through the week. The secret? Cooking ahead. Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs founders of the online kitchen and home destination Food52 pull off home-cooked dinners with their families with stunning regularity. But they don't cook every night. Starting with flexible base dishes made on the weekend Amanda and Merrill mix match and riff to create new dinners lunches and even desserts throughout the week. Blistered tomatoes are first served as a side then become sauce for spaghetti with corn. Tuna poached in olive oil on a Sunday gets paired with braised peppers and romesco for a fiery dinner with spicy mayo for a hearty sandwich and with zucchini and couscous for a pack-and-go salad. Amanda and Merrills seasonal plans give you everything you need to set yourself up well for the week with grocery lists and cooking timelines. They also share clever tips and tricks for more confident cooking showing how elements can work across menus and seasons to fit your mood or market and how to be scrappy with whatevers left in the fridge. These building blocks form A New Way to Dinner  the key to smarter happier cooking that leaves you with endless possibilities for the week ahead.
language: English
title: Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead
publisher: Ten Speed Press