In over 200 recipes, Jessica Fisher shows time-pressed cooks how they can eat remarkably well without breaking the bank. Good Cheap Eats serves up 65 two-course dinners, consisting of a main dish and a substantial side, salad, or soup, all of which take 30 minutes or less to prepare. And as a mother of six and a busy parent, she shows home cooks how to get dinner on the table quickly and inexpensively without relying on heavily processed shortcuts or artificial ingredients. Great for time-pressed couples, families with picky eaters, or singles that need a quick solution to dinner tonight, Jessica's two-course pairings are artfully conceived and perfectly complementary. In the chapter called "Quick Casseroles, Bakes, and Broils," a hearty Denver Oven Omelette is lightened up with a vibrant Butter Lettuce Salad with Apples and Gruyere alongside. In the chapter "Breakneck Sandwiches and Burgers," diners who dig into a Spicy Sausage Burger can cool down with a Creamy Cole Slaw. Other chapters cover main course soups and stews, pizzas, dinner salads, and a TexMex-meets- CalMex collection of tacos, burritos, and wraps. The hard-won wisdom, creative problem-solving techniques, and culinary imagination she brings to the task have been chronicled lovingly in her widely read blog Good Cheap Eats. Now she shows time-sensitive, budget-conscious home cooks how they can save time and money on dinner and still eat smashingly well. AUTHOR: Jessica Fisher's two very popular blogs, Life as Mom and Good (Cheap) Eats, have established her as a go-to authority on cooking for a family cheaply, quickly, creatively, and nutritiously. 30Minute Dinners is Jessica's fourth cookbook. A widely cited figure in the world of food blogs, "mom blogs," and budget living blogs, she also has written online for The Kitchn, Life Your Way, Money Saving Mom, $5 Dinners, and Simple Mom and in print for more than 85 regional parenting publications. Colour illustrations

Author Biography

JESSICA FISHER is a busy mom of six children, ranging from kindergarten to high school. Homeschool mom by day, freelance writer and blogger by night, she writes two popular blogs, LifeasMom.com and GoodCheapEats.com. Jessica has written online for The Kitchn, Life Your Way, Money Saving Mom, $5 Dinners, and Simple Mom and in print for more than 85 regional parenting publications in the U.S. and Canada. She lives with her husband and children in San Diego, California and is an avid home cook. She is also the author of Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook.