What's for Dinner? Delicious Recipes for a Busy Life: A Cookbook

Celebrity chef Curtis Stone, host of Bravo's hugely popular series Top Chef Masters,knows life can get busy. But as a new dad, he also believes that sitting down to a home-cooked meal with family and friends is one of life's greatest gifts. In his fifth cookbook, Curtis offers both novice cooks and seasoned chefs mouthwatering recipes and easy-to-make meals for every night of the week. The result is delicious, doable dinners that meet your needs and satisfy your taste buds. Motivating Mondays: Healthy meals that start the week off right-Fennel-Roasted Chicken and Winter Squash with Endive-Apple Salad; Grilled Shrimp and Rice Noodle Salad Time-Saving Tuesdays:Quick and easy recipes for simple meals-Steak and Green Bean Stir-Fry with Ginger and Garlic; Grilled Pork Chops and Vegetable Gratin with Caper-Parsley Vinaigrette One-Pot Wednesdays:Flavorful dishes with minimal cleanup-Chicken and Chorizo Paella; Rosemary Salt-Crusted Pork Loin with Roasted Shallots, Potatoes, Carrots, and Parsnips Thrifty Thursdays:Cooking on a budget-Sliders with Red Onion Marmalade and Blue Cheese; Roasted Cauliflower, Broccoli, and Pasta Bake with Cheddar Five-Ingredient Fridays:Fun and fast recipes to kick off the weekend-Grilled Harissa Lamb Rack with Summer Succotash; Seared Scallops and Peas with Bacon and Mint Dinner Party Saturdays:Extraordinary dinners to share with friends and family-Asian Crab Cakes with Mango Chutney; Mushroom Ragout on Creamy Grits Family Supper Sundays:Comforting and slow simmering food for relaxing around the table-Southern Fried Chicken; Barbecued Spareribs with Apple-Bourbon Barbecue Sauce And don't forget sweet treats such as Peach and Almond Cobbler and Olive Oil Cake with Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote. Loaded with enticing photos, What's for Dinner?will inspire you and bring confidence to your kitchen and happiness to your table.

Curtis Stone is an internationally known chef, award-winning restaurateur, TV host, and New York Times bestselling author. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Curtis first found his passion for food while watching his grandmother, Maude, make her legendary fudge. After completing culinary school, he took a job at the Savoy Hotel in Melbourne before heading to London, where he honed his skills under legendary three-star Michelin genius, Marco Pierre White. While living in London, Curtis appeared in several U.K. cooking shows before catching the eye of television producers in Australia and the United States. Curtis hosts and appears on numerous primetime television shows, including his most recent project as mentor on Food Network’s hit show All-Star Academy. Coming full circle, Curtis opened his first solo restaurant, Maude (named after his grandmother), in Beverly Hills in February 2014. Maude has received rave reviews from the James Beard Foundation (Best New Restaurant semifinalist), Time/Travel & Leisure (one of the best new restaurants in the world), Eater LA (2014’s Restaurant of the Year), LA Weekly (2014’s Best New Restaurant), Los Angeles Magazine (four out of four stars), Angeleno, and more.