New Favorite

Just checked this book out from the library.

 

Since the birth of the wee one, I haven't been much of a champ in the kitchen.  In fact, it is close to a miracle if dinner even makes it to the table in one piece.  Several nights we have survived on cereal.  But, I am starting to feel the wind come back into my sails thanks to this book:

Kitchen Express by Mark Bittman.  First of all, can I just say how much I love Mr. Bittman?  I listed to a podcast a while back as he talked about trying to eat more fruits and veggies and consuming fewer animal products. He doesn't depart from his unstuffy style in this cookbook. 

I love that the recipes (divided according to Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring so you can eat seasonally) are in paragraph form and that he offers a lot of ideas for substitutions should you not have the exact ingredients on hand (I rarely do).

And yet, the food represented in this book is generally whole (think of shopping the perimeter of the grocery store), fresh, interesting (no more repeating the same 5-6 dinners), and really very simple. What more could you ask for?  It is my new favorite.  Going now to Amazon to buy one for keeps.