Subtitled A playbook of recipes and strategies for the week ahead is perfect for working folks!, this cookbook is beautifully illustrated and arranged by season. Hesser and Stubbs tie recipes together to form weekly menus for work day dinners. Even better, they present the weekly menus along with shopping lists and cooking plans so that much of the week’s work can be done ahead on the weekend. One fall week is centered around beef short ribs, later served with penne, and pan roasted chicken, later appearing in chicken salad. The more time-consuming items are prepared on Sunday. Both new and experienced cooks stressed by work, pressed for time and tired of the same old meals will be inspired to create a variety of delicious dinners.

Nancy, Breakwater Books, Guilford