The Dinner Ladies

Book excerpt: Take the stress out of your day and get excited about dinner again--with a little help from the Dinner Ladies. The evening, when time and patience are at their shortest, can be the worst part of the day to have to throw a meal together. The solution is a repertoire of reliable dinners made ahead of time and are already stocked in the fridge or freezer. It might be on the weekend, it could be late at night or in the morning when the baby’s asleep. The Dinner Ladies contains 170 recipes to cook now and eat later. Crowd-pleasing favorites made from real ingredients, like spiced slow-cooked lamb shanks, or Madras beef curry; veggie-focused 'thinner dinners' like chickpea burgers or spinach filo pie; and desserts like apricot, raspberry, and coconut crumble or vanilla-scented rice pudding.