With 250 tempting recipes to take you from breakfast all the way through dessert, Everyday Food- Fresh, Flavor, Fast is the indispensable collection that home cooks yearn for. Organized into familiar categories-including sandwiches and pizzas, appetizers, salads, soups and stews, pastas, main courses, and side dishes-this highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Everyday Food- Great Food Fast helps you whip up the perfect dish any time of day.Here is a book for the way we cook and eat now, with an emphasis on stretching meals (for example, leftovers from a roasted chicken are used to make a quick gumbo and roasted vegetables perform a second act as a vibrant pizza topping), turning to economical ingredients that deliver great results (such as flank steak, served with a piquant parsley-garlic sauce), and making healthier versions of comfort foods without skimping on flavor (like a lower-calorie chicken potpie). A section on enticing vegetarian main dishes as well as a roster of irresistible desserts round out this comprehensive collection. Here's a taste of what's inside-- Breakfast- Jam-Filled French Toast- Sandwiches and Pizzas- Eggplant and Mozzarella Melt- Appetizers- Goat Cheese Crostini- Salads- BLT Salad with Buttermilk Dressing- Soups and Stews- Minestrone- Pastas- Spaghetti Puttanesca- Main Courses- Meatballs with Rosemary- Vegetarian- Mushroom and Parmesan Risotto- Side Dishes- Roasted Sweet Potato Fries- Desserts- Gingered Blackberry and Plum ShortcakesBrimming with great time- and budget-saving tips as well as smart kitchen techniques, Everyday Food- Fresh, Flavor, Fast helps you use what you have on hand to make everyone's favorite foods. With an easy-to-read format, a photograph of each and every dish, and plenty of ideas to keep you inspired, this is the cookbook you will turn to day after day for wonderfully simple, delicious meals.