The popular cookbook author and blogger behind Half Baked Harvest shares a new collection of recipes for novice home cooks or those pressed for time including Cardamom Apple Fritters, Spinach and Artichoke Mac and Cheese and Lobster Tacos. Gerard shares a collection of recipes for novice home cooks or those pressed for time. Some can be prepped the night before; others use a pressure cooker, slow cooker; some are one-skillet meals. Whichever your choice, they provide fuss-free meals that help you control meal-time chaos but are still beautiful enough to crave. -- adapted from inside front cover.

Introduction -- About this book -- The basics -- Breakfast & brunch -- Appetizers & sides -- Salad & soup -- Pizza & pasta -- Vegetarian -- Poultry & pork -- Beef & lamb -- Seafood & fish -- Dessert. -- source: Contents, page [5].