Dinner Solved! 100 Ingenious Recipes That Make the Whole Family Happy, Including You!

The constant need for easy, family-friendly meal ideas brings multitudes of home cooks to the bookshelf, and this new addition to the genre warrants prominent placement. Cookstr cofounder Workman (The Mom 101 Cookbook) knows a little something about pleasing a four-top with diverse palates. She offers some basic principles for getting kids to eat, as well as suggestions for getting them involved in the kitchen. Recipes are enhanced with a "fork in the road" suggestion%E2%80%94a vegetarian version, flavor variation, or serving remix. In addition to the dinners of the title, there are chapters devoted to versatile breakfast and sandwich ideas such as egg wraps, coffee cake that doubles as muffins, and Creole shrimp rolls. While appetizers seem like a stretch for a weeknight, the zucchini tart and wings might make simple meals in and of themselves. Meanwhile, roast leg of lamb can be embellished with two different sauces, there are burger ideas galore, and vegetarian eaters have plenty of options. While the layout can be a bit confusing and some of the recipes are more like reminders of ingredient combinations, this savvy collection features enough clever ideas to keep readers coming back. Photos. (Aug.)