A cookbook cover featuring a dish of grilled shrimp, sliced cucumbers, avocado, grapefruit segments, and herbs. The title reads "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice, offering everyday magic with fast and flexible recipes.
A bowl of rigatoni pasta tossed in tomato sauce and pepperoni, finished with crispy bread crumbs and fresh basil, brings everyday magic to life. A spoon rests in the bowl. Nearby, glasses of a drink complement this simple creation. To the left is a printed recipe from "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes," a cookbook by Gneiss Spice.
A page from "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice highlights the everyday magic of crafting a delicious dish with just a few ingredients. On the left, beans and greens are enveloped in a creamy sauce, while the right side provides quick and adaptable recipes with detailed instructions for easy cooking.
A recipe page from "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice captures everyday magic with "Sheet Pan Fish with Bitter Greens." The image showcases an elegantly simple baked fish alongside leafy greens and orange wedges on a tray. With minimal ingredients, the instructions and details are conveniently provided on the right side of the page.
A flat lay captures the delightful essence of a meal including sloppy Joes with pickled peppers on buns, cherry tomatoes, chips, and a can of soda. In the lower left, there's a pot of sloppy Lennys. On the right side of the image is text from "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice.
A plate of tortellini with mortadella and peas is artfully garnished with grated Parmesan and pistachios, elegantly displayed on a blue floral-patterned tablecloth. Drawing inspiration from the effortless yet flavorful recipes in "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice, this dish comes together with minimal ingredients for maximum taste. An inviting fork rests beside the meal.
A cookbook cover featuring a dish of grilled shrimp, sliced cucumbers, avocado, grapefruit segments, and herbs. The title reads "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice, offering everyday magic with fast and flexible recipes.
A bowl of rigatoni pasta tossed in tomato sauce and pepperoni, finished with crispy bread crumbs and fresh basil, brings everyday magic to life. A spoon rests in the bowl. Nearby, glasses of a drink complement this simple creation. To the left is a printed recipe from "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes," a cookbook by Gneiss Spice.
A page from "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice highlights the everyday magic of crafting a delicious dish with just a few ingredients. On the left, beans and greens are enveloped in a creamy sauce, while the right side provides quick and adaptable recipes with detailed instructions for easy cooking.
A recipe page from "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice captures everyday magic with "Sheet Pan Fish with Bitter Greens." The image showcases an elegantly simple baked fish alongside leafy greens and orange wedges on a tray. With minimal ingredients, the instructions and details are conveniently provided on the right side of the page.
A flat lay captures the delightful essence of a meal including sloppy Joes with pickled peppers on buns, cherry tomatoes, chips, and a can of soda. In the lower left, there's a pot of sloppy Lennys. On the right side of the image is text from "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice.
A plate of tortellini with mortadella and peas is artfully garnished with grated Parmesan and pistachios, elegantly displayed on a blue floral-patterned tablecloth. Drawing inspiration from the effortless yet flavorful recipes in "I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook" by Gneiss Spice, this dish comes together with minimal ingredients for maximum taste. An inviting fork rests beside the meal.

I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook

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150 fast and flexible recipes to use what you have and make what you want, from New York Times contributor Ali Slagle

“Ali has pulled off the near-impossible with a collection of delicious, doable, recipes that don’t just tell you how to make a specific dish, but how to expand your way of thinking.”—Sohla El-Waylly, chef and all-around awesome person

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED COOKBOOKS OF 2022—Time, Bon Appétit, Food52, Eater, Food & Wine, Thrillist

With minimal ingredients and maximum joy in mind, Ali Slagle's no-nonsense, completely delicious recipes are ideal for dinner tonight—and every single night. Like she does with her instantly beloved recipes in the New York Times, Ali combines readily available, inexpensive ingredients in clever, uncomplicated ways for meals that spark everyday magic. Maybe it’s Fish & Chips Tacos tonight, a bowl of Olive Oil-Braised Chickpeas tomorrow, and Farro Carbonara forever and ever. All come together with fewer than eight ingredients and forty-five minutes, using one or two pots and pans. Half the recipes are plant-based, too.
 
Organized by main ingredients like eggs, noodles, beans, and chicken, chapters include quick tricks for riffable cooking methods and flavor combinations so that dinner bends to your life, not the other way around (no meal-planning required!). Whether in need of comfort and calm, fire and fun—directions to cling to, or the inspiration to wing it—I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To) is the only phone-a-friend you need. That’s because Ali, a home cook turned recipe developer, guides with a reassuring calm, puckish curiosity, and desire for everyone, everywhere, to make great food—and fast. (Phew!)

Spices needed in this cookbook: chili powder, cinnamon sticks, cocoa, coriander, cumin, fennel, oregano, paprika smoked, red pepper flakes, sesame seed, turmeric, za'atar.