365 Quick, Easy and Inexpensive Dinner Menus

June 30 BBQ Spanish Ribs Poppy Seed Cake Lemon Glaze Each day of the year has a menu for dinner. The variety seems endless and the ingredients are all easy to find. One day you might make Grilled Sirloin Tips with Mushrooms and the next you might make an Ice Cream Cookie Desert. The recipes are all family friendly and easy to prepare. A few of the yeast breads like the Cinnamon rolls take a little more time because you have to let the dough rise. Most of the recipes seem to have a prep time of around 15 minutes and you can have dinner on the table within the hour. Penny E. Stone also includes fun activities for kids, kitchen trivia and smart shopping tips like adding a pat of butter to boiling water when cooking potatoes to keep the water from foaming up. That is worth the price of the book! I did notice that the last time I made rice and added butter - that tip worked. Recipes include little headnotes, holiday notes and the directions are easy to follow. Some of the recipes that stood out include: Stuffed Manicotti Pistachio Cake Tiramisu Toffee Dessert Crispy Herb Chicken Turkey Noodle Bake Fresh Strawberry Pie Vegetable Lasagna Quick and Easy Cobbler - You know that recipe with cake mix, pie filling and melted butter. The design of this book makes it very user friendly and the recipes are "kid approved." This cookbook has a lot of classic recipes I remember from my childhood and lots of interesting recipes like Chicken Cordon Blue and Individual Pizza Pies. ~The Rebecca Review

This cookbook is so easy to follow and the recipes take no extra buying to make.I do like the fact of the baking ideas at the end of each chapter. My kids like to make the cookies, and we all enjoy the outcome of each recipe.I do highly recommend this book for young and old.

You know you're going to really enjoy reading a cookbook when it is kid approved! One after another, I read recipes that were things any kid would really eat - the author sure knows her audience.A "no brainer" for those who hate to plan meals, 365 Dinner Menus is a breath of fresh air. Full of seasonal tips and facts for each day, this is really three books in one: a cookbook, activity book, and planning calendar for your family. 365 Quick, Easy & Inexpensive Dinner Menus is easy to read, well organized, and incorporates activities to nurture your family, not just feed them. A real time-saver.

Not only is Stone's book filled with easy and economical recipes, but it's also loaded with ideas for fun family activities! "Kid Breaks" (Peanut Butter Claydough, Make Your Own Valentines, Creative Quality Time, etc.), Cookies of the Month, Quick Tips, Food for Thought, and more, make this cookbook truly delightful and unique!